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Porsche Of The Day: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
When automotive enthusiasts are asked to describe the pinnacle of the Porsche 911, the 991.2 GT3 RS overwhelmingly dominates the conversation. In terms of outright performance metrics, it slots in below the new GT2 RS in the pecking order. While it may not be Stuttgart’s king of lap times, the...
Arguably the most extreme 911 to be build as a production car for the road and track. The most significant improvements made to the RS—over both the 992 GT3 and the previous-gen 991 GT3 RS—were applied to the aerodynamics and chassis departments of the car. The new 911 GT3 RS is even more optimized for track use than its predecessors. The spontaneously responsive, high-revving four-litre, six-cylinder boxer engine has proven ideal for use at track days and club sport events.
Porsche 911 GT3 991 & 992 parked next to each other
Porsche 911 GT3 Buyer’s Guide (991 & 992) Over the past 2 decades, the Porsche 911 GT3 models—and their variants, such as the RS and Speedster—have gone on to establish a reputation as the world’s quintessential sportscars. The lengths to which the GT3 has blurred the lines between street car...
Porsche recently announced an update for the new 911 GT3 RS. As a tribute to the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, Porsche announced the Tribute to Carrera RS Package for the new 911 GT3 RS. Unfortunately, it will only be available for the U.S. market. Part of the Tribute to Carrera...
Simply put, the newest Porsche 911 GT3 RS is designed to give maximum performance on and off the track. Porsche took everything they learned from motorsports in terms of technology and concepts for the new 911 GT3 RS. Though it was equipped with a high-revving naturally aspired engine developed from...
Porsche 991.2 GT3 RS MR Nurburgring Video Porsche set a new record for road-approved sports cars on the 20.6-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in the 911 GT2 RS on September 20. The record time of 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds was achieved in the presence of a notary and surpassed even Porsche’s...
Marc Lieb and Mike Rockenfeller won the GT2 class of the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone on 15 May 2005 driving the #66 GruppeM Racing Porsche 996 GT3 RSR (3.6-litre). Here the #66 Porsche exits Luffield on its way down the old pit straight. Mike Rockenfeller became a Porsche factory driver...