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Porsche also offered an RS version of the 997 GT3. In common with its predecessors, it was a homologation model for use in a range of racing series. The 997 GT3 RS was introduced in Europe in October 2006 and in North America in spring 2007. The 997 GT3 RS is 20 kg (44 lb) lighter than the 997 GT3, weighing in at 1,370 kg (3,020 lb). [12]
The new 992 GT3 RS has arguably the most extreme aero package this side of a McLaren Senna, as far as road cars are concerned. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of having a front trunk ...
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The 992 uses rack and pinion steering, along with MacPherson strut front suspension and rear multi-link suspension.The 992 has wide rear-wheel arches which will be a part of every model in the 992 generation (a design feature limited chiefly to high performance variants of previous 911 iterations) along with 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear.
Porsche 996 GT3 RS Porsche 996 GT3 RSR. Based on the Porsche 996 GT3, the racing version known as the 996 GT3 R was created in 1999. The 996 GT3 R made its debut at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Manthey-Racing and Champion Racing teams fielded the new racing car as unofficial representatives of the plant.
This time makes it the fastest naturally aspirated production car at the Ring, and just over 1.2 seconds off the far more powerful Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. Watch the video here.
The car accelerates from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.4 seconds (0.6 seconds quicker than the 997 GT3 RS 4.0) and 0–200 km/h (124 mph) in 10.9 seconds. The 991 GT3 RS also comes with functions such as declutching by "paddle neutral" — comparable to pressing the clutch with a conventional manual gearbox – and a Pit Speed limiter button.
A Cayman GT4 RS, a Panamera Sport Turismo, and a 911 GT3 also appear on track. Towards the end of the video we're treated to an even more extreme car that, at first glance, looks to be a 992 ...