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The New 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 | the 911 GT3 The new911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 Platzhalter Origin: motorsport 6 The 911 GT3 8 The new 911 GT3 RS 20 Drive 34 Chassis 48 Safety 58 Comfort 68 Environment 76 Personalisation 80 Motorsport 94 Service 104 Summary 106 Technical data 108 Index 114 ■ More than 50 years of At Porsche, we have always The resulting integration of driver With the 911GT3 models,we have Origin: motorsport racing heritage based our success on two and car is at the root of our many applied these principles once ■ More than 28,000 victories fundamental principles: technical achievements. Key among these more. Using race technology to ■ Uncompromising race engineering innovation and its consistent are more than 28,000 racing achieve uncompromising results ■ Every car designed exclusively application to the genuine needs victories in less than 60 years. in both everyday road driving around the driver of the driver. and full competition use. The new 911 GT3 RS and 911 GT3. Origin: motorsport. ■ 3.6-litre 6-cylinder boxer engine The 911 GT3 is designed driving. One of the most tangible Feedback from the road is The 911 GT3 ■ Lightweight 19-inch GT3 primarily for the road – by benefits of its motorsport origins detailed and direct, while every alloy wheels Porsche race engineers. Although is the intuitive connection between driver input is immediately ■ Road-approved exclusively track-derived, it is man and machine. The sense of implemented with equal clarity high-performance tyres perfectly well suited to the varied integration is so complete that and precision. ■ High-efficiency aerodynamics requirements of day-to-day road you almost feel part of the car. ■ Clubsport package as alternative The new 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 | The 911 GT3 What can motorsport bring to Powerful potential needn’t always All of this potential is applied everyday road driving? be used. It’s enough to know that with accuracy through a six-speed An edge when you need it most. it’s there. manual gearbox and high-perfor- mance chassis featuring Porsche The 911 GT3. On the 911 GT3, the 3.6-litre Active Suspension Management flat-six engine was originally (PASM – see page 54). developed for the racetrack. Maximum power output is 305 kW Arangeofsetupoptionsare (415 bhp) at 7,600 rpm. The available for racing use, including maximum torque rating is 405 Nm ride height, camber, toe angle, at 5,500 rpm. The engine rev limit front/rear anti-roll bars and rear is unusually high at 8,400 rpm. wing angle. As impressive as those figures appear on paper, they can only be appreciated on the road. The one-piece 19-inch GT3 wheel The uprated brakes with results: a power-to-weight features lightweight construction dedicated spoilers offer excellent ratio of 297.5 bhp per tonne, and a road-approved sport tyre performance in even the most 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in (see page 53). The special tread extreme conditions. For the 4.3 seconds, and a maximum and compound enable higher ultimate in brake technology, speed of 310 km/h (193 mph). cornering speeds as well as there’s the optional Porsche precision handling and turn-in Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB On the road, this provides you characteristics. – see page 62). with a greater range of options – on the track, with a winning The protective crash structures edge. have also been improved, while the doors and front lid are made from lightweight aluminium. The · 10 · · 11 · The new 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 | The 911 GT3 a fire extinguisher with mounting The Clubsport package is only While entirely compatible with bracket. Other features include available in conjunction with the everyday road driving, the best a full preparation for a battery optional lightweight bucket seats place to experience the Clubsport master switch (also available in carbon fibre. These are derived package is at a Porsche Club from Porsche Motorsport). from the Carrera GT and offer racing event. See page 101 for excellent lateral support. Weighing details. around 10 kg each, they have aflame-retardantfabricfinish. When you’re serious about Racing is fundamental to the of the car. Every component Every surface has hidden Visually and technically, the engine. Naturally, the aero- racing, it pays to be prepared. 911 GT3. Its engineering solutions included in the package is a depths. 911 GT3 is a highly integrated dynamics at the front of the car are proven on the track. And best product of our many years of piece of engineering. As on every are also a major source of The Clubsport package for appreciated there, too. racing experience. Aerodynamics on the Porsche, the exterior form is downforce. A key element in this the 911 GT3. 911 GT3. defined by its technical function. respect is the narrow vent To maximise that capability, we’ve The key feature, a bolt-in roll cage, This underlying purpose has again ahead of the front lid. Incoming prepared a special ‘Clubsport’ installs directly behind the front been developed to its maximum air is channelled through the package as a no-cost option (only seats. A front roll-cage element, potential. radiator and expelled over the available in conjunction with which is required for FIA-approved top of the car. This simple optional lightweight bucket seats). events, is available separately The front apron features a range solution provides a further When fitted, the car is better from Porsche Motorsport. of aerodynamic refinements increase in positive front-end prepared for both road and which help to cool the brakes and downforce. occasional track use. The primary Also included (unfitted) with the central radiator.This third radiator benefit is even greater driver package are a red six-point racing unit is a necessary inclusion given safety when exploring the potential harness for the driver’s side and the higher thermal loads on the · 12 · · 13 · · 14 · · 15 · The new 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 | The 911 GT3 ■ 3.6-litre 6-cylinder boxer engine RS for ‘Rennsport’ – ‘Motorsport’ example offering all this and to weight-saving components The new 911 GT3 RS ■ 0–100km/h(62mph)in4.2seconds in German – is one of the most more is the new 911 GT3 RS. in the gearbox, rear screen and ■ Widened body evocative designations in the carbon-fibre wing. The result is an ■ Special suspension setup history of Porsche. Among its Developed for the road by integrated and high-performance ■ Distinctive design many connotations are precision Porsche Motorsport, it is also fully concept that continues the long ■ Clubsport package as standard and performance, each refined prepared for competition use. and glorious tradition of Porsche ■ Lightweight bucket seats as standard to their purest form. The latest Every detail is geared for racing, racing cars for the road. ■ Fully road-legal from the special suspension setup The most prominent feature at As the car’s speed increases, achievement: rather than merely the rear of the car is the fixed the twin collector intakes on limiting aerodynamic lift, they bi-plane wing structure. The the engine lid help to force generate positive downforce angle of incidence on the upper air into the intake manifold as on the front and rear axles. wing element can be adjusted well as ventilating the engine The resulting benefits include for racing use. It also offers compartment. Warm air around increased levels of grip, greater even greater stability at high the engine is expelled from directional stability, enhanced speed. An interesting detail the car through a system of active safety, and better all- on the lower wing surface is vents on the rear apron. round handling, even at high the smaller rubber spoiler or speed. ‘Gurney flap’.This device creates The combined effect of all additional downforce with a these aerodynamic refinements negligible increase in drag. is another remarkable · 19 · The new 911 GT3 RS and the 911 GT3 | The new 911 GT3 RS 301.8 bhp per tonne, it offers higher loads typically encountered Like the 911 GT3, the new 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in in racing use. Being lighter RS model has Porsche Active 4.2 seconds and a maximum in weight, it also provides a Suspension Management speed of 310 km/h (193 mph). significant improvement in engine (PASM – see page 54). Specially dynamics. In the first three gears modified for racing use, it Drive is transmitted through a in particular, the revs build rapidly enables higher cornering speeds six-speed close-ratio manual to the maximum engine speed of and even greater handling gearbox with high-precision action 8,400 rpm. This ability to develop precision. and cable linkage. In contrast to power quickly is particularly the 911 GT3, it has a single-mass important on twisting, low-speed flywheel. This is designed for the circuits. The new 911 GT3 RS is dedicated Performance is often equated Both 911 GT3 models share entirely to performance. with power – but never by Porsche the same 3.6-litre flat-six engine. engineers. For us, it’s more Featuring a high rev limit of Which is why we never focus on important to find the optimum 8,400 rpm, it offers 305 kW power alone. balance across every area of the (415 bhp) at 7,600 rpm as well as car. A prime example is the new 405 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. 911 GT3 RS, the homologation model for the 911 GT3 RSR. Despite its widened body and Designed in compliance with the standard roll cage, the new official FIA-N/GT and ACO 911 GT3 RS is 20 kg lighter than regulations, it’s a genuine racing the 911 GT3 at just 1,375 kg.
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