Drowned
28-Apr-2011, 16:29
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As the name would suggest, this latest limited-edition 911 packs a 4.0-liter flat-six derived from the 911 GT3 RSR racer, complete with forged pistons, titanium connecting rods and a crankshaft pulled directly from its track-bred descendent. The result is the most powerful NA 911 to date, with 500 horsepower peaking at 8,250 rpm and maximum torque – 339 pound-feet – coming in at 5,750 rpm.
That massive engine partnered with a host of lightweight kit (carbon fiber buckets, front fenders, luggage compartment lid and "weight-optimized" carpets) allows the 2,998-pound (wet, mind) GT3 RS 4.0 to run to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, crack 124 mph in less than 12 seconds and top out at 193 mph.
And before you ask, the RS 4.0 ran the Nürburgring in 7 minutes and 27 seconds, putting it in contention for one of the fastest production cars ever run around the Nordschleife.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/01-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/02-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/03-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/06-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
As the name would suggest, this latest limited-edition 911 packs a 4.0-liter flat-six derived from the 911 GT3 RSR racer, complete with forged pistons, titanium connecting rods and a crankshaft pulled directly from its track-bred descendent. The result is the most powerful NA 911 to date, with 500 horsepower peaking at 8,250 rpm and maximum torque – 339 pound-feet – coming in at 5,750 rpm.
That massive engine partnered with a host of lightweight kit (carbon fiber buckets, front fenders, luggage compartment lid and "weight-optimized" carpets) allows the 2,998-pound (wet, mind) GT3 RS 4.0 to run to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, crack 124 mph in less than 12 seconds and top out at 193 mph.
And before you ask, the RS 4.0 ran the Nürburgring in 7 minutes and 27 seconds, putting it in contention for one of the fastest production cars ever run around the Nordschleife.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/01-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/02-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/03-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/06-porsche-911-gt3-rs-40.jpg