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Officially Official: The New Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 (Video + Press Shots)

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Limited edition racing car: 911 GT3 RS 4.0
GT3 RS edition with four-litre displacement

Stuttgart. With the 911 GT3 RS 4.0, one of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart’s most popular, coveted and successful racing pedigree production cars is entering the home straight. Limited to 600 vehicles, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 brings together in a road car all the attributes that have made the Porsche 911 GT3 a serial winner on the race track. The new model purveys thoroughbred motorsport technology to its innermost core. The flat engine's crankshaft has been lifted unchanged from the 911 GT3 RSR racing car’s six cylinder engine and the forged pistons’ connecting rods are fashioned from titanium. The four-litre displacement sports engine, the biggest 911 model line engine ever, is also the most powerful naturally aspirated engine with 125 hp/litre (92 kW). It achieves its maximum power of 368 kW (500 hp) at 8,250 revs per minute. The engine delivers its maximum torque of 460 Newton metres at 5,750 rpm.

The 911 GT3 RS 4.0 offers truly impressive performance. The most eloquent figure: It makes it round the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 7:27 minutes. The 911 GT3 4.0, available exclusively with a six-speed sports transmission, sprints to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standing start in 3.9 seconds, its gearing designed for the racing circuit taking it to the 200 km/h (124 mph) mark in under 12 seconds.

YouTube - Strict discipline. The new 911 GT3 RS 4.0.

The 911 GT3 RS 4.0’s outstanding driving dynamics are the fruit of meticulously coordinated details. In addition to using the suspension components typically encountered in motor racing, weight reduction is also of supreme importance. Equipped as standard with light weight components such as bucket seats, bonnet and front wings made of carbon fibre, plastic rear windows and weight-optimised carpets, the two-seater’s ready-for-road weight is a mere 1,360 kilograms with a full tank of fuel. At 2.72 kg/hp, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0’s power-to-weight ratio thereby dips below the magical threshold of 3 kilograms per hp.

The limited edition 911 is painted white as standard and emphasises its proximity to motor racing by its dynamic appearance. Trademark characteristics are the wide track, the low vehicle position, the large rear wing with adapted side plates, the typical central twin tailpipe and the aerodynamically optimised body. The lateral front air deflection vanes, so-called flics, making their first appearance on a production Porsche, testify to the aerodynamic precision engineering. They create increased downforce on the front axle and together with the steeply inclined rear wing bring the vehicle into aerodynamic equilibrium. As a result, at top speed, aerodynamic forces exert an additional 190 kg pushing the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 onto the road.

The market launch of the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 begins in Germany in July 2011. The basic list price is 178,596 euro including 19 per cent value added tax and country-specific equipment. For more info follow to the web special of the RS 4.0 here - http://www.porsche.com/microsite/911gt3rs4/usa.aspx

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OMG! im sure the 80s are back, now all fast cars need to have stripes and graphics and i thought we're in a depression.
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Originally Posted by PorscheFanatic (Post 946673)

720P, Fullscreen you know the drill...

Thanks for the post Felix, I added the Press release and official images to it for you, awesome video buddy! Well folks the 140+ pages of speculation has finally come to an end and who brought you all the news first with the images? Yep we did! Great work by everyone on the TEAM!

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Originally Posted by DJ (Post 946732)

Thanks Darren, looking forward to seeing this car in the wild. :golfclap:

Looks gorgeous! Love the door pulls. Never been a fan of the Alcantara wheels myself. I wouldnt mind the red toned dowm a bit on the interior either.

Wow didn't know it came in black as well! Also possible to get colour to sample after looking at Porsches website...

I'm blown away! It looks amazing, sounds amazing, and I really doubted they would get 500hp out of this engine, but they did! It's even faster than the Carrera GT around the 'Ring. I;ll take one in black with no graphics and GT Silver wheels.

Wow that air box is a work of art! Very cool

Andreas is a TALL man or is Chris just really short...lol

In both colors that car looks outstanding!

Just awesome in full black !!!

Finally.....
Should I be starting a thread about what you guys think of this RS in say green or yellow :lol:

Love it in black ! Lets hope I get a confirmation on PTS. :thumbup:

Oraaaaange!

And OMG, they said "lightweight" carpet. Never thought Id hear that.

The standard 450 hp gt3 rs is such a badass car, so much fun. I can't imagine how much fun this car is to drive! Best Porsche beside the GT2 RS.

I want one sooo bad.

Oh it looks sooooo good. Brilliant. Want.

anybody see us pricing?

Probably wont be any info on that quite yet

well well there it is

she looks great wonder if I'll ever see one in person

Would anyone be able to Photoshop Red wheels on both the White and Black versions of the car? I think they might look good with the Red trim.

Also, Black wheels on the White car might be nice too...

Awesome!
This is going to be some car.

Never thought I'd find myself wanting another 997 but I WANT this.

so standard colors are black & white only?

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Originally Posted by IIVVX (Post 946903)

so standard colors are black & white only?

Standard color is White only and I think Black will be an extra cost option.

Interesting enough how bad ass this car is, but a Sport Classic still costs a lot more! ;)

It's rather funny to look back at out thread Alex started back in Sept 2010! So many doubters! Even when these pics were leaked this past week!

https://teamspeed.com/forums/gt/4764...on-thread.html

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Originally Posted by Casey@TPCRacing (Post 946816)

anybody see us pricing?

$185,000 + $455 destination - total base MSRP: $185,455. :)

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Originally Posted by grant (Post 946919)

Standard color is White only and I think Black will be an extra cost option.

Black special order: $3,140.

I don't know why nobody said anything about this, but at that price with NO PCCB!? Come onnnnnnnn

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Originally Posted by Takumi (Post 946992)

I don't know why nobody said anything about this, but at that price with NO PCCB!? Come onnnnnnnn

PCCB isn't really ideal for the track because of the costs involved in replacing the rotors so most who actually choose to track, go with the standard rotors. That's probably why.

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Originally Posted by atomic80 (Post 946996)

PCCB isn't really ideal for the track because of the costs involved in replacing the rotors so most who actually choose to track, go with the standard rotors. That's probably why.

Still, this isn't a cheap car and it being a limited model plus premium over the regular RS, I would expect it to come with PCCB like the 2RS did.

None the less, this is still a very attractive car that will lure a lot of buyers. But I still think it is a rip off without PCCB as standard equipment.

Have you looked at the options sheet for a 997 lately? Look at the 997 Speedster for example which comes with every option under the sun for $205,000 USD which is about $120-125k over the price of a standard C2S cabrio (I forgot what the MSRP is). Factor in the MSRP of a base GT3 RS and then add all those options, then $185k isn't that far off the mark. So, whether or not you think it's a rip off or not...well, I'm fairly sure that it isn't if you think like Porsche does. It makes sense though for the exact reasons I stated earlier. :friendlykick:

i know it will be a track monster, i just wish they went more exotic with the exterior