Walter Röhrl entering the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a bone stock Porsche GT3 RS

Porsche test pilot and all-around legend Walter Rohrl will be competing in next year's Nurburgring 24-Hour race for the first time in 17 years. His weapon of choice for the event: the 2010 Porsche GT3 RS. That's the rear-wheel drive one with the 450 horsepower 3.8-liter that runs up to 8,500 RPM. The one with the track-specific, lightweight lithium-ion battery and dynamic engine mounts. The one that did the Kessel Run 'Ring in 12 parsecs 7:33 in light traffic.

Rohrl says the street-legal production car is the closest thing to a race car he's ever driven, so he wants to find out what it can ultimately do from gun-to-flag. It probably won't hand comeuppance to the four-liter, $494,000 GT3 RSR, but with the same horsepower as the dedicated racer we figure Rohrl plans to keep it close.

Walter Röhrl entering the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a bone stock Porsche GT3 RS — Autoblog

 

God, that car is beautiful.

I'm hoping to snag a ride in a new GT3 in a week here at Sebring.

 

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