Porsche 911 GT3 RS vs Porsche 911 Carrera S

Picture of Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
Picture of Porsche 911 Carrera S (991)
Category Porsche 911 GT3 RS911 Carrera S
Max power (ps / bhp) 415 / 409400 / 395
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 405 / 299440 / 325
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1416 / 31221450 / 3197
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 293 / 289276 / 272
Average price €140,000€121,000

Acceleration

Speed & distance Porsche 911 GT3 RS911 Carrera S
0 - 40 kph 1.4 s1.2 s
0 - 60 kph 2.2 s2.1 s
0 - 80 kph 3.0 s2.8 s
0 - 100 kph 4.2 s3.8 s
0 - 120 kph 5.6 s5.6 s
0 - 140 kph 7.5 s7.3 s
0 - 160 kph 9.2 s9.0 s
0 - 180 kph 11.1 s10.6 s
0 - 200 kph 13.2 s13.2 s
0 - 60 mph 3.9 s3.5 s
0 - 100 mph 8.8 s8.4 s
0 - 150 mph 22.2 s21.7 s
Est. 1/8 mile 8.6 s @ 99.4 mph8.4 s @ 100.0 mph
1/4 mile 12.0 s11.8 s @ 119.3 mph

Rolling acceleration

Speed Porsche 911 GT3 RS911 Carrera S
80 - 120 kph (4) 5.1 s5.0 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 6.6 s6.5 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 8.1 s9.0 s
80 - 160 kph (4) 9.8 s9.7 s
80 - 160 kph (5) 13.4 s12.7 s
80 - 160 kph (6) 16.6 s17.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 9.3 s9.4 s

General performance

Category Porsche 911 GT3 RS911 Carrera S
Top speed 310 kph (193 mph)304 kph (189 mph)
Est. max acceleration 0.72 g (7 m/s²)0.82 g (8 m/s²)
18m slalom 73.2 kph (45.5 mph)72.4 kph (45.0 mph)
Fuel economy 13.1 l/100 km (18 mpg US / 22 UK)11.5 l/100 km (20 mpg US / 25 UK)
Lateral acceleration 1.02 g (10 m/s²)1.03 g (10 m/s²)
100 kph - 0 35 m (114 ft)32 m (105 ft)
200 kph - 0 135 m (444 ft)131 m (430 ft)
70 mph - 0 45 m (149 ft)45 m (148 ft)

Summary

Category Porsche 911 GT3 RS911 Carrera S
Track Performance 10561048
Straight line speed 27423042
Total 37984090

Verdict

911 Carrera S is the fastest by a small margin.

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Jeff B  13y ago

The R8 facelift with 450 ps should be able to beat this, especially with dual-clutch, hopefully the price won't be raised on it though.


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Mike B  13y ago

Maybe the next R8 :P haha


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Jeff B  13y ago

lol what i'm wondering is who would buy a 997 Carrera GTS? It is 5k more expensive than a 991S.
I just think it is a bad idea for Porsche to charge Audi R8-like money for the 991S. Sure, it is faster, but which car is more appealing?
If you guys had the choice, would you buy, an R8 or 991S?


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Mike B  13y ago

The GT3 RS had a base price of $124k in 2007, $139k in 2011 dollars and that's without the $10k ceramic brakes.

A 991 Carrera S filled only with performance options (PDK, sport exhaust, sport chrono, PASM, sport suspension, ceramic brakes, and dynamic chassis control) is just shy of $120k.

So yeah, the new one is faster for less money, regarding the insane prices, wasn't the 997.2 GT3 RS ~135k last year? that's cheaper than the adjusted price of the 997 haha, another curious thing is that the ceramic brakes were $8,840 then and now, so actually, the price has gone down by about $1k on that option mmmm.


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Jeff B  13y ago

You also have to realize this new Carrera S as tested is more expensive than the GT3RS of 2006, I mean geez how expensive will the 991 Turbo be? $200k??
Are these 991 prices just for now or will they stay like this, because they are pretty insane.


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Apathy  13y ago

991 turbo and GT2 are going to be insane...


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usednt  13y ago

WOW awesome! 991 turbo will be a killer!


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Inline 6 rules  13y ago

OMG!