Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 (997) specs

I always remind myself of how impressive this GT3RS was back in the day. 125 hp per liter in a flat 6 car when even the Ferrari 458 of the time (excluding Speciale) was around 126 hp, you can't help yourself but admit what an effort this was. Not to mention around a time when Corvettes were pushing 80hp at best in their NA cars.

It's essentially the Honda S2000 of supercars.

This may have been the one car that replaced the "standard" GT2. The 997.2 lineup was quite tricky, especially as far as the GT lineup went. You had your Carrera GTS, then the GT3, then the GT3 RS, then the GT3 RS 4.0, and finally the GT2 RS (in terms of segment).

Carrera GTS = level 1 track-focused supercar = Grand Sport (C6)
GT3 = level 2 = Z06
GT3 RS = level 3 = Z06 Carbon Edition
GT3 RS 4.0 = level 4 (raw power) = Z06 Z07
GT2 RS = level 4 (grand touring) = ZR1

Technically, both the 3RS 4.0 and the 2RS are level 4; the same with Z06-7 and ZR1. However, the 2RS and ZR1 tend to prioritize straight-line performance over downforce and tight cornering. The standard GT2 (from the 997.1 generation) was both a raw-power vehicle as well as a grand-touring type of vehicle, so it did ingrain a little bit of Z06 and somewhat influenced the ZR1.

Had there not been a Cayman model, the Carrera GTS would possibly be called a GT4. However, the Cayman R was the precursor to the GT4 and GT4 RS models. Porsche did not race in GT4 at the time, but the Cayman R was sort of a GT3-lite. The 987 Cayman is not a C6 Corvette competitor, but a 370Z/S2000 competitor. The "R" version competed against the NISMO and Club Racer versions of those cars, as well as Lotus.

Today, the GT3 RS and the GT2 RS (which is still soon to come) are in the same exact segment, as proven by the 991 and especially the 992 generations; both can easily be considered GT2 (Maserati even used the current GT3 RS as the benchmark for their "GT2"-version MC20). Likewise, the Z06 and ZR1 were starting to get much closer than ever with the C7 generation (the ZR1 was really supposed to be ditched away entirely, with the Z07 package becoming more mainstream for the Z06 to act as some sort of "new ZR1", but the new actual ZR1 version was released at the last minute anyway); the C8 generation shows that the ZR1 is a twin-turbocharged version of the Z06 with very mean hood vents (everything else about the ZR1 is the same as that of the Z06).

Edit: Now compared with things like a Turbo, Turbo S, SLR McLaren, SL65 (or SLS) AMG Black Series, 599 GTB Fiorano or even GTO; these things are spiritually (and more logically) muscle cars.

Think of these as like the supercar versions of the Shelby GT500KR and Vauxhall Monaro VXR500 of that era. There is almost no luxury in either of these two (3RS 4.0, Z06-7). It's all row your gear, brutish power, subtle prestige/status (relative to standalone exotic cars), and that's it.

@GriN or @196ss or anyone else, do you guys have the comparison AutoBild Sportscars made with this car and the Audi R8 GT (issue 9/2011)? Sorry to keep asking

One of the very finest Porsche's ever the 4.0 997 Porsche GT3 RS versus Porsche GT4RS!

Still the best GT3.

The best GT3.

I'd murder to drive this car someday. It's absolutely beautiful.

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They will never make a better Porsche than this!

This car now worth 300+k in the UK... insane.

GTR3 not really for autobahn.

Nice movie :

7:22 on the nordschleife

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r1JaJiQZJPg

0-300-0: 47.5 seconds
300-0: 6.5 seconds

Source: http://www.sportauto.de/testbericht/beschleunigungs-und-bremsentest-0-300-0-km-h-2011-serien-sportwagen-beim-highspeed-test-4073763.html

Can we take this time for Nordschleife? 7:22?

http://www.motor-talk.de/videos/porsche-911-gt3-rs-4-0-marco-seefried-nordschleife-7-22-in-traffic-avi-v611440.html

how can the gt3, the gt3rs and gt3rs have the exact same quarter mile time. i call bs. the base gt3 does 11.3 easy.

34s 0-300 , it would be realy incredible result for a 500 n/a hp !

Realy, realy good.

Astonishing car...Mayby it is not in my type/taste (extreme car) but no doubt it is grat car.

Update these stats! a Very impressive 0-300Kph/0-186Mph time.

34.0s!

Source: MotorSport Magazine.

.zapkolik.com/video/porsche-991-carrera-s-vs-997-gt3-rs-40-0-300-kmh-400975

new 911(991) gt3 coming

468bhp (475ps)
324 lb ft
pdk gear box
0-100 3.5
have a under 7:30 s lap in nurberg

Yall Know you started something new now right?......-_-

@MondayBlues "Also, the time was removed because we wanted to hear the complains of an ******* child like you"

The time was removed because the car wasn't stock.

Fastestlaps why did you delete the time? You delete a none stock Porsche time but you don't delete a none stock pre-production Corvette time!

BS!

When you troll a site for a year constantly bashing American cars and saying Americans are all stupid then yes.. that means you hate America. **** off........

Again no answer nothing to come back with you have nothing so you comment with crap like that!

monkeypop

You are the thickest person I have ever come across!

17KG from the 1510 OFFICIAL STOCK weight is 1493KG. FACT!

testing gear and the car was using the previous year model wheels that have a combined weight of 20 pounds more than the new wheels.

Testing gear for the 7:19 run WOULD have been taken OUT! That will be fact too!

YOU CANNOT ADD 20lb from the previous model because the car is ALREADY 1510KG WITH THEM DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH!

Roll cage wont be more than 10KG
Then fire bottle wont be more than 1KG...

Is that now 1510KG stock no it's 1505KG then the recording system wont be more than 5KG that then makes the car STOCK WEIGHT with ALL NONE STOCK equipment in it! THAT'S LIGHTER GET IT NOOOOOOOOWWWWW HELLOOOOOO!!

Stock weight would be 1510KG with everything in it about 1520-1525KG STOCK! GET IT NOW!

"So saying Corvette cheated is hating America? NO!"

When you troll a site for a year constantly bashing American cars and saying Americans are all stupid then yes.. that means you hate America.

**** off........

http://www.vetteweb.com/lifestyle/vemp_1111_chevrolet_corvette_zr1_nurburgring/viewall.html

This PROVES they cheated, why couldn't they put a racing harness on the STOCK seats? It's possible to do it but no...

"FACT posted from a vette forum the seats are 88lbs i.e. 40KG the Evo seats used are 8.4Kg EACH! plus the rails and such (can't remember the weight) but came to 17KG lighter than the vette seats that's a fact!"

Jesus Christ, have you already forgot the long drawn out debate we had about this when you pissed off just about everyone on this site?

Yes, we all know the seats are lighter but that does not mean the car was lighter. There was the additional weight of the roll bar, harnesses, fire bottle, testing gear and the car was using the previous year model wheels that have a combined weight of 20 pounds more than the new wheels.

The actual weight difference is so tiny that the weight variation of the driver or the level of fuel in the car could cause the same weight variation. WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS NUMEROUS TIMES yet you continue to ignore it. You just cant shut the hell up because you hate the car so much.

Now stop spamming the GT3 page with your corvette crap. No one but you cares and you are doing nothing but making yourself look like an idiot to everyone on this board.