Porsche 911 GT3 RS units ultra-quick Nurburgring time

The brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RS has shaved 10.6 seconds off the Nurburgring time set by the GT3.

The naturally-aspirated observe weapon accomplished the 20.8km Nordschleife in 6:49.328 minutes, with former racing driver and present Porsche ambassador Jörg Bergmeister behind the wheel.

On the shorter circuit, which excludes the T13 straight, it posted a time of 6:44.848 minutes.

The latter is over two seconds faster than the time set by Porsche within the twin-turbocharged 991.2 GT2 RS, and solely round 1.2 seconds off the present manufacturing automotive document holder, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Sequence.

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Technically a Porsche 911 has posted the quickest Nordschleife time at 6:38.835, although this was a 911 GT2 RS modified by Manthey Racing.

“At present the 911 GT3 RS delivered what it had already promised at first look – absolute excellence on the racetrack,” says Andreas Preuninger, Porsche’s director of GT automobiles.

“Contemplating the removed from splendid circumstances, with a powerful headwind on the lengthy straight of the Döttinger Höhe and funky asphalt temperatures, we’re glad with this time.

“The 911 GT3 RS is setting new requirements for aerodynamics and the chassis. By no means earlier than has a highway automotive embodied a lot motorsport.”

Bergmeister famous he misplaced a bit downforce on account of sturdy winds, however was pleased with the automotive’s efficiency – significantly its braking.

The GT3 RS arrives in Australia within the second quarter of 2023 with a beginning value of $500,200 earlier than on-road prices.

It takes the bottom laid down by the 911 GT3 and cranks the small print to 11.

Energy nonetheless comes from a 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six engine, but it surely’s been boosted by 11kW to ship 386kW because of new camshafts that includes modified cam profiles.

That energy is shipped to the rear wheels by a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission that includes shorter gear ratios than within the GT3.

The 0-100km/h dash flies by in 3.2 seconds, and flat out you’ll be doing 296km/h on observe.

Moderately than a standard three-radiator cooling system, Porsche has fitted a bigger single radiator the place the boot is on different 911 fashions.

The strategy borrows from the brand new 911 R racer, and permits Porsche the area to create a extra aggressive lively aerodynamics package deal than we’ve seen elsewhere within the 992-generation 911 vary.

The nostril is house to continuously-adjustable wing components, and the rear wing is movable. Porsche says the 409kg of downforce on provide at 200km/h is double what the final GT3 RS might handle, and is 3 times what the GT3 gives.

Prod a button on the steering wheel and a flap on the rear wing opens, basically giving the motive force an F1-style Drag Discount System; good for while you’re caught behind a Mercedes-Benz on the autobahn. The rear wing additionally acts as an airbrake underneath heavy braking.

The aspect blades on the entrance wheel arches are impressed by these on the Le Mans-winning 911 GT1, whereas air from the central entrance radiator flows over the roof the place it’s despatched outwards by two fins. They’re meant to verify scorching air isn’t being fed to the engine which, naturally, is mounted on the rear.

Carbon fibre bolstered plastic has been used for the doorways, entrance wings, roof and entrance bonnet lid to assist preserve kerb weight at 1450kg – roughly on par with the PDK GT3, regardless of the uprated {hardware} fitted to make the GT3 RS much more succesful on observe.

Talking of uprated {hardware}, the entrance observe on the RS is 29mm wider than that of the GT3. The suspension has been modified to cease the automotive pitching ahead underneath laborious braking, and each the electrical driver assists and rear-steer are extra aggressive than on the GT3.

The entrance brakes are 408mm models, and the rears are 380mm models. The pistons on the entrance brakes have a bigger diameter than on the GT3, and the brake discs themselves are thicker. Carbon ceramics with 410mm entrance and 390mm rear discs are non-obligatory.

In Monitor mode, drivers are in a position to customise the nitty-gritty particulars of how the automotive behaves.

The rebound and compression damping of the entrance and rear dampers might be individually tweaked, for instance, and the differential’s operation might be modified on the fly utilizing 4 dials on the steering wheel.

The cabin is house to a set of carbon-backed bucket seats, and a steering wheel trimmed in grippy Alcantara. A metal roll bar, a hearth extinguisher, and six-point belts are a part of a no-cost Membership Sport Bundle.

The Weissach Bundle is again for 2023, and brings CFRP entrance and rear anti-roll bars, rear coupling rods, and a CFRP shear panel on the rear axle. The roll cage is made from CFRP to shave 6kg relative to the metal unit, and magnesium wheels can be found as an choice.

Choosing the Weissach Bundle additionally will get you shift paddles with what Porsche calls “motorsport-derived magnet know-how” for a extra satisfying click on.

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