Under the guidance of Jeffrey Cook, a talented student can threaten a hypercar's supremacy in a 991.2 GT3 RS. Once a driver is confident in the GT3 RS' swinging pendulum of a rear and the way it likes to rotate at higher speeds, they can lean on that odd weight distribution and exploit the rear-engine traction in a way that fires them out of faster …
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Porsche’s New Customer Race Car, the 911 GT3 R, has 550 HP, Better Everything and Air Conditioning
Though Porsche's factory team has transitioned to the mid-engined 911 RSR, customers will continue to race an altogether more traditional 911. The new GT3 R shares not only its 4.0-liter water cooled flat-six with the road going GT3 RS, it also retains the rear engine layout common to all road going 911s except for the GT1. With improved …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Porsche 911 GT3 vs. Ferrari 458 Speciale
... and Chris Harris vs. Tiff Needell. These two have worked together before, and videos like this make us wish they did more often. The differences between the Ferrari and Porsche in this video are nearly as great as the differences between Harris and Needell. Where Chris got his start as a journalist who worked his way into racing, while Tiff's …
Continue to the full articleThe Differences Between The Porsche 911 GT3 and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
With the imminent release of the latest versions of the GT3 RS, the usual questions surface: how does it compare to the “plain” GT3, what does one get for the extra $45,000 and is it worth it? First, A Few Straightforward Comparisons What The Statistic Don’t Tell You Power: From a technical standpoint, the major difference between the two …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How The Porsche 991 GT3 Front Axle Lift System Works
Back in March, Elephant Racing posted a short video showing us how the rear-wheel steering works on the new Porsche 911 GT3. The other day, they published this video below showcasing Porsche's front axle lift system on the 991 GT3. Basically it's an electro-pneumatic system which raises the body via the PASM dampers on the front axle by 30 mm …
Continue to the full articleQ&A With Porsche’s Andreas Preuninger on the new 911 GT3
Back in March, Porsche invited us to the New York International Auto Show to see the all new Porsche GT3 for the first time and to sit down and chat with Andreas Preuninger, the man behind Porsche's track focused street car. Knowing that many of you had an interest in what he would have to say we reached out asking for your questions. Well, we …
Continue to the full articleWant To Know Why Porsche Went PDK Only on the new 991 GT3? Watch This Video!
The crew over at EVO TV are in Geneva and they were able to spend time with Porsche's head of GT cars Andreas Preuninger. If you're wondering why Porsche went PDK only or what some of the other technical changes are about, then you're going to love this video. Evo's Jethro Bovingdon spends more than 18 minutes going through the car in detail with …
Continue to the full articlePricing, Specs and Delivery Details on the 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
Just last week we were wondering what Porsche would premiere alongside the net 911 GT3 Cup. Like most of you we thought it would be the street version of the 911 GT3. Well, we were all right!. Porsche confirmed earlier today that the new Porsche 911 GT3 will premiere this week in Geneva and provided pricing, pictures. Read on for details. …
Continue to the full article2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Pricing, Technical Specs and Pictures
Engine: Water-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine; 3,996 cc; stroke 80.4 mm; bore 102.7 mm; 455 hp (335 kW) at 7,800 rpm; max. torque 450 Nm; air restrictors 2 x 28.6 mm; max. revs 9,400 rpm; four-valve technology; dry sump lubrication; individual throttle butter-flies; fuel injection. Transmission: Porsche six-speed gearbox with sequential …
Continue to the full articleDifferences Between the Porsche 911 GT3 and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
A few months back I posted an article titled “I’m not a Porsche Expert but I Play one on the Internet.” The basic gist of this post (click on the title of the article if you want to refresh your memory) was for people to submit Porsche related questions to me. I would in-turn act as a free researcher for you. Well, the questions keep …
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