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Sport Auto Supertest is a very interesting read with lots of information as usual. GT3 RS has the same amount of downforce as the 918 and the same mount of downforce at 200 km/h as a GT3RS 4.0 at 300 km/h.
The Nordschleife laptime was done at 36° and Porsche say they lost "a few seconds" (4 seconds) because of the heat alone.
The author critiqued the RS interior not being stripped out enough, Preuninger answered that he wished to differentiate the interior more but couldn't due to money, development resource and development time constriants. Surprisingly honest. He also confirmed future GT3s being available manual or PDK and naturally aspirated engines not being dead yet.
The Nordschleife laptime was done at 36° and Porsche say they lost "a few seconds" (4 seconds) because of the heat alone.
The author critiqued the RS interior not being stripped out enough, Preuninger answered that he wished to differentiate the interior more but couldn't due to money, development resource and development time constriants. Surprisingly honest. He also confirmed future GT3s being available manual or PDK and naturally aspirated engines not being dead yet.
EricE said:
.... Preuninger answered that he wished to differentiate the interior more but couldn't due to money, development resource and development time constriants. Surprisingly honest. He also confirmed future GT3s being available manual or PDK and naturally aspirated engines not being dead yet.
He is very good, and the engine issues on the 991 GT3 will have dented enthusiasm & budgets perhaps. IF the 991 RS has any engine issues, that surely will be the end of na engines.EricE said:
Sport Auto Supertest is a very interesting read with lots of information as usual. GT3 RS has the same amount of downforce as the 918 and the same mount of downforce at 200 km/h as a GT3RS 4.0 at 300 km/h.
Something I still can't quite get my head around. Downforce measured was more or less the same between the 991 RS and 918 (ie rather a lot for a road car at ~140 kg at 200km/h) and yet despite weighing nearly 200kg heavier the 918 (in theory with a slightly inferior less performance based Cup2) had better 200-0 kmh braking performance compared to the RS. Perhaps the ~5% difference (6m ish) was purely due to differences in conditions (warmer day with the RS I believe) but given weight distribution and outright lesser weight by not a small margin, would have thought the RS would have outperformed the 918 on that particular stat quite easily....? Been having this (long) disagreement with a friend who believes that the regen element of the 918 will allow it to brake over and above what the tyre allows but everything that I have ever read suggests that tyres are always going to govern the limit of braking performance...? If someone who has a better clue on these things than me (very easily achieved I suspect) could chip in I'd be quite interested by their thoughts on this....
mollytherocker said:
Mermaid said:
He is very good, and the engine issues on the 991 GT3 will have dented enthusiasm & budgets perhaps. IF the 991 RS has any engine issues, that surely will be the end of na engines.
How would bolting a turbo on it improve its inherent strength, design or reliability?keep it lit said:
mollytherocker said:
Mermaid said:
He is very good, and the engine issues on the 991 GT3 will have dented enthusiasm & budgets perhaps. IF the 991 RS has any engine issues, that surely will be the end of na engines.
How would bolting a turbo on it improve its inherent strength, design or reliability?
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keep it lit said:
mollytherocker said:
Mermaid said:
He is very good, and the engine issues on the 991 GT3 will have dented enthusiasm & budgets perhaps. IF the 991 RS has any engine issues, that surely will be the end of na engines.
How would bolting a turbo on it improve its inherent strength, design or reliability?After seeing the photos of the Dick Lovett car in Silver, I decided to change my spec to Silver with Silver wheels. It's not an easy choice. Is everyone else waiting for PTS?
It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
griffgrog said:
After seeing the photos of the Dick Lovett car in Silver, I decided to change my spec to Silver with Silver wheels. It's not an easy choice. Is everyone else waiting for PTS?
It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
I made enquiries about PTS and was told it's been pulled It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
griffgrog said:
After seeing the photos of the Dick Lovett car in Silver, I decided to change my spec to Silver with Silver wheels. It's not an easy choice. Is everyone else waiting for PTS?
It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
Without PTS I think the generic silver colour is the best choice, it shows off the RS bits to the best extent and silver never did any harm for covering up scratches and looking A1It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
griffgrog said:
After seeing the photos of the Dick Lovett car in Silver, I decided to change my spec to Silver with Silver wheels. It's not an easy choice. Is everyone else waiting for PTS?
It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
I'm hoping to have a look at that car tomorrow in the flesh, was going UV but will see.It's a shame the cars aren't being built until October / November. I'm itching to get the car round the track.
I have seen a GT3RS in the flesh in Lava Orange. Looks sensational! Needs black wheels and lower mirror stalks to complete the look. Throw in an Orange roll bar, Seat belts and some interior trim Orange accents and you have got a stunning car. We all like different things; maybe some of us want to sneak about unoticed. I for one have gone down the road of having understated colours on Astons now I have a Porsche I feel so different. My GT3 is red which I personally think is one of the best colours. If I could have an RS the same I would not hesitate.
majordad said:
Nick I think your photo captures on interesting aspect of the colour, the reflections caused by the clear coat.
Its definitely a difficult colour to represent in a photoAt the PEC launch the car (inside) looked a little flat so I took a sample outside which transformed it. I took one picture against a 997.1 RS (I had a similar one) for comparison
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