|
Price |
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-- |
Production |
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600 |
|
Engine |
4
liter flat-6 |
Weight |
-- |
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Aspiration |
natural |
Torque |
339
lb-ft @ 5750 rpm |
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HP |
500
hp @ 8250 rpm |
HP/Weight |
-- |
|
HP/Liter |
125
hp per liter |
1/4 mile |
-- |
|
0-62 mph |
3.9
seconds |
Top Speed |
-- |
(from Porsche Press
Release) Limited edition racing car: 911 GT3 RS 4.0
Stuttgart. With the 911 GT3 RS 4.0, one of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche
AG, Stuttgart’s most popular, coveted and successful racing pedigree
production cars is entering the home straight. Limited to 600
vehicles, the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 brings together in a road car all the
attributes that have made the Porsche 911 GT3 a serial winner on the
race track. The new model purveys thoroughbred motorsport technology
to its innermost core. The flat engine's crankshaft has been lifted
unchanged from the 911 GT3 RSR racing car’s six cylinder engine and
the forged pistons’ connecting rods are fashioned from titanium. The
four-litre displacement sports engine, the biggest 911 model line
engine ever, is also the most powerful naturally aspirated engine
with 125 hp/litre (92 kW). It achieves its maximum power of 368 kW
(500 hp) at 8,250 revs per minute. The engine delivers its maximum
torque of 460 Newton metres at 5,750 rpm.
The 911 GT3 RS 4.0 offers truly impressive performance. The most
eloquent figure: It makes it round the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in
7:27 minutes. The 911 GT3 4.0, available exclusively with a
six-speed sports transmission, sprints to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a
standing start in 3.9 seconds, its gearing designed for the racing
circuit taking it to the 200 km/h (124 mph) mark in under 12
seconds.
The 911 GT3 RS 4.0’s outstanding driving dynamics are the fruit of
meticulously coordinated details. In addition to using the
suspension components typically encountered in motor racing, weight
reduction is also of supreme importance. Equipped as standard with
light weight components such as bucket seats, bonnet and front wings
made of carbon fibre, plastic rear windows and weight-optimised
carpets, the two-seater’s ready-for-road weight is a mere 1,360
kilograms with a full tank of fuel. At 2.72 kg/hp, the 911 GT3 RS
4.0’s power-to-weight ratio thereby dips below the magical threshold
of 3 kilograms per hp.
The limited edition 911 is painted white as standard and emphasises
its proximity to motor racing by its dynamic appearance. Trademark
characteristics are the wide track, the low vehicle position, the
large rear wing with adapted side plates, the typical central twin
tailpipe and the aerodynamically optimised body. The lateral front
air deflection vanes, so-called flics, making their first appearance
on a production Porsche, testify to the aerodynamic precision
engineering. They create increased downforce on the front axle and
together with the steeply inclined rear wing bring the vehicle into
aerodynamic equilibrium. As a result, at top speed, aerodynamic
forces exert an additional 190 kg pushing the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 onto
the road.
The market launch of the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 begins in
Germany in July 2011. The basic list price is 178,596 euro including
19 per cent value added tax and country-specific equipment.
