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Video: Porsche 911 GT3 RS – Just Listen To It!
Posted on 18 September 2009 by Scott Hayes
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Stronger, Wider, Faster: 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Posted on 27 August 2009 by Scott Hayes
Barely a week has passed since we brought you news of the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and now Porsche has announced the launch of their GT3 Cup. It’s no surprise really, considering that the GT3 RS is built to homologate the GT3 Cup for Porsche’s GT racing program. The GT3 Cup will do service in 7 racing series around the world in 2010. Here’s what Porsche has to say about their thoroughbred race car…
Stronger, wider, faster – the new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup offers its many worldwide customers greater value than ever before. The successor to the best-selling racing car of all time – with over 1 400 units built – is based for the first time on the 911 GT3 RS, with the weight of the racing model reduced significantly versus the lightweight road-going version.
With a weight of just 1 200 kg, the 911 GT3 Cup features a wider body front and rear, providing space for larger wheels. Other features, such as the LED daytime driving lights and the front body panels, clearly link it to the road-going 911 GT3 RS. However, the front spoiler lip is 15 mm lower to provide significantly more downforce on the front axle. Downforce on the rear axle is increased by a wider, taller rear wing, carried over from the even faster 911 GT3 Cup S. The vented rear bumper and rear LED lights come straight from the roadgoing GT3 RS.
The power unit featured in the new 911 GT3 Cup is largely identical to the production engine in the 911 GT3 RS – with an output of 331 kW and maximum engine speed of 8 500 rpm. Capacity of the Cup engine, however, is up from 3,6-litres on the former model to 3,8-litres on the new car, helping to increase engine power by 22 kW. A sequential six-speed manual gearbox delivers drive to the rear wheels.
A racing exhaust system with a catalytic converter helps to reduce harmful emissions to a minimum. As an exclusive feature in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup held on the occasion of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship races, the new 911 GT3 Cup comes with a modified exhaust system offering an even more dynamic and muscular sound. Another feature exclusive to the Supercup version is Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB), also available on Porsche’s road models. Compared with the composite cast brake discs featured on the Carrera Cup cars, they reduce the weight of the car by approximately 20 kg.
The wider wheel arches provide space for even wider wheels. The front axle comes with three-piece light-alloy rims measuring 9.5 J x 18 (previously 9 J x 18) and running on 24/64-18 Michelin racing tyres. The three-piece light-alloy rims on the rear axle are up by one inch in width, now measuring 12 J x 18 and running on 27/68-18 tyres.
Additional Unibal joints are featured on the track control arms, while the sword-shaped anti-roll bars front and rear are adjustable to seven different positions on both sides, allowing an even more precise setup of the car in accordance with the respective race track.
The cockpit of the new 911 GT3 Cup caters even more than before to the specific needs of the driver. An additional vent in the upper part of the front lid, for example, provides the driver with an even better supply of fresh air. The controls for the digital information display are now positioned on the steering wheel; in addition to fore-and-aft adjustment, the steering wheel may now also be adjusted for height, as on the regular production car.
The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, available exclusively in Carrera White, will be delivered to customers as of the end of October. In the upcoming season it will be raced in no less than seven cup trophies – not only in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup during Formula 1 weekends, but also in the Porsche Carrera Cups in Germany, Asia, Japan and Italy, as well as the GT3 Cup Challenges in the USA and the Middle East.
Adapted from Auto123
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Meet The New 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Posted on 21 August 2009 by Scott Hayes
Porsche’s 911 racecar for the road, the 911 GT3 RS, is making its way to the start line.
The most sporting road-going 911 of them all will bring increased engine power, reduced weight, slicker gearbox ratios and upgraded body and suspension changes when it goes on sale in South Africa later next year.
As the showcase of Porsche’s road-and-race know-how, the GT3 RS provides the basis for homologation of the 911 GT3 race cars for Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup championships throughout the world. The uncompromising GT3 RS uses the new 3,8-litre, naturally aspirated, engine of its junior brother, the GT3. However, in the RS version, the power is greater and revs and acceleration are even faster.
The new 911 GT3 RS produces 331 kW of power – 11 kW more than the standard GT3 and 26 kW more than the previous generation GT3 RS. The new 911 GT3 RS’s specific output of 87 kW per litre from the boxer six-cylinder engine, makes it unique in the world of naturally aspirated engines. And unlike many other high-performance engines, the engine in the new GT3 RS remains fully suitable for everyday use.
The new 911 GT3 RS comes exclusively with a short-shifting, six-speed manual gearbox optimised on this occasion with shorter gear ratios than on the regular GT3, for even more rapid acceleration. A specially developed Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system is also fitted to the GT3 RS. PASM, together with wider front and rear tracks, allows for even greater cornering grip.
The front axle comes with nine-inch-wide wheels running on 245/35 ZR 19 sports tyres, the rear axle features twelve-inch-wide wheels incorporating 325/30 ZR 19 sports tyres. These wheels are housed in wider wheel arch covers.
New dynamic engine mounts are standard and improve the car’s already superior driving prowess by altering the stiffness and damping between engine and body when the RS is driven hard on the road or race track.
The RS’s aerodynamics is also taken to next level with even more downforce than on the standard GT3. The built-for-racing philosophy is further underlined with the option of a lithium-ion battery, reducing weight by more than 10 kg over a conventional lead battery.
The new 911 GT3 RS shows its close connection to motorsport through its body design and stance. It rides lower and is easily identified by its extra-large carbon-fibre rear wing with specifically designed aluminium wing supports. Dual tailpipes for the extra-light titanium sports exhaust as well as special front and rear styling touches are also exclusive to this model.
Adapted from CarAdvice
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