![]() ![]() It therefore stays, and a fine system it is too, with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability, and a 10.9in touchscreen display neatly integrated into the dashboard. ![]() This was a move traditionally done to save weight, although the ability to talk about one’s commitment to the lightweight cause was perhaps more significant than one’s ability to discern the cut kilograms…įor the 992-gen model, the infotainment system is simply too deeply ingrained into the overall functionality of the car for it to be ditched. The new 911 GT3 RS is the first of its lineage not to offer owners the chance of going without the PCM system. With no ‘frunk’, this is the first 911 with hot Lambo reserves of utility (ie almost none). There’s a tiny central cubby and nets in the door cards, but that’s it. The cabin of the GT3 RS expertly treads the line between luxury and race-ready sportiness. Filigree carbonfibre door handles that, when gripped, subtly enhance the general air of lightness a carbonfibre-finished roll-cage that seems almost too beautiful to be functional six-point harnesses, if you want them and, of course, embroidered headrests. The most exotic elements come with the Weissach pack. Copious Race-Tex (similar to Alcantara) is deployed, although you can have the dashboard and steering rim in smooth leather. To your left sits the old-world, manual-aping PDK gear selector that Porsche reserves for its GT cars. Beyond that, a physical tacho reads to 10,000rpm and is flanked by displays that show all manner of information but that can be reduced to the bare essentials for undistracted driving on track. In an unprecedented move, the driver is able to electronically adjust damper bump and rebound as well as power and coast characteristics for the limited-slip differential.Īhead of you is a version of the GT3’s 360mm wheel – now with rotary controls for the adjustable suspension, driveline and chassis electronics. The rear diffuser is mostly GT3 spec, but the RS gets a fully panelled underbody. It also allows for optimised brake cooling. ![]() It frees space at the flanks for active aero blades inside the venturi tunnels that can pivot through 80deg in just 0.3sec, dramatically altering front axle load. This is the same concept found on the 911 RSR and GT3 R. Instead of three smaller radiators, the GT3 RS uses a single, inclined unit that occupies the space normally reserved for the 911’s luggage compartment. Central to the concept is an S-duct at the front of the car. The aero package is the result of more than 1500 simulations and 250 hours in the wind tunnel, on top of the existing knowledge derived from decades of racing downforce-generating 911s in top-tier motorsport. The RS also wears carbonfibre anti-roll bars far chunkier than those of the GT3. That total is an astonishing, McLaren Senna-beating 860kg at top speed, with 409kg offered at just 124mph. The car’s elongated, drop-shaped front links are aerodynamically optimised and contribute 40kg to total downforce. Suspension is by wishbones at the front and multiple links at the rear. ![]()
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