The future 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Will need a Few Further more elements to be distinguished from the standard GT3 RS. Porsche's attack on the two-seater's weight Continued for the interior with bucket seats, plastic rear windows, carpets and weight-optimized. The new sports car gets options like carbon ceramic brakes, a front axle lifting system, lightweight headlamps, and a lithium-ion battery.
The future 911 GT3 RS 4.0 Will need a Few Further more elements to be distinguished from the standard GT3 RS. Porsche's attack on the two-seater's weight Continued for the interior with bucket seats, plastic rear windows, carpets and weight-optimized. The new sports car gets options like carbon ceramic brakes, a front axle lifting system, lightweight headlamps, and a lithium-ion battery. Launched the Porsche GT3 in 1999 to counter claims the 911 That Had gone soft, what with the 996's larger body and a water-cooled engine. The more extreme is the GT3 RS. Porsche says 85 percent of hospitals Their buyers take cars to the track regularly. And now is topping That Porsche GT3 RS with the 4.0, the which is lighter and more powerful and handles even better. Whereas other GT3s use a 3.8-liter flat-six, upsize the 4.0 borrows the engine from the track-only GT3 R and RSR. The bump in displacement results from a longer stroke, as Porsche Could not increase of cylinder bore. Porsche does not offer its PDK dual-clutch transmission in any GT3, And that stays true for the 4.0. For our preview drive, Porsche Planted us in the tranquil village of Hohenstein-Ödenwaldstetten. "A racing engine like this needs to explode at the top," says Andreas Preuninger, project leader for special vehicles at Porsche. Of course, the company claimed the regular GT3 would do 60 in 4.0 seconds, and We recorded 3.6 for that car. Porsche's dynamic engine mounts are standard, and although They add four or so pounds, the way They firm up to better manage the rear-mounted engine's mass During hard cornering That easily offsets DeMerit. Expectedly, the RS 4.0 is lighter than a GT3 RS. An optional lithium-ion battery saves 24 pounds. In Europe, the RS 4.0 is even purer. Carrara White is a special-projects Preuninger's favorite teacher.
