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New Porsche 911 GT3 R for international GT sport
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Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on better drivability and easier handling.
The 911 GT3 R is powered by a four-liter six-cylinder boxer engine delivering maximum output of 480 hp (353 kW) transmitted to the rear axle by a sequential six-speed dog gearbox.
The starting point in developing the 911 GT3 R weighing just 1,200 kg or 2,646 lb was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup presented in September for one-make cup racing. Thanks to its increase in engine size by 0.2 liters, the GT3 R offers 30 bhp more than the Cup model. Both cars are based on the extra-wide body of the 911 GT3 RS street-legal sports car.
An anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas with “throttle-blip” function make it much easier to get used to this new GT3 racing car than its predecessor, meaning that the new model is also more appropriate for the ambitious amateur racing driver.
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Flared wheel arches added on to the body both front and rear bear clear testimony to the wider track than on the former model. And like all second-generation versions of the 911, the new 911 GT3 R also comes with striking LED rear light clusters.
The Porsche 911 GT3 R will make its world debut on January 14, 2010 at the Birmingham Motor Show. The car is built by Porsche’s Motorsport Department at the Weissach Development Centre and will be delivered to Customer Teams the world over as of spring 2010. The base price of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is 279,000 Euros plus local sales tax/VAT.
NOTE: The new Porsche 911 GT3 R does not meet the current specification requirements for the American Le Mans Series Challenge class, IMSA Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama, Rolex Grand-Am GT or the SPEED World Challenge GT, and therefore will not be imported to North America.
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Why does it have a dog gearbox is it really that much more expensive to have a no-lifter?
With 480 hp and the wider RS chassis, this will probably be faster than last year’s 911 GT3 RSR in the GT2 class in ALMS & FIA GT. This goes to show how silly the current GT2 formula is when a GT3 car is likely to be faster. Similarly, if I can buy a road-going 911 GT3 with 435 hp or GT3 RS with 450 hp, why should the ultimate race car version, the RSR, be restricted to only about 450 hp as it was last year?
Well think about the GT2 C6.R as compared to the road going ZR1 that it was homologated as. The ZR1 makes over 100 hp more than the race car.
True but if you take a stock ZR1 against a C6.R the ZR1 will prolly be some 15-20 odd seconds behind per lap. speed isnt always just about horsepower…
Would be my weapon of choice if contesting GT3 (dream on dreamer : ) should be able to compete with extablished order now.
WOW! About time.
Poor Americans will not get there hands on this car, unless they come here to Europe and race. This car is nice, but as a Ferrari fan, gotta with the Ferrari 430 Scuderia.
I take your point Kiki about the differences between road cars and race cars. Some differences are to be expected in order to maintain a level field of competition. I guess my main point is that if GT3 cars have approximately 450 hp, then GT2 cars should probably run about 500 hp or so. The situation last year at Miller Motorsports Park in the ALMS race was that the GT3 (”Patron Challenge”) cars were as fast or faster down the long straight than the GT2 cars. In my opinion that is a rather silly state of affairs and needs to be corrected.
The GT3 weren’t faster than the GT2 cars. They were close in a straight line but not quite. The fender flares from the RSR means it might require larger tires and therefore more money to run one.
I really don’t think they needed to redevelop a GT3 car. So this is what Porsche has diverted their resources to…
The ferrari challenge is not that big of a seller for teams. Only gentleman drivers buy it. Porsche should start its own racing clup for wealthy owners wih this car.
FIA GT3 were faster than FIA GT2 on a number of occasions, for instance Silverstone, FIA GT3 Pole 1:49.493, FIA GT2 Pole 1:50.230.
GT2 was simply clamped down on restrictors since GT2 teams have to comform to ACO regs, if they want a chance at LeMans. But The GT2 RSR has way more speed than it shows, and way better developped.