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Old 05-20-2015, 10:55 AM
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Hi guys, soon all reviews of the 991 GT3 RS will arrive.

I thought it would be nice to have them in one thread for easy access.

So feel free to post your review finding here.
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Chris Harris

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Originally Posted by Ronan
Good one!
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Frankel is one of the journalists I really respect, so the above review is an important one for me
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The reviews just make the wait more painful...
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Originally Posted by GrantG
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"Interestingly, the front springs are carried over from the GT3, the slight increase in ride height due to the larger wheels which meant a stiffer spring was not required."

Front downforce up significantly over the GT3 but spring rate unchanged? Interesting.


"Put a third and final way, here is a standard production road car offering 80% of the downforce of the Porsche’s GT3 Cup car."

This must refer to combined downforce because the RS should make more front downforce than the Cup given that they're running the same front spoiler but the Cup doesn't have fender vents.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
"Put a third and final way, here is a standard production road car offering 80% of the downforce of the Porsche’s GT3 Cup car."

This must refer to combined downforce because the RS should make more front downforce than the Cup given that they're running the same front spoiler but the Cup doesn't have fender vents.
Ride height makes a big difference to front down force, and the stiffer cup can be (and is) run significantly lower. It'll make much more downforce even with the same splitter- they'll shoot to keep front to rear ratio roughly the same.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
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"Interestingly, the front springs are carried over from the GT3, the slight increase in ride height due to the larger wheels which meant a stiffer spring was not required."

Front downforce up significantly over the GT3 but spring rate unchanged? Interesting.


"Put a third and final way, here is a standard production road car offering 80% of the downforce of the Porsche’s GT3 Cup car."

This must refer to combined downforce because the RS should make more front downforce than the Cup given that they're running the same front spoiler but the Cup doesn't have fender vents.
I think the front damper is stiffer.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
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"Interestingly, the front springs are carried over from the GT3, the slight increase in ride height due to the larger wheels which meant a stiffer spring was not required."

Front downforce up significantly over the GT3 but spring rate unchanged? Interesting.
I like 'em soft
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Originally Posted by Nizer
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"Interestingly, the front springs are carried over from the GT3, the slight increase in ride height due to the larger wheels which meant a stiffer spring was not required."

Front downforce up significantly over the GT3 but spring rate unchanged? Interesting.


"Put a third and final way, here is a standard production road car offering 80% of the downforce of the Porsche’s GT3 Cup car."

This must refer to combined downforce because the RS should make more front downforce than the Cup given that they're running the same front spoiler but the Cup doesn't have fender vents.
How much taller are the 265/20s than the standard gt3 wheel?
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Originally Posted by 997rs4.0
How much taller are the 265/20s than the standard gt3 wheel?
27.3" vs 26.8"
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Harris Video just dropped




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Mr Purple for the win


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