Mike in Chi

Shades of the 993 GT-1?

http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorspo...ws&date=102616

fbroen

Closer video here:
White car is more put together than the black one, which is running various bits.

Are those the 919 mirrors (on bespoke stalks)?

Can't wait to see the final at Rolex 24.

tlarocque

Rear wheels/tires look narrow on that car. Is that just because the car is so wide or because of rules? Looks great, sounds way better than F1 car.

959fan

Car looks great, but the rear diffuser looks like backyard job.

g-50cab

Interesting Aero going on - The rear spoiler is set back = looks like the mirrors on the white on also could have some canards/surface for downforce (although in a low pressure area)

looks like they need to do some clean up around the diffuser after they get some data.

Apex996

Here is the rear end during a LeMans test with the diffusers removed

GT3 Techno

"With the roadgoing 911, Porsche has been discretely moving the engine forward in the chassis with each new generation, so this might be the ultimate expression of that strategy."

http://vvuzz.com/index.php/2016/10/2...aught-testing/

paradisenb

Looks like a regular 911. I can't wait to see inside. This should help fix several weaknesses they now have against Ferrari and Audi. Good luck!

Ritter v4.0

Black one looks like Dez's TT car. Only slower.

tcsracing1

The car is believed to be turbo although i could not really hear anything that would say turbo in the video.

the car is just vicious however!

959fan

It does seem a whole level up from previous generation doesn't it? I'm loving this new gen.

Apex996

>> i could not really hear anything that would say turbo

It's faint.
@ 0:05-0:06 right before tire lock up I hear what seems to be a turbo spinning on over run and not gear noise.

Q&A

Check out the details. Could the next gen RSR be turbo and Mid engined ? 8 cylinder ?
Diffuser looks like it's placed right there where the flat-6 used to be.
Pretty Damn Exciting !!!

porscharu

It's not what I hear but what I don't hear, and what I don't hear are rev's. This points to keeping a turbo inside of its efficiency range.

Ritter v4.0

FWIW I heard from a local that they were testing at Rd Atl and apparently (unsubstantiated) the car did a 1:14'. If correct, to put it in perspective, Ford topped quali with a 1:18 at this year's Petit.

I guess not impossible if running underweight and unrestricted but hard to imagine that kind of delta. Any times from Sebring?