Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport: For $1 Million Porsche Will Sell You an Illegal Race Car With 611 HP
With a 4.2L flat-six that revs to 9,400 rpm the 911 GT3 R rennsport is a race car that doesn’t care about the rule book.
There isn’t much that can make a new 911 GT3 RS look tame, but the 911 GT3 R rennsport does just that. Recently revealed at Rennsport Reunion 7 in California, the 911 GT3 R-based 911 GT3 R rennsport will be limited to just 77 examples. And the retail price will start at $1,046,000. So, only wealthy collectors need apply. We are looking at you Jerry Seinfeld. But those lucky few will be getting one of the most extreme cars that Porsche has ever created. And for a company like Porsche that is really saying something.
Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President Motorsport says “The new Porsche 911 GT3 R rennsport offers the experience of driving a 911-based race car in what is probably the most primal form. It gives you goose bumps whenever you look at it and it combines the finest motorsport technology with a design language that is typical of Porsche.” Sounds like a good time to us. The new car is the successor to the Porsche 935 that was revealed at Rennsport Reunion 6 back in 2018. That car was based on the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport which was from the 991 generation. This new car naturally uses the 992 generation as its base.
Racing Engine
We will get to the amazing looks in a moment, but we have to start with the engine. It is the naturally aspirated 4.2L flat-six that you would find in the 911 GT3 R race car. However, the race car has rules that it must abide by. There are strict requirements to achieve motorsport homologation to keep the racing fair. As such, the race car produces a maximum of 557 horsepower. The 911 GT3 R rennsport doesn’t care about the rule book. So, by removing the motorsport restrictions the engine can make up to 611 horsepower at 9,400 rpm. It has also been designed to run on E25 fuels which includes bio-ethanol fuels and eFuel. These fuels allow for near carbon-neutral operation. A screaming flat-six engine that is carbon-neutral. Remind us, why are we building EVs?
Performance
The power is sent to the rear wheels via a slightly modified sequential six-speed constant-mesh gearbox that is borrowed from the GT3 R. Fourth, fifth and sixth gear use the same ratios as the Daytona setup from the GT3 R race car. But the top speed in the 911 GT3 R rennsport is reported to be 12 mph faster. There is a muffled and unmuffled exhaust setup available depending on the noise restrictions at the track you are running. The chassis is nearly identical to the GT3 R race car. However, the Michelin racing tires are exclusively for GT3 R rennsport customers. These tires offer better warm-up and drivability features, and even have a special sidewall design to blend in with the rest of the car. The target curb weight for the car is 2,734 pounds.
Style
This beautiful car was designed by Grant Larson and Thorsten Klein from the Style Porsche team. The roof and hood are from the GT3 R race car, but everything else is unique to the GT3 R rennsport. Style is important but not at the expense of performance. So, aerodynamics helped to guide the design. That is especially evident at the rear of the car with that enormous wing. It develops so much downforce that it requires two additional vertical supports. The design of it is reminiscent of the Brumos Porsche 935/77. Customers will be able to choose from several historic Porsche racing colors such as Signal Orange and Ruby Star. There will also be three exclusive paintwork designs for further customization. The vehicle picture here has the “Rennsport Reunion Design” but a “Flacht Design” and “Speed Icon Design” are also available.
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