martijnvan

This spot-website claims this is the new 991 GT3 RS, but why the rear side intake scoops?

http://www.autogespot.com/porsche-991-gt3-rs/2013/06/27

markow

because the GT3 RS will use the body of the 991 turbo (S). either they did not remove the side intakes for camouflage or the RS will really get them as a styling clou. other than that i do not believe the rear spoiler is for real (too contained) and i hope for front end flics and more pronounced wheel arches.
peter

1198r

These pics were posted a while back. Looking mean in black.

CAlexio

that is just a weird mish-mosh of parts. Turbo width fenders, but gt3 rear air-exhausts in bumper. Mellow-looking spoiler but turbo fender air-intakes. maybe it's a gt2?... traditionally turbo models have those big fender air-intakes... gt cars don't

Alan Smithee

The video I posted a link to in the other GT3RS thread looks the same as this car (and with number plates in the same sequence). GT2s typically do not have center exhaust, and the one in the video sounded like a GT3. And only the GT2RS had front fender flares previously - IF that car happens (debatable with the 960 on the horizon), it won't be for a while - timeline suggests the GT3RS is the next GT car to debut, so it makes sense that it is what we are seeing. Not sure what the side intakes are about - could be fake.

FastLaneTurbo

IF this is the GT3RS, the rear fender openings could be used to cool the rear brakes since some GT2RS had (surprisingly) an overheating problem with rear brakes when tracked. It appears a large Gurney lip has been added to the rear wing, possibly to compensate for the loss of downforce from the wing being lowered compared to previous GT3RSs. Personally, IMHO I've found the addition of a Gurney flap to a properly designed higher-placed wing to provide very little additional downforce, certainly not enough to compensate for a lowered wing. I agree with CAlexio that it is a weird mishmash of design elements. I would expect the new GT3RS to include many of the Aerodynamic enhancements and design elements of the new 991 GT3 Cup Car.

stout

997 GT3 RSR in final guise had similar rear-fender vents...and put them to very good use!

sunnyr

Yea, the 991 RSR also has intakes on rear fenders.



But then it doesn't have the air intake on the rear deck. So it will be interesting to see if the final RS also gives up the rear deck intake for ones on the side. The black prototype has it, but then I am guessing it is just using the GT3 deck. Could be one more differentiation from the GT3 to justify the rumored 50k difference.

martijnvan

Hope they stick to the rear deck intake, as I never really liked the intakes on the rear fenders...
On the other hand if needed to cool rear brakes then so be it.
Agree with you guys that I also would love to see more pronounced wheel arches.
Front fenders on 4.0 were done a lot better than on the 997.2 RS.

FastLaneTurbo

Rear Fender Intakes are required on the Turbos for the Intercoolers to reduce temperature of Compressed Intake Air, but can also be used for both Rear Brake cooling and Transmission radiator cooling on non-Turbocharged cars.

kosmo

Id like to see the ultra wide fenders from the turbo for cooling of brakes/tranny and the fitment of some fat (345mm) tires!

911-AL

+1

CAlexio

My guess is those intakes are fake... Especially how they're silver outlined..

OmahaGT

Hmm. I always appreciated the clean quarter panels that distinguished GT3s from the unnatural turbo models. The new RSR does use the Turbo intakes.

kosmo

are the RSR's side inlets for brakes or engine?