2015 Porsche 991 GT3 RS spy photos
05-10-2014, 11:45 PM
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05-11-2014, 12:12 AM
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05-11-2014, 12:26 AM
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05-11-2014, 03:52 AM
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you can see the steering wheel in the second shot and it is in a position that would allow you to see the paddles if any (wheel is turned so that 3 o clock is now at 12).
05-11-2014, 09:40 AM
#96
That would make the most sense but why would they hide them if they are nothing new? As someone pointed out earlier, the rear section of the front fenders are taped so perhaps there are some different style aero/vents front and back.
05-11-2014, 10:43 AM
#97
I'm not really sure why either, Sam, but here's my explanation. Most of what they're disguising has been done before in some form: double bubble roof (?like 997 sport classic), hood vent (?RSR or older RS), wing end plates (?suspect very similar to 991 GT3, based on what's visible on the insides behind the taped-on rectangles), rear bumper vents (?997 RS), rear fender intakes (?RSR, since I'm assuming they're using the Turbo intakes as disguise). Only the front fender vents would be new (that was my post with a wild guess on these, so I could be way off...). I would say that it's the sum total of all these details that define the RS design language, and they don't want to make it too obvious or at the very least have not been authorized to drive in public without some camo.
05-11-2014, 12:01 PM
#99
Burning Brakes
Those wheels look like at 20's to me. The clearance to the PCCB rotors at the front looks the same as the clearance on my 20" wheels for one thing. Also, unless they created a new 19" wheel that looks identical to the forged GT3 wheel but in a 19" size with a different barrel diameter, there's no way the front PCCB calipers will clear the wheel. I can barely fit the tip of my finger between the wheel and caliper on my car. Just sayin'....
Curious that the development cars are running the Sport Maxx.....given that to date so few standard GT3s were delivered with them...
05-11-2014, 02:33 PM
#100
I'm not really sure why either, Sam, but here's my explanation. Most of what they're disguising has been done before in some form: double bubble roof (?like 997 sport classic), hood vent (?RSR or older RS), wing end plates (?suspect very similar to 991 GT3, based on what's visible on the insides behind the taped-on rectangles), rear bumper vents (?997 RS), rear fender intakes (?RSR, since I'm assuming they're using the Turbo intakes as disguise). Only the front fender vents would be new (that was my post with a wild guess on these, so I could be way off...). I would say that it's the sum total of all these details that define the RS design language, and they don't want to make it too obvious or at the very least have not been authorized to drive in public without some camo.
05-11-2014, 02:54 PM
#101
Race Director
There were rumors of 21" rears on the car so you're probably right. I was focused more on the fronts and the clearance to the brakes. Should have said that the wheels were at least 20's, but surely not 19's.
05-14-2014, 08:37 AM
#102
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Orange, 21" big wing, more power. Told you so in the Consolidated RS thread....
I'm still not ruling out a Turbo. It looks like a Turbo, all new German performance cars are Turbo, the new Cayman GT? R? is a 4Cyl turbo..
I'm still not ruling out a Turbo. It looks like a Turbo, all new German performance cars are Turbo, the new Cayman GT? R? is a 4Cyl turbo..
Last edited by TRAKCAR; 05-14-2014 at 10:45 AM.
