Consolidated 991RS thread
02-20-2015, 12:11 PM
#4594
02-20-2015, 01:33 PM
#4598
Dear P if your sister can deliver a 5.2L V10 !! in only 1400 1450Kg
Can we expect you having close to half the cylinders less torque
much less HP NoR the all wheel drive system to deliver a 1330kg 991 RS?
or if you really cant because your chassis is steel based
And we know that steel chassis at same or close weight is much Much
better than Alu chassis so let s forget 1330kg RS in reality you did better at the end but give us at least 550HP to keep us beating our sisters on R8??
Can we expect you having close to half the cylinders less torque
much less HP NoR the all wheel drive system to deliver a 1330kg 991 RS?
or if you really cant because your chassis is steel based
And we know that steel chassis at same or close weight is much Much
better than Alu chassis so let s forget 1330kg RS in reality you did better at the end but give us at least 550HP to keep us beating our sisters on R8??
I fully share the opinion that the RS with 500 HP and 1.390 kg will clearly be behind the other new toys like new R8, 488 GTB, 675L LT & co.
OK, the downforce should be better on the RS but it sucks to be passed by these cars on straights and not sure that the downforce will really allow us to get better lap times at the end with these hp monster
02-20-2015, 02:12 PM
#4600
Race Director
I believe the 1400KG wet on the RS will be only 1/4 a tank (smaller tank option) and in a light spec. There is a thread on here where someone weighed their 991 GT3 with LWBs and 3/4 tank (extended tank option) at 3,300 lbs. I think they had 25 lbs of gear in the car so call it 3,300 lbs total.
I plan on getting my RS in as light a spec as possible (PCCB, LWBs, radio delete etc) and one of the first things I want to do is put it on the scales.
I plan on getting my RS in as light a spec as possible (PCCB, LWBs, radio delete etc) and one of the first things I want to do is put it on the scales.
I don't know about the thread you refer to where someone weighed their GT3. However, according to Porsche the 991 GT3 in standard spec weighs 3153 lbs with a full tank of fuel. This tracks reasonably closely with Car and Driver's measured weight of 3197 pounds, with options including CS package and a full tank of fuel.
Comparing apples to apples, I think the 1400KG weight for Porsche's RS will be to the same DIN standard as all their other cars; no options, all fluids, full tank of fuel.
02-20-2015, 02:16 PM
#4601
I fully share the opinion that the RS with 500 HP and 1.390 kg will clearly be behind the other new toys like new R8, 488 GTB, 675L LT & co.
OK, the downforce should be better on the RS but it sucks to be passed by these cars on straights and not sure that the downforce will really allow us to get better lap times at the end with these hp monster
Don't get me wrong - it'll be a great car, but now it's seeming a bit behind the times.
02-20-2015, 02:21 PM
#4602
Rennlist Member
I think Mike is correct on this. No options should also include the 4 way sofas and not the buckets which will obviously take some weight out of the car.
02-20-2015, 02:22 PM
#4603
Exactly my opinion too! This sucks for about 200K€ .
But can't Porsche still push the engine in direction of 550 hp until Geneva now that the other beasts are out and that the gap to them is huge in terms of power
?
.But can't Porsche still push the engine in direction of 550 hp until Geneva now that the other beasts are out and that the gap to them is huge in terms of power
?
02-20-2015, 02:25 PM
#4604
Race Director
Actually.. You will see it in a video as this car will be in the hands of very few
02-20-2015, 02:26 PM
#4605
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interesting....over at ferrarichat there is a lot of whining on the design of the 488GTB, the performance plus is taken for granted. here it is the performance of the RS that is in doubt....nobody worries about its design::
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