micahbones

Excellent article IMO with some interesting suspension/geometry details:

http://magazine.windingroad.com/issue/56/

Larry Cable

gotta love the red "RS 3.8" stitching on the CS seat headrests!

Serge944

Nice read. I really like the grey/gold color scheme. It's subtle (for an RS).

triode

Car magazine also has an RS review this issue. Unfortunately it was snowing a bit and the driver could only form partial impressions - but enough to say that it was a big step up in involvement and aero over the base GT3.

Should start to see a lot of RS tests in the various mags now...

NJ-GT

Don't try 90 mph in 2nd gear, you will surely blow the valvetrain in the RS.

micahbones

Couple facts about which I was not previously aware, although most of you probably were.

"The ride is also uncannily supple for something so outright quick. RS Project Leader Andreas Preuninger,
says he and his team took a lot of time making sure the dampers allowed the springs to move before stiffening
up. Put another way, they decided from the outset that the RS didn't have to be rock hard to be quick."

"Crucially, the change in roll axis has also geometrically added some weight to the front wheels, and it is this--
combined with the wider front track and wider front tires--that make the biggest difference to the feel of this car."

The first point almost sounds Lotus-esque in suspension philosophy.

Nizer

Best review to date. Looking forward to 911 & Porsche World's review in next months issue.

wurlie

Interesting to note that a lot of the benefits were enabled by the Dynamic Engine Mounts.
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Nizer

Actually, I think Mark Hales is doing the 911 & Porsche World review so these could be very similar.

Apex GT

Can not wait to test it myself. I am really interested to feel the difference in the gear ratio.

mooty

indeed, i am surprised and confused as well.
i would have guessed that solid mount would be best for track use. however, it seems to imply in the article that dynamic mount works even better for track as well.

Jon70

I agree in that a solid mount would be better on the track, but likely terrible on the street. I think if a car is to be used as a dual purpose street/track, compromises need to be made. Semisolid or dynamic mounts are the only option if one chooses something stiffer if the car is also to be used on the street.

cfjan

Mooty, where did it say that it is better than solid mount on the track? I quickly re-read it but didn't get that.. ? (Maybe I missed it somewhere..)