Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 boasts largest engine in range

Porsche announced the launch of its all new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, a street legal variant of the 911 GT3 track-only race car. According to Porsche, the model, which is limited to just 600 units, shall debut boasting the biggest engine among the entire 911 series – a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre 6-cylinder horizontally-opposed motor rated at 500 hp at 8,250 rpm and 460 Nm torque at 5,750 rpm.

The engine is said to be having the same crankshafts as in the racing car’s engine while the forged pistons’ connecting rods are made out of titanium. The car can only be had with a 6-speed manual transmission exclusively designed to cope with the fury of the powerful engine.

Porsche claims that the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 can do the 0-100 kph in just under 4 seconds from standstill and crosses 200 kph in under 12 seconds. It has completed a lap around the famous German Nürburgring circuit in 7:27 minutes -– well ahead of Porsche’s own 911 GT2 and 911 GT3 RS 3.8 while trailing behind the Lexus LF-A and the Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec.

In pursuit of achieving stratospheric driving dynamics, Porsche has designed the GT3 RS 4.0 using lightweight components such as bucket seats, carbon-fibre bonnet and front wings and plastic rear windows to ensure optimum weight reduction, while using suspension components from the racing car itself. Other characteristics include low center of gravity, large rear wing and an aerodynamically-optimised body. The lateral front air deflection vanes, first on a production Porsche, increase downforce on the front axle. Also aided by a steeply-inclined rear wing, aerodynamic forces exert an additional 190 kg ensuring the 911 GT3 RS 4.0 is glued to the tarmac.

The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 will be available for sale in the GCC in July 2011, with a base price of Dhs 682,000.

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