The Porsche 911 GT3 RS does things no road car should be able to do.
After a half century
The GT3 RS is so aero focused that even its front suspension wishbones are profiled to generate downforce.Air is the GT3 RS’s stock-in-trade, the cooling breeze, vivifying oxygen, and crushing downforce that link it directly to the GT3 R racer that glowers in the Silverstone paddock. Andreas Preuninger, head of Porsche GT vehicles, explains the obvious, saying, “From the first look at the GT3 RS, you know: It’s all about aerodynamics.
To pancake the rear end, the swan-neck-suspended wing is 40 percent larger than on the previous RS, with visible pistons hydraulically activating its upper section. A two-piece active front diffuser displaces side radiators, pivoting to increase downforce by up to 80 percent. It works in sync with the rear wing, which is taller than the roof, another production-Porsche first, and also functions as an airbrake.
GT3 RS owners can nerd out with individually adjustable controls for differential locking, damper compression, damper rebound, and traction and stability control.Woolen-gray clouds part for an afternoon stint. My first trip to Silverstone—where damp patches still have the RS losing traction, and mistakes in one hurricane-force corner compound irrevocably—is no time to play F1 hero. But I chase a Porsche factory driver anyhow, nipping 150 mph on the long straight.
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