This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a mid mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The Porsche 718 Spyder RS belongs to the 982 range of cars from Porsche.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 493 bhp (500 PS/368 kW) at 8400 rpm and 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 6750 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1485 kg.
The Porsche 718 Spyder RS is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 308 km/h (191 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2482 mm | 97.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4418 mm | 173.9 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1252 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 79 mm | 3.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1485 kg | 3274 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.97 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102 × 81.5 mm
4.02 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 500 PS (493 bhp) (368 kW) at 8400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 6750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 92 kW/litre 125.1 ps/litre 123.4 bhp/litre 2.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
112.61 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1415.1 kPa (205.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 9000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 666 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 7.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 308 km/h (191 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 336.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 PS/kg 247.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 331.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.04 kg/kW 6.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 294.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 20 ET61 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11.0J x 20 ET50 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/35 ZR 20 95Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 ZR 20 101Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 408 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 797082 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 982 | ||
| RAC rating | 38.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2023 Porsche 718 Spyder RS added 2023-05-17. Last modified 2024-10-27. |
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