The Porsche 911 GT3 RS is a 2 door coupé style car with a rear positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Porsche's 997 family of cars.
It is powered by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 444 bhp (450 PS/331 kW) of power at 7900 rpm, and maximum torque of 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 6750 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1370 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 310 km/h (193 mph), official fuel consumption is 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 314.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2355 mm | 92.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4460 mm | 175.6 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1370 kg | 3020 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 38.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.07 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3797 cc (231.707 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.7 × 76.4 mm
4.04 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 450 PS (444 bhp) (331 kW) at 7900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 6750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 87.2 kW/litre 118.6 ps/litre 116.9 bhp/litre 1.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
113.25 Nm/litre
1.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1423.1 kPa (206.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 8 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 632.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 2.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 11.9 s
@ 118.7 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 310 km/h (193 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 328.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 PS/kg 241.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 kW/kg 324.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.14 kg/kW 6.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.4/9.6/13.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/10.4/7.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.6/29.4/21.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.1/24.5/17.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 314.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 325/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 202961 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 997 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RS added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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