Car of the Month – September, 2024
2023 Porsche GT3 RS “Tribute to Carrera RS”
2023 Porsche GT3 RS “Tribute to Carrera RS”
Engine 4.0-liter overhead cam, flat 6
Horsepower 518 hp @ 8,500 rpm, torque 342 ft-lbs of torque @ 6,300 rpm
Transmission 7 speed PDK dual-clutch automatic
Curb weight 3,957 lbs
0-60 mph 2.7 seconds
1/4 mile time 10.9 seconds
Top speed 184 mph
Number built 150
MSRP price $312,550.00
Fifty years ago, the world knew the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 as Germany’s fastest sports car. It began as a homologation special and featured many technological innovations. It was the most powerful version of the first-generation 911 and was available from the factory with wheels and graphics in Viper Green and the first “Duck Tail” on a Porsche.
Porsche’s new 2023 “Tribute to Carrera RS” package is exclusive to U.S. customers and uses as its starting point the 911 GT3 RS equipped with the Weissach Package. Specially colored “Exclusive Manufacturer” elements include magnesium wheels painted in Viper Green, brake calipers in High Gloss Black, as well as Viper Green mirror caps, GT3 RS side graphics, a special RS logo on the wing end plates featuring the American flag, “PORSCHE” script on the underside of the wing and a GT3 RS graphic on the rear bumper.
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is the most extreme street-legal 911 model yet. Its 4.0-liter naturally aspirated Boxster six-cylinder engine generates 518 hp and revs to 9,000 rpm. That power is routed exclusively to the rear wheels via a seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission. Making extensive use of motorsport-derived aerodynamics, it generates more than 900 lbs. of downforce at 124 mph and 1,895 lbs. of downforce at 177 mph.
This is the first example of a 911 GT3 RS with active aerodynamics, a feature that is used to offer incredible levels of downforce, provide deceleration assistance by creating an air brake, and cut aerodynamic drag by offering a Drag Reduction System (DRS). All this combined to enable the car to achieve a stunning 6:44.848 lap on the Nürburgring racetrack, a time faster than the stock GT2 RS and 918 Spyder with 200-350 less horsepower. Amazing Car!