Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Rumor: Porsche Will Build an Ultra-Hardcore 911 GT3 RSR
Think of it as a roadgoing WEC race car
A little bit after we heard all the details about the upcoming 911 R, the manual-only, GT3-powered 911, we heard another rumor that piqued our interest: Porsche is going to build a wild, even more hardcore GT3 RS that will be a roadgoing version of the WEC car.
While some of our sources have told us that they have not heard about this car or seen it on any future 911 product plans, our source is adamant that a ridiculous version of the GT3 RS, possibly dubbed GT3 RSR, is on the way.
Supposedly the car will be a "roadgoing WEC race car," which means it'll have no creature comforts and be barely comfortable enough to get you to the track. It would be powered by the 4.0 H6 from the GT3 RS, but be lighter and even more focused, much how the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 was a more focused version of the 997 GT3 RS.
Rumor has it that Porsche already has GT3 RS's with even less sound deadening and weight that made them even faster on the track that could serve as prototypes for these RSRs.
Will it exist? We're putting this one in the maybe file, but we sure hope it comes to fruition.
Source: Road and Track