As the name would suggest, this
latest limited-edition 911 packs a 4.0-liter flat-six derived from the
911 GT3 RSR racer, complete with forged pistons, titanium connecting
rods and a crankshaft pulled directly from its track-bred descendent.
The result is the most powerful NA 911 to date, with 500 horsepower
peaking at 8,250 rpm and maximum torque – 339 pound-feet – coming in at
5,750 rpm.
That massive engine partnered with a host of lightweight kit (carbon
fiber buckets, front fenders, luggage compartment lid and
"weight-optimized" carpets) allows the 2,998-pound (wet, mind) GT3 RS
4.0 to run to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, crack 124 mph in less than 12
seconds and top out at 193 mph.
A six-speed manual is the only gearbox available and the Carrara (their
spelling) White paint comes standard, along with central twin exhausts,
massive rear wing and the first production application of air deflection
vanes on both sides of the front bumper (dubbed "flics") to improve
stability and exert an extra 426 pounds of downforce at speed.
And before you ask, the RS 4.0 ran the Nürburgring in 7 minutes and 27
seconds, putting it in contention for one of the fastest production cars
ever run around the Nordschleife.