The most track-focused Porsche 911 of the 992 generation makes its debut today to take the GT3 to a new level and earn its “RS” suffix. Spied many times being tested at the Nürburgring, the new flavor of Zuffenhausen’s iconic sports car is going to have one of the craziest aerodynamic packages ever fitted to a road car. The giant rear wing will be the dead giveaway to separate the new derivative from its smaller sibling.
It will also have more scoops and vents than we can count, as well as louvers in the front fenders that will be hard to miss due to their size. Knowing Porsche’s modus operandi, chances are the 911 GT3 RS will shed some weight over the non-RS model and should benefit from an assortment of chassis and suspension tweaks. Engineers could also install upgraded brakes and further tinker with handling.
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Porsche said the 2023 911 GT3 RS will have “around 500 hp,” but that can’t be entirely accurate. Converting the German pferdestarke to horsepower, that means 493 hp, which is around 10 hp less than the standard GT3. Perhaps the true power of the engine is hiding in plain sight, as the license plate above reads “525”. Converting PS to hp would be 518 hp or 25 hp more over the non-RS model.
However, this is just speculation on our part, so it’s best to wait for Porsche to reveal the new 911 GT3 RS. We expect a naturally aspirated boxer six-cylinder boxer engine with a displacement of 4.0 liters to send power to the rear axle via a seven-speed PDK. As for torque, it will have at least the 469 Newton-meters (346 lb-ft) of the regular GT3.
Following the reveal of the GT3, Porsche is planning a few additions to the sports car’s already extensive portfolio. The generation 992.2 aka facelift model is expected to see the introduction of a Safari/Dakar model with higher ground clearance as well as a hybrid model. Ideally, a new GT2 RS is also in sight.
