Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2012
The brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is able to race. The top mannequin of Porsche Motorsport's buyer racing automobiles will head into the 2012 season with extensive modifications. Significantly striking at first look are the modifications to the physique: the width of the new 911 GT3 RSR has grown by 48 millimetres. Built to conform to the A.C.O. "LM" GTE laws, the 911 represents the crowning pinnacle of a variety of successful customer sport race automobiles which might be primarily based on the 997 sort 911 GT3 RS road sports activities car.
Powering the brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is a particularly efficient six-cylinder boxer engine with a four-litre capacity. With a compulsory air-restrictor, it generates 460 hp (338 kW) and drives the 310 millimetre vast rear wheels. The diameter of the entrance wheels has increased by 30 mm to now measure 680 millimetres. The Porsche sequential six-pace gearbox is operated through paddle shifts on the steering wheel.
The nose and rear panels are adapted to the flared front and rear wheel arches, as are the door sill and the wheel arch coverings. The aerodynamic concept is complemented by a brand new ducting of the intake air. Openings within the rear facet sections, as identified from the turbo variants of the Porsche 911, change the air scoop on the engine hood, which is similar to the 911 GT2 RS road sports activities car.
The new 911 GT3 RSR could be raced on the Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Le Mans Series, the American Le Mans Series in addition to the International GT Open and in other sequence and races.
"Our customer teams can anticipate a technically mature, high efficiency race car with which they will be extremely competitive at international long distance races," assures Hartmut Kristen, Head of Porsche Motorsport. "Our check programme on varied international race tracks is at present operating at full speed. We are more than happy with the automobile's efficiency and driveability."
The brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR will probably be delivered to buyer squads all over the world from January 2012. The selling value is 498,000 Euro plus worth added tax of the respective countries.
