At this moment, there are more versions available of the Porsche 911,
than some manufacturers have cars in their model range.
The Carrera, the Carrera S, the Carrera 4, GTS,
the Turbo, Turbo S, Targa, Cabrio...
They even produce multiple hardcore 911's.
You've got the atmospheric 911 GT3, which can rev up to 9.000 RPM,
and you've got the GT2 RS with the amazing turbocharged engine, which produces 700 horsepower. All on the back wheels.
But, the range is never completely full, because they've launched this car as a final version.
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS. So what does it add to the GT2 RS?
Well, the answer is pretty simple, because it doesn't add anything.
Having said that, it can almost do the exact same thing as the GT2 RS.
On the Nürburgring Nordschleife, it's only nine seconds slower.
It's nine seconds slower than a GT2 RS, despite the fact it's down 180 horsepower.
So what's the secret? Again, the answer is simple.
In a GT2 RS, you're constantly thinking about how soon you can get...
that 750 Nm of torque and 700 horsepower, on the tarmac as soon as possible.
In a GT3 RS however, you're thinking of how fast you can go in the corners.
Because that answers all questions. Downforce.
This GT3 RS has got a lot of it, it's even got more than the GT2 RS has.
Not by a small amount either, but more like 10% or even 20%,
depending on the way you adjust the aerodynamic parts, because of course they're adjustable for all tracks.
And that's what makes the difference. We're not driving on the Nordschleife right now,
thank god because it's pretty wet and this car is on semi-slicks, with a sort of drawn line acting as tire profile.
And they almost don't do anything in the wet, but even here on the GP-strecke,
you've got a number of very smooth corners. The track has been drying up during the day,
and you'll notice how much tempo you can keep up with. The big hand of the downforce god keeps pushing you down,
and the faster you go, the faster you're able to go.
The GT3 RS comes with some minor changes as well. On a GT3, some parts in the suspension have been replaced by ball bearings,
but on this GT3 RS, they have all been replaced by ball bearings.
That makes it insanely rigid and direct and hardcore...
And that's why this is a machine which requires you to go to the max, even more than in the in the quicker GT2 RS,
it requires maximum control, maximum precision, and you can feel that in everything.
The steering feels fully mechanical, despite the fact it's got four-wheel steering.
It's so incredibly precise, and that engine...
Oh man, that engine! It's such a heavenly noise when you get above 5.000 RPM...
and starts looking for that 520 horsepower.
This morning when it was wet, and we were doing the first laps,
it felt really tricky, because it's very different there as well.
Where the GT3 still has a little edge of understeer to announce...
that you're nearing the edge, this only has understeer which turns into neutral and oversteer...
the moment you try to correct it. It takes so much getting used to,
it takes so much from your attention, but when you're able to pull it off,
this is so incredibly awesome. And that's exactly what a GT3 RS is supposed to be.
That's the added value relative to a GT3, or a GT2 RS.
And if you're able to pull something like that off, in a range which is as excessive as the 911,
that's an incredible performance...