Porsche used the backdrop of this 12 months’s Rennsport Reunion at Laguna Seca to debut its final 911 observe automotive, the brand new 911 GT3 R Rennsport.

The automotive is a restricted version primarily based on Porsche’s 911 GT3 R race automotive, with simply 77 destined to be constructed and every carrying a price ticket of $1,046,000. As a result of it did not have any racing laws to fulfill, the automotive is without doubt one of the most track-capable 911s ever constructed. Porsche unveiled the same creation, the trendy 935, on the earlier Rennsport Reunion held in 2018.

Though primarily based on the 911 GT3 R, the design crew, led by Grant Larson and Thorsten Klein, who’re accountable for low-volume automotive initiatives at Porsche, gave the automotive just a little extra width and visually stretched the size. Solely the hood and roof stay from the GT3 R.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

Key particulars embrace the brand new design for the intakes up entrance, the digicam system that has changed the standard facet mirrors, and the rear wing whose design is impressed by the well-known 935/77 fielded by Brumos Racing.

There’s additionally no lacking the bespoke 18-inch center-lock wheels from BBS. They arrive wrapped in bespoke Michelin tires with a particular compound that improves warm-up and drivability in comparison with rival tires, in accordance with Porsche. Housed throughout the wheels are highly effective AP aluminum monobloc racing brakes that use pads lined with titanium backing plates, a function that helps save roughly 2.2 kilos of unsprung mass.

Energy comes from a 4.2-liter flat-6, similar to within the GT3 R. Nevertheless, with none laws to observe, the engineers have been in a position to increase energy to a peak 611 hp, up from the GT3 R’s most 557 hp. The engine revs to 9,400 rpm and options specifically designed pistons and camshafts.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

The sound the automotive makes can be paying homage to the sound of the previous 911 RSR race vehicles, in accordance with Porsche. Nevertheless, the sound will rely upon what exhaust system is provided. There are three, two of which function catalytic converters and mufflers to scale back the amount for circuits with nostril restrictions.

The chassis is essentially the identical as within the GT3 R and comes with five-way adjustable dampers from KW. Additional changes to the suspension will be made utilizing shims, which Porsche mentioned permits for high-quality changes to be made with out the necessity for prolonged measurements of the suspension. Drive goes to the rear wheels by way of a 6-speed sequential transmission with revised gearing in comparison with the GT3 R, together with a sixth gear that permits the highest pace to come back in 12 mph greater than the shorter FIA-mandated gear ratio of the GT3 R.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport

Inside, distinctive particulars embrace screens to show data from the facet cameras, particular graphics within the central show, and a limited-edition quantity on the instrument panel. Porsche has additionally included an ambient lighting bundle that matches the color-adjustable important headlights.

For the outside, consumers will be capable to selected from seven commonplace colours plus three particular designs impressed by racing liveries. One in every of these is named Flacht Design, which incorporates a pink and white coloration scheme impressed by the colours historically utilized by Porsche Motorsport. The title comes from the Flacht space of Weissach, the place Porsche’s motorsport division is situated.