With the 911 GT3 in RS spec getting ready to be officially unveiled in the near future, information regarding its propulsion is bound to take a lot of Porsche fans by surprise. According to Porsche’s chief of R&D Wolfgang Hatz, the upcoming 911 GT3 RS will be powered by an all-new, naturally-aspirated, flat-six engine. In an interview he gave the Brits from Auto Express at NAIAS 2015 in Detroit, Hatz let it slip that the new hardcore Porsche model will be the first car to feature the new powerplant, with the engine eventually working its way into other 911 variants.
Recent reports about the 911 range getting some new turbocharged engines with four and/or six cylinders are still on the table, but Porsche’s R&D chief apparently insisted that those will only be used on lesser models. In other words, the Boxster, Cayman and a yet-to-be-confirmed 912 entry-level version of the 911 will be the only ones receiving them.
Getting back to the 2016 911 GT3 RS, it seems that although a manual transmission hasn’t been completely ruled out, the PDK dual-clutch transmission from the regular GT3 will be the only gearbox available in the beginning, with Hatz even quoting some pleased GT3 customers which said that they have been converted. Unlike the normal GT3, which is also mildly comfortable when required, the RS variant should literally feel like a racing car for the road. "Performance has to be the main objective. Customers love the current GT3. The RS has to be the peak. The 991 GT3 was very much a surprise for everybody because it’s a very useable car for every day. The GT3 RS will be more extreme," Wolfgang Hatz told Auto Express.
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS To Get A Brand New Engine originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 19:00 EST.
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