The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is in another league.
To pancake the rear end, the swan-neck-suspended wing is 40 percent larger than the previous RS, its upper section hydraulically activated by visible pistons. With those side radiators eliminated, a two-piece active front diffuser takes their place, pivoting to increase downforce by up to 80 percent. It works in sync with the rear wing that’s taller than the roof, another production-Porsche first, that also functions as an air brake.
There’s actually a bit more drag than the 991.2-gen RS. But the vast spectrum from the most-slippery profile to full downforce is in sight of GTE racers, and a new league for a street-going Porsche. How new? At 177 mph, max downforce of 1,895 pounds more than doubles that of the last RS, and triples a standard GT3. It exceeds the McLaren Senna’s pavement push by 131 pounds.The racing gods, or unjust British weathermen, dampen my initial track foray, pissing rain on the historic 3.
Woolen-gray clouds part for an afternoon stint. On my first-ever trip to Silverstone, where damp patches still have the RS losing traction, and mistakes in one hurricane-force corner compound irrevocably, it’s no time to play F1 hero. But I chase a Porsche factory driver anyhow, nipping 150 mph on the long straight. This RS generates tremendous mechanical grip, even on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, versus the ultra-aggressive Cup 2 R’s we’d be using on a drier, toastier surface.
I’m not usually big on right-seat hot laps with pro drivers; they tend to feel like what I’m doing, only faster. I almost never write about them. A trip around a full F1 circuit with Jörg Bergmeister is different. The former Porsche works driver, LeMans GT-class winner and five-time-consecutive ALMS champ led driving development for the RS, and may know it more intimately than anyone alive.
The GT3 RS has more bandwidth than any other showroom 911. It’s an onion with many sulfuric layers that will require time, skill and patience to peel, and tears for drivers who skip steps and overestimate their abilities. As for collectors and dilettantes who will happily overpay for one and barely scratch its speedy surface — or never once drive on track — to them, I wish a 911 Cabriolet with Comfort seats and leather air vents. For myself, a GT3 RS, and a long residency at Silverstone.
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