Porsche 911 GT3 RS vs Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Picture of Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997 facelift)

Category	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
Engine layout	3.8 l B6	4.0 l B6
Max power (ps / bhp)	450 / 444	500 / 493
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	430 / 317	460 / 339
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1400 / 3086	1396 / 3078
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	321 / 317	358 / 354
Average price	€157,000	€184,000
Auto insurance group	50	50

Lap Times

Track	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
Sachsenring	1:34.75	1:33.80
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Club	1:21.78	1:20.30
Laguna Seca (post 1988)	1:36.77	1:33.10
Fuji Speedway (post 2005)	1:54.26	1:51.30
Hockenheim Short	1:09.50	1:09.50
Nürburgring Nordschleife	7:33.00	7:27.00
SportAuto wet handling test	1:36.60	1:40.10
Bedford Autodrome West Circuit (06/2008 - 05/2015)	1:21.90	1:21.00

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
0 - 30 mph	1.6 s	1.4 s
0 - 40 mph	2.0 s	1.9 s
0 - 50 mph	3.1 s	2.9 s
0 - 60 mph	3.5 s	3.6 s
0 - 70 mph	4.6 s	4.4 s
0 - 80 mph	6.0 s	5.7 s
0 - 90 mph	7.1 s	6.8 s
0 - 100 mph	7.9 s	7.8 s
0 - 110 mph	10.0 s	9.8 s
0 - 120 mph	11.6 s	11.4 s
Est. 1/8 mile	8.3 s @ 102.5 mph	8.2 s @ 101.9 mph
1/4 mile	11.8 s	11.8 s

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
0 - 40 kph	1.2 s	1.2 s
0 - 50 kph	1.4 s	1.6 s
0 - 60 kph	2.1 s	1.9 s
0 - 80 kph	2.9 s	2.9 s
0 - 100 kph	3.7 s	3.6 s
0 - 120 kph	5.0 s	4.9 s
0 - 130 kph	5.7 s	5.9 s
0 - 140 kph	6.6 s	6.4 s
0 - 160 kph	7.9 s	7.9 s
0 - 180 kph	10.4 s	9.8 s
0 - 200 kph	11.6 s	11.5 s
1000 m	21.1 s @ 250.0 kph	21.2 s @ 250.0 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
60 - 100 kph (4)	4.0 s	4.2 s
60 - 100 kph (5)	5.3 s	5.6 s
80 - 120 kph (4)	4.0 s	3.8 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	5.1 s	5.1 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	6.4 s	6.8 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	7.9 s	7.3 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	10.6 s	9.8 s
80 - 160 kph (6)	15.0 s	13.5 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	8.3 s	8.2 s

Braking distance

Speed	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
100 kph - 0	32 m (105 ft)	32 m (105 ft)
190 kph - 0	121 m (397 ft)	121 m (397 ft)
200 kph - 0	127 m (418 ft)	126 m (412 ft)
60 mph - 0	30 m (98 ft)	33 m (109 ft)

General performance

Category	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
Top speed	310 kph (193 mph)	315 kph (196 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0	11.7 s @ 820 ft	11.8 s @ 840 ft
Est. max acceleration	0.77 g (8 m/s²)	0.80 g (8 m/s²)
18m slalom	74.7 kph (46.4 mph)	73.6 kph (45.7 mph)
36m slalom	146.0 kph (90.7 mph)	143.0 kph (88.9 mph)
Fuel economy	9.4 l/100 km (25 mpg US / 30 UK)	9.4 l/100 km (25 mpg US / 30 UK)
Lateral acceleration	1.08 g (11 m/s²)	1.04 g (10 m/s²)
Downforce @ 200 kph	60 kg (132 lbs)	72 kg (159 lbs)
Downforce @ 300 kph	160 kg (353 lbs)	170 kg (375 lbs)

Summary

Category	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	911 GT3 RS 4.0
Track Performance	97	100
Straight line speed	96	100
Overall	97	100

Verdict

911 GT3 RS 4.0 is the fastest by a small margin.

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QA51M 13y ago

someone needs to fix this, these numbers must be wrong

porschakias 14y ago

New Porsche 911 gt3 rs 4.0 has got 500 HP it is impossible to lose in the drag race against the 911 gt3 rs (facelift) who has got 450 HP and surely has got better numbers 0-100 km/h 0-200 km/h than the 911 gt3 rs (facelift)