Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2010) CAR review

This is Porsche's new 911 GT3 RS, a harder and faster version of the already hard and fast GT3. Traditionally it's the best Porsche 911 variant - the GT2 is often too extreme and the turbo'd engine lacks aural delight - so what's the new one like? Read on for CAR's first drive review.

So it's a Porsche 911 GT3 that's even more extreme?

Oh yes. The 3.8 flat-six up from 3.6-litres in the previous 997 RS  produces 444bhp at 7900rpm, an increase of 15bhp (at 300rpm higher) over the GT3. That means 117bhp/litre, and while the torque output of 317lb ft is unchanged, it too is produced at higher revs.