Emissions regulations recently forced Porsche to reduce torque on the 911 GT3, so the same may happen with the RS
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- The German automaker has refined the car’s rear diffuser and rear bumper.
- Porsche is retaining the current model’s towering rear wing and wheels.
- It seems unlikely the facelifted model will have more power or torque.
Porsche took a bold leap with the 992-generation 911 GT3 RS, creating a track-focused special that looks more like a race car than a road-going sports car. Early next year, the German firm will unveil the updated 992.2 and while it’ll look mostly the same as the current model, some visual and aero tweaks will inevitably be made.
This blacked-out prototype was recently spotted by our spy photographers near the Nurburgring, and while this isn’t our first time seeing the 992.2 model, this car does without the camouflage of previous testers. Porsche has decided to largely stick with the bold aero elements of the existing 911 GT3 RS, although an entirely new rear fascia has been crafted for the car, no doubt to boost downforce even further.
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The most obvious change is the new diffuser. Whereas the one in the current car has six fins, this latest model has eight fins. Additionally, these fins aren’t positioned completely vertically and sit at an angle. Positioned in the center appear to be slightly larger tailpipes, and our spy photographers say two additional tailpipes will exit out of the diffuser itself.
The rear bumper has also been altered and looks a little more refined, while the reflectors have been repositioned.
Elsewhere, the car looks mostly the same as the existing car, and appears to rock an unchanged rear wing and the same aerodynamic fins running along the roof. Porsche has also retained the same side air vents, front quarter panel louvers, and the same front bumper.
Continuing to power the new model will be Porsche’s beloved 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six. The updated 992.2 GT3 also retains this engine, but emissions regulations forced Porsche to reduce torque from 346 lb-ft (470 Nm) to 331 lb-ft, though `it managed to retain the same 502 hp. The existing GT3 RS has 518 hp and 465 Nm, but it’s possible that the regulations could trigger a small drop in torque.
