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The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been revealed ahead of Australian arrivals due by the middle of next year – priced from $500,200 plus on-road costs.

Based on the latest 992-generation 911, the new GT3 RS is among the most hardcore road-legal cars to wear a Porsche badge, with more power than the GT3 below it, and racing-derived aerodynamics – with a few tricks taken from Formula One.

Powering the car is a tuned version of the GT3’s familiar 4.0-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six engine, now developing 386kW (525 horsepower) – up 11kW on the ‘standard’ 992 GT3, and 3kW more than the previous-generation ‘991.2’ GT3 RS.

No torque figure has been quoted – though both the current 992 GT3 and previous 991.2 GT3 RS developed 470Nm.

Outputs are sent to the rear wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission – no manual is available, as is Porsche RS tradition – fitted with shorter gear ratios than the GT3, and air intakes under the car to keep the transmission cool on track.

Porsche claims the new 911 GT3 RS is capable of a zero to 100km/h sprint time of 3.2 seconds, towards a top speed of 296km/h in seventh gear.

Making the power boost possible are new camshafts with modified cam profiles, and a single-throttle intake derived from motorsport. The new GT3 RS becomes the most powerful non-turbocharged, road-legal 911 ever sold.

Porsche says a focus of the new 911 GT3 RS’ development was its aerodynamics package, which is more extreme than any road-legal 911 before it, with a number of elements derived from 911 GT3 R and 911 RSR race cars.

Headlining the upgrades is a super-sized version of the GT3’s ‘swan-neck’ rear wing – which places its supports on its top face, reducing drag while maximising the downforce produced on the underside of the spoiler, and features a hydraulically-adjustable flap.

Combined with adjustable elements up front, the GT3 RS is able to offer a Drag Reduction System (DRS) similar to an F1 car, which “flattens out” the front and rear aero elements to minimise drag and optimise straight-line speed on race tracks.

Under heavy braking, the aerodynamic elements adjust to act as ‘airbrakes’, helping to slow the car from warp speed.

In a first for a production Porsche, the adjustable upper section of the rear wing sits higher than the car’s roof – such is the sheer size of the new GT3 RS’ swan-neck spoiler.

Other aerodynamic upgrades include aggressive side blades – with openings in front of each wheel, and inlets behind them to “reduce the dynamic pressure in the wheel arches” – plus enlarged ‘nostrils’ on the ‘bonnet’, fins on the roof to direct air outwards, and a tweaked rear diffuser.

The GT3’s three front radiators have been ditched in favour of a single, centre-mounted angled radiator inspired by 911 race cars, which is claimed to free up space for the active aerodynamic elements – albeit at the cost of the front storage area on other 911 models.

The air intakes behind the doors serve purely to improve aerodynamics – rather than to cool the engine – and there are even new doors with traditional handles in place of the GT3’s power pop-out units, likely shaving off a few grams.

In total, the new ‘992’ GT3 RS is claimed to produce twice as much downforces as the previous 991.2 GT3 RS, or three times more than the current 992 GT3. In numbers, that’s 409kg at 200km/h, or 860kg – nearly an entire Suzuki Swift hatchback – at 285km/h.

Porsche says the 911 GT3 RS weighs in at 1450kg (kerb, according to DIN standards) – thanks to carbon-fibre reinforced plastic for the doors, front wheel arch panels, front decklid, and the sports bucket seats.

Under the skin, the new 911 GT3 RS shares its double-wishbone front suspension with the GT3 – new for the 992 generation – but the track is 29mm wider, and there are new, more aerodynamically-efficient components that actually increase downforce up front by 40kg.

Adaptive suspension is standard equipment, as you’d expect of a modern $500,000 performance car, variable between Normal, Sport and Track modes.

But rather than one switch to pick between a firm or slightly less firm ride, in Track mode GT3 RS drivers can individually adjust the rebound and compression damping of the front and rear suspension in several stages, using a dial on the steering wheel.

Other suspension tweaks include a revised lower front trailing arm, tweaked rear axle components, and an “even more dynamic set-up” for the car’s electronic systems and rear-wheel steering.

Filling the arches are 20-inch front and 21-inch rear centre-locking alloy wheels, wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres believed to be the widest ever fitted to a production 911 (10mm wider than the old GT3 RS), with 275/35 R20 and 335/30 R21 profiles.

The standard-fit steel brakes measure 408x36mm up front and 380mm at the rear, with six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers, with larger pistons than the ‘regular’ GT3.

Buyers can pay extra for carbon-ceramic brake discs, measuring 410mm and 390mm front and rear.

Inside, upgrades over the GT3 include a new steering wheel with a switch for the DRS and four rotary dials to control the adaptive suspension, torque-vectoring rear differential, traction/stability control and drive mode.

A yellow 12 o’clock stripe features on the Race-Tex suede-trimmed steering wheel, while the door handles have been ditched for lighter fabric door pulls, and the traditional door bins scrapped in favour of lighter nets.

Black leather and Race-Tex suede upholstery is available, with the car shown in these official images dressed with red seatbelts, seat inserts and stitching to match its red and white exterior, likely a nod to a similar colour scheme offered on the original 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7.

Delve into the options list and customers can add the no-cost Club Sport Package, which adds a steel roll cage, “handheld” fire extinguisher, and six-point racing harnesses for the driver, all designed for owners who frequent race tracks.

Available as a cost option is the Weissach Package, which adds a carbon-fibre weave finish for the front decklid, roof, some rear wing elements and the mirror caps, and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic for the anti-roll bars, rear coupling rods and rear stiffness panel.

It also includes a carbon-fibre reinforced plastic roll cage – 6kg lighter than the steel version – plus magnet-infused shift paddles from motorsport, which Porsche says deliver “a more precise pressure point and a clearly perceptible click”.

Magnesium wheels are available as an option on cars with the Weissach Package, which are claimed to save a further eight kilograms.

The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is now available to order in Australia, priced from $500,200 plus on-road costs, ahead of first Australian deliveries expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023 (April to June).

In addition to the features offered overseas, Australian-delivered GT3 RS models will be equipped with tinted adaptive LED headlights, auto-dimming side mirrors with rain sensors, a front-axle lift system, rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, digital radio, and a tyre repair kit.