Passion Blog: The Porsche 911 992 GT3RS

I know I have written mainly about electric cars over the past few passion blogs, but for this week we are talking about a gas car. Not just any gas car, but one of the most respected gas supercars: the Porsche 911 GT3RS. I will specifically be writing about the new 992 version of the GT3RS as it just came out last year.

The Porsche car brand is one of the most respected car brands in the world. Porsche has top-notch build quality, a timeless design, outstanding performance, and a price that is better compared to other luxury car brands. When car experts are asked to choose between Ferrari and Lamborghini, most of them preface their answer by saying they would rather pick Porsche instead. Porsche makes a variety of cars, from sedans, SUVs, crossovers, along with supercars. They do have an electric car, the Porsche Taycan, but I believe Teslas are much better than that.

For all Porsche models, there is a base version, followed by a sport, GTS, Turbo, Turbo S, and some even have a Turbo GT version. As you progress through the versions, the sportiness and cosmetic features of the car improve, but the price also goes up. For example, the base model Macan starts at about $65k, but a fully loaded Macan Turbo S can cost over $130k.

The Porsche 911 is one of the most respected supercars for the price as it has a lot of power along with the timeless design and good build quality like I talked about earlier. The highest version of the 911 is the Porsche 911 GT3RS, which is a race car mainly meant for the track, but is also allowed to be driven on the road. Previous versions of the GT3RS have broken lap records on the Nurburgring, a famous track in Germany.

This new version of the GT3RS, the 992 GT3RS, starts at over $230k, yet it is already sold out and you need to have some good connections to get an allocation. Unlike other supercars that have resorted to a turbo-based engine, this car continues to have a high revving naturally aspirated 518 horsepower engine that sounds amazing and allows the car to go 0-60 in about 3 seconds. This 992 version also features a large wing in the back. The interesting part, though, is that the wing is not fixed. The angle and degree can be controlled by the instrument cluster in the car, so the driver can adjust the wing based on the road conditions. If there is a corner coming up, the wing may come up to help with downforce and braking into the corner, but if there is a straight line, the wing can completely open using the Drag Reduction System (DRS) to allow the car to reach maximum speed in the short amount of time and distance.

The car’s design is also updated to match the current lineup of 911 cars, with improved laser headlights, a lightbar tail light that looks amazing at night, along with that carbon fiber wing that I was talking about earlier. Overall, this is one of the best supercars in its price category, which explains why it is very hard to get an allocation. This is definitely a dream car and something on my bucket list that I hope to achieve.