Car Magazine tests the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and describes it as "intoxicating"

There is no journalist, blogger or enthusiast in the motoring world who wouldn’t give up their shirt for the chance to test any variant of a Porsche (well, maybe not all of them). And on those occasions, objectivity goes out the window and the test becomes an almost-limit adrenaline thrill. The editors of Car Magazine summed all this up in a single word that seems to suit the 911 GT3 RS perfectly: intoxicating.

Although the GT3 RS doesn’t come with a PDK transmission like some of its siblings, the six-speed manual gearbox is no disappointment at all. Shifts are made using a clutch pedal that is said to be a little heavy, but that’s how it should be, since it’s a characteristic of sports clutches. Once seated behind the wheel of the GT3 RS, rearward visibility isn’t especially good: when glancing in the rear-view mirrors, the gigantic rear wing fills the entire field of view, unless there’s a BMW behind the Porsche.

For £100,000 you can buy a 911 GT3 RS in Great Britain, which is not a small sum, but you’d almost go unnoticed among hardcore Porsche fans. The base car is delivered in white and, if you wish, can be bought with minimal extras, going without the radio, for example. As they rightly say, if you don’t have a radio you can hear the marvellous 3.6 better. But on the other hand, going unnoticed doesn’t seem like a quality of someone spending around €120,000 on a Porsche, nor is it about saving money with this whim-buy. For around €140,000 or €150,000 (always referring to the native market of Car Magazine) you get the GT3 RS dressed for the occasion, with a much bolder colour combination.

The final verdict, besides being “intoxicating”, is that despite the missteps of Porsche (like the Cayenne and perhaps the Panamera?), the GT3 RS is a car to celebrate. It doesn’t earn the maximum rating because its practicality is limited, but I don’t think many people will care about one star more or less. After all, this Porsche is a true race car that feels very much at home on the track and not off it.

Via | Car Magazine