2013 Porsche Sports Cars 918 RSR Race Car
13-year-old
WCF member and Porschephile, porschecarreragtmay6, has created some
renderings of a Porsche 918 RSR race car. Based on the 918 Spyder
concept, the pictures show a hardcore coupe, wearing some classic
Porsche liveries, designed to compete in the GT1 class.
2013 Porsche Sports Cars 918 RSR Race Car
Although
these renderings were created back in March, shortly after the 918
Spyder's surprise unveiling in Geneva, they provide a potential glimpse
of a race spec 918 in the wake of recent reports that Porsche will field
the 918 Spyder at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring in 2011.
The
2013 Porsche 918 RSR Race Car comes with 2 electric motors and a 500hp
V8 from the “RS Spyder” LMP-2 car. The 918 RSR Race Car will drop the
electric motors, but will retain the KERs and 500 hp V8. Since GT1
regulated no more than 600 hp, Porsche may remove air-restrictors from
the engine to boost the output to 600hp.
As
a refresher, the 918 Spyder concept featured a 368 kW (500 PS / 493 hp)
V8 engine and three electric motors with a total of 160 kW (218 PS /
215 hp). Packing a combined 528 kW (718 PS / 708 hp), the Spyder sent
power through a PDK dual-clutch gearbox (with an electric boost
function) to an electric all-wheel drive system.
The
918 RSR model will race the same competitions as the classical 917 race
car. It will drop the electric motors, but will retain the KERS and the
500hp V8. Since the GT1 regulates no more than 600hp, Porsche may
remove air-restrictors from the engine to boost the output to 600hp. The
"918 RSR" will be able to hit a top speed of 200mph and will make the 0
to 60 mph sprint in than 3.0 seconds.
It
will feature a wider track, redesigned front and rear diffusers, as
well as a fixed hard-top roof and a huge rear wing. The liveries on
these images were created based off of the classic Porsche liveries and
designed to compete in the GT1 class.
The
Porsche 918 RSR Race Car will top in the 200mph range and will reach
62mph in less than 3.0 seconds, possibly 2.8 seconds. The weight will be
around 1,240 kilos, 2,730 lbs.
The
weight loss will comes from the loss of the batteries stripped interior
and loss of amenities even more extensive use of carbon fiber and a
reconstruction of body work.
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