Porsche Has Just Teased The New, Probably Mid-Engine 911 RSR

In two day's time Porsche will reveal its new RSR race car, which - if you believe the rumours - will be mid-engined...
Porsche Has Just Teased The New, Probably Mid-Engine 911 RSR

The Porsche 911 has remained stubbornly rear-engined ever since its inception, but that could be about to change. Well, it could be about to for one particular version: the RSR race car.

Porsche is rumoured to have done the unthinkable with the latest RSR - teased in the sketch above - shifting the engine in front of the rear wheels for the first time in any 911, road or track. From what you can see going on in the testing footage below, it certainly looks like some substantial mid-engine related changes have been going on.

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Furthermore, Porsche has called the incoming RSR replacement “the most spectacular” version of the sports car ever seen. Quite a claim.

We’ll find out for sure where the RSR’s engine sits when the car is revealed at the LA Auto Show on Thursday.

Anyone else getting ahead of themselves and wondering if a production version might follow…?

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GregK

maybe in the next couple of decades it will be front engined

11/14/2016 - 15:32 |
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Porsche Has Just Teased The New, Probably Mid-Engine 911 RSR
clayton8or

In reply to by GregK

By then they will also be electric and self driving eh…?

11/14/2016 - 15:57 |
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Abraham 6

Holy potatoes that wang is amazing!

11/14/2016 - 15:38 |
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Anonymous

Porn-she right dere!

11/14/2016 - 15:38 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

Purists triggered in 3…2…..1..

11/14/2016 - 15:40 |
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I am a purist and I am half triggered. I just don’t want to see this layout in the road car.

11/14/2016 - 17:09 |
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Deadpool (Cam's much sexier twin) (Official Demon Fangirl)

I guess putting the engine in the back wasn’t the best idea after all….

11/14/2016 - 15:41 |
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Wai Ning Lai

Do they not want Maldonado to randomly have the car spin out randomly?

Oh wait…

11/14/2016 - 15:41 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

Sounds absolutely amazing

11/14/2016 - 15:45 |
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Sounds like a shot gun each upshift

11/14/2016 - 15:49 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

Porsche fanboy inside me is very happy and satisfied

11/14/2016 - 15:59 |
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SupercarClub

Someone’s going to be excited (in the pants)

11/14/2016 - 16:01 |
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DL🏁

Those engine sounds in the video though

11/14/2016 - 16:10 |
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“I swear I’m just fluffing the pillow.”

11/14/2016 - 16:40 |
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