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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Outlaw 1

The Porsche 911 GT1 was mid engine wasn’t it?

11/14/2016 - 18:39 |
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Yes it was.
Looks like history is repeating itself.

11/15/2016 - 21:42 |
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James Davis

Well, it only took them 50 years to realise etc. etc.

11/14/2016 - 18:42 |
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Alex Joe Mills

What about the mid engined 911 GT1

11/14/2016 - 18:47 |
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TRIGGERED

11/14/2016 - 19:21 |
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Anonymous

thank god it’s still got a flat 6 but is it NA or turbod?

11/14/2016 - 20:25 |
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Anonymous

Wasnt the 911 gt1 also mid engined.

11/14/2016 - 22:36 |
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Anonymous

But how? The new layout will have to be homologated. So either Porsche will have to make a road going version, or they have been given some sort of special dispensation.

In any case it kinda defeats the purpose of a production based GT-category. Its 1998 all over again…

11/15/2016 - 02:12 |
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Anonymous

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MattRobinson

11/15/2016 - 02:14 |
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The Canadian 🇨🇦(C350 Squad)(Odyssey Squad)(C

Oh great, lets hope iy stayes rear engined, I don’t want the only other rear engined car in america, the Smart car, to be by its self.

11/15/2016 - 02:44 |
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Anonymous

Does it make a difference no is it faster then the viper no is it useless yess

11/15/2016 - 02:54 |
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DaytonaDP

I swear I heard a Ford GT LM when the first white 911 passed. Sounds so strange.

11/15/2016 - 11:45 |
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