Techart Porsche 911 GTStreet RS Car Review

Facts At A Glance
Prices: £380,000
Engine: 3.6-litre flat-6 turbo
Gearbox: 6-speed manual, rear-wheel drive Power: 710 bhp 0-60 mph: 3.1 seconds
Top Speed: 219 miles per hour
Economy: 23.6 miles per gallon
Emissions: 284g per kilometre
Equipment: 20-inch lightweight alloys, roll cage, custom Alcantara, carbon-fibre
On Sale: Now

While the new Porsche 911 may be imminent, there is life in the old yet, as Techart has proven with this amazing flier.

Our Rating: 8.0 / 10

The existing 911 may have been given one last send-off as far as Porsche is concerned with the GT3 RS 40, with a bhp rating of 493, but expert tuner Techart has other plans. The GT Street RS, with a bhp rating of 710, is their idea of a swansong.

This very mean machine made its first public appearance at last September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and is now available to order at a starting price of a mammoth £380,000, which is an insane £216,000 more expensive than the 911 GT RS upon which it is based.

Only the very rich will be buying this vehicle, so what will they get for their cash? A unique vehicle, for one thing, with Techart willing to trim the car any way the customer fancies. In addition to the very vivid paintwork, the GTStreet RS also comes with front wing panels, a carbon fibre bonnet, an engine cover made out of fibreglass and a new lower front spoiler. The back is dominated by an enormous 140-millimetre adjustable carbon fibre wing.

Sports seats and a roll cage can be fitted in the cabin and while the ordinary GT2 RS uses its 3.6-litre twin-turbocharged flat six engine to generate a bhp figure of 612, the tuning kit from Techart is able to boost this figure to as much as 710 bhp. Torque output is also swelled to an astonishing 900 Nm, which consequently results in brutal acceleration, able to go from 0-60 miles per hour in an astounding 3.1 seconds, which is half a second faster than the normal vehicle. The top speed figure also increases from 193 miles per hour to a dizzying 219 miles per hour.

The standard GT2 RS already had extremely impressive handling capabilities, even those have now been improved upon with a widening of the front, and rear track that, coupled with new lowered springs all around, means that there is a truly incredible amount of both grip and poise.

The limited slip-differential works full time when the vehicle is travelling at low speeds in order to be able to keep all of that power in check, but when going at higher speeds the extra stability from the rear wing and the front splitter really start to become noticeable to the driver. Techart clearly saw no need to try to improve on the standard carbon brakes, which is fair enough, as they are more than able to bring the vehicle to a rapid halt with the minimum of fuss already.

Some might think the idea of giving the standard 911 GT2 RS even more power and making it even more aggressive is crazy, yet it does ultimately make a great deal of sense, with the tweaks to the chassis and to the engine working together superbly. This is a truly amazing vehicle to be able to drive, and even if the price is completely insane, this is an extremely compelling send-off for the 997-model 911.

The new car will have to be something truly extraordinary to be able to compete with this.