Often touted as the ultimate road-going 911, what's the iconic 997.2 GT3 RS 4.0 like to drive in an era of the 992? JethroBovingdon found out...
demonstrates a dedication to saving mass that has resulted in unerring accuracy and head-spinning agility. The pace of evolution right now is unprecedented. As a wise man once said, the wheel’s still in spin. Maybe back in issue 200 we did speak too soon.Some things never change, though. The Four Point Oh looks so tough. Especially this one. Graphic pack fading back to nothing, brake discs scored and scratched, front splitter pitted and with its trailing edge corrugated and scraped.
Although, hang on. I’m not yet out of the hotel car park and the RS is fully alive. Every piece of gravel that pings off its underside has moments earlier seeped through the steering wheel and into my hands, every control melds heft with delicate feedback, and the throttle pedal and engine are so in tune and provoke such an instant and precise reaction.
In truth, the ‘perfect’ 4.0 RS road, or at least the one you might perceive, is elusive for quite some time. The sweepers bunch up into ridiculously tight hairpins when we detour onto the Applecross Pass for a short time, then narrow into single track with evil bumps as we pick off Shieldaig and Torridon. I should just wind back the pace and enjoy the views.
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