Driving the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS is an act of faith.
It asks more from a driver than anything else on sale, witholding its best until you set self-preservation aside and put your faith in aerodynamics that allow the car to carve through corners at more than double the highway speed limit.
Enormous spoilers endow Porsche’s ultimate road racer with more downforce than any car on the road – and more than many race cars.
The Porsche delivers more grip the faster you go, digging into the tarmac with a ferocity once reserved for single-seater race cars.
For most drivers, that requires a change in the way you drive.
Veteran racers from Porsche’s driving school examine data during our test drive at The Bend circuit in South Australia. There is nowhere to hide.
The data shows I dab the brake before fast corners, partially to settle my nerves but also to transfer weight to the front tyres and help the car turn.
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