- Delivered across Sydney
- Bond and fees shown before you pay
- Never swapped to a lesser car
The GT3 RS is a racing car that Porsche registered for the road as a courtesy, and hiring one in Sydney means accepting that trade in both directions. It is the loudest, stiffest and most involving 911 ever built, and it is also the one you will wince over on every speed hump between here and the Old Pacific Highway. It is confirmed by request only, and this page explains what you are actually asking for.
Ask about a GT3 RS for your dates
Give us the dates and the occasion. We source the car, confirm the exact specification and the full price, and only then take a payment.
Specifications
| Model | Porsche 911 GT3 RS |
|---|---|
| Generation | 992 |
| Engine | 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six |
| Power | 386kW at 9,000rpm |
| 0-100km/h | 3.2 seconds |
| Gearbox | Seven-speed PDK |
| Drivetrain | Rear-wheel drive |
| Seats | 2 |
| Aerodynamics | Swan-neck rear wing with drag reduction system |
| Tier | Supercar |
Every figure above is Porsche's own. The one to read twice is the rev limit. A 9,000rpm
engine without a turbocharger in a road-registered car is a specification that almost no
manufacturer still offers, and it is the reason this page exists at all.
What It Is Actually Like in Sydney
Nine thousand revolutions, and the road rarely lets you use them
The 4.0-litre flat-six does not have a turbocharger, which means it does not have the
mid-range shove of the Carrera GTS or the twin-turbo V8 cars. Below 5,000rpm it is quick but
not overwhelming. Above that the noise hardens, the tachometer needle accelerates, and the last
two thousand revolutions arrive with a shriek that no amount of video prepares you for. In
second gear on a public road you touch that zone for a second and a half before you are past
the limit. In third you are already looking at a licence.
The seven-speed PDK is part of the same story. Porsche fits it because it shifts faster
than any human can and because a manual would cost the car tenths on a lap, and on the road
it means the paddles respond the instant you touch them, with a crack from the exhaust on the
downshift. There is no manual option on the RS, and after a day of holding the car in third
through the Royal National Park you stop missing one.
That is worth being honest about. On the Old Pacific Highway between Cowan and Brooklyn
you will use second and third, briefly and with your eyes on the mirrors. The rest of the
time the engine is a promise you are carrying around rather than one you are cashing. Some
people find that frustrating. Others find that knowing what the car can do is most of the
pleasure of driving it slowly.
The ride is the hardest thing about it
The suspension is set up for a circuit, with stiff springs, rose-jointed links and very
little compliance. On the fresh asphalt of the M2 it is fine. On the patched concrete through
Ryde, over the humps in a Surry Hills back street, or across the drainage channels at the
bottom of a Northern Beaches driveway, it crashes in a way no other car on this site does. The
fixed-back bucket seats fitted to most examples do not recline and do not soften the
experience. After a full day in the car most drivers feel it in their back.
The reward comes when the road is smooth and curved. On the Wakehurst Parkway or the climb
up Bells Line of Road towards Bilpin, the body does not move, the steering reads every change
in surface, and the car goes exactly where you point it with a precision that makes a
Carrera feel vague. There is no in-between setting. You take the punishment to get the
reward, and you should decide before booking whether that trade suits the weekend.
The aero is doing nothing at 60km/h and everything for the photographs
The swan-neck wing, the vented front guards, the louvred bonnet and the underbody all exist
to generate downforce at speeds you cannot legally reach in New South Wales. On a public road
the drag reduction system is a button that flattens the wing for a straight you will not use.
What the aero does at legal speed is announce the car. Nothing else on the road looks like a
GT3 RS, and in a city where a Huracan no longer turns heads, this does. If the booking is
about arriving somewhere and being noticed, the wing is worth more than the engine.
Plan for the attention, because it is constant. People photograph the car at traffic
lights on Parramatta Road, follow it into service stations to ask questions, and stand next
to it in car parks. That is a pleasure for a weekend and a nuisance by day four, and it means
the car should never be left somewhere you cannot see it. A hotel with a forecourt and a
concierge who understands what it is will make the hire considerably easier than one with a
public car park.
It is loud inside, all the time
Porsche stripped most of the sound insulation to save weight, and the result is a cabin
where road noise, stone chips in the wheel arches and the mechanical thrash of the engine are
all present at 80km/h on the M1. A phone call on the hands-free is possible but not pleasant.
A conversation with the passenger involves raised voices. For a two-hour drive that is part of
the character. For a week of daily use it is the single thing most hirers mention when they
return the keys.
Things You Should Know
No circuit use, and on this car we mean it
The GT3 RS is designed for track days, and the first question most people ask is whether
they can take it to Sydney Motorsport Park. The answer is no. Circuit and track use is not
permitted on any vehicle we arrange, and a car that has been lapped is not one we can offer to
the next hirer in good conscience. The car is registered for the road and that is where it will
be used. Old Pacific Highway, the Royal National Park loop, Bells Line of Road and the run to
Palm Beach are all within reach of a Sydney handover and all reward the car at legal speeds.
The shape of a good day in it is an early start. The Old Pacific Highway is close to empty
before eight on a weekend morning, the surface between Cowan and Brooklyn is the best in the
region, and coffee at Brooklyn with the car parked by the water is the natural halfway point.
Back over the Hawkesbury and across to the Northern Beaches by mid-morning, the Wakehurst
Parkway before the traffic builds, and the car garaged by the time the heat and the crowds
arrive. That is four hours of the best driving in New South Wales, all of it legal, and it
uses the car far better than a circuit would.
Two seats, one small boot and a wing that limits where you can leave it
There are no rear seats, because where a Carrera has its plus-two the GT3 RS has a roll
cage on many examples or a flat carpeted panel on the rest. Luggage goes in the front, where
the space takes two soft bags and nothing with a hard shell. The rear wing is tall enough that
the car does not fit under every car park gate, and it is wide enough that you will want the
end bay rather than the middle one. Plan on street parking with the car in view, or a hotel
that will let you leave it on the forecourt.
The bond and excess are the highest on this site
A limited-production 911 with carbon panels and a bespoke suspension is expensive to repair,
and the bond and the damage excess reflect that. Both are confirmed in writing before you pay,
the bond is held on the card rather than charged, and the excess is a cap on your exposure
rather than a figure to expect. We are also more careful than usual about the driver. A GT3 RS
is available from $2,800 a day, it is confirmed by request only, and we will want to know what
you have driven before we confirm it. That is not a formality. Rear-wheel drive, no turbo and
a chassis with no give in it is a combination that rewards experience and punishes bravado.
Who Books This Car
The GT3 RS is booked by people who already know what it is. Enthusiasts who have hired a
Carrera and want to find out what the RS badge adds. Buyers on the waiting list who want a
weekend in one before the allocation lands. Groups running a drive up the coast where one
car has to be the one everybody wants to swap into. Occasionally somebody who wants the
single most photographed car at an event, and for that purpose nothing on this site competes.
It is not booked, or should not be, by anybody expecting comfort, luggage space, or a quiet
cabin. If the plan is a week of meetings with a Sunday drive attached, the Carrera GTS is a
better car for the money and considerably kinder to your spine. If the plan is a supercar for
a wedding or a milestone birthday, the Huracan is easier to drive, easier to get into in a
suit, and does not need the driver to have a history with rear-engined Porsches.
Tell us the dates and what the weekend looks like. If a GT3 RS is the right answer we will
try to secure one. If it is not, we will say so and offer the car that is.
If the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is booked
We never move you down a tier. If your dates are taken, these are the supercar cars we will offer instead, and we will tell you plainly if none of them is free rather than substituting something lesser on the day.
McLaren 650S Coupe
- 478kW
- 3.0s
- RWD
- Carbon tub
- $2600/day
Twin-turbo V8 in a carbon chassis. The quickest car on the list and the one that feels most like a racing car with number plates.
Lamborghini Huracan
- 449kW
- 3.2s
- AWD
- 2 seats
- $2500/day
Naturally aspirated V10 and all-wheel drive. The most dramatic car we run and the most forgiving supercar in the wet.
Want a supercar that is easier to live with?
The McLaren 650S is quicker to 100 and rides better on a Sydney road. Tell us what the weekend looks like and we will say which one fits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a GT3 RS actually available to hire in Sydney?
It is confirmed by request, and only when we can secure one for the exact dates. This is a limited-production car and Sydney has very few of them, so we will not pretend it is waiting in a garage. Send the dates, we do the work, and we tell you yes or no before a cent changes hands. If the answer is no we offer a McLaren 650S or a Huracan on the same tier.
How old do I need to be?
The minimum age is 25, with a full unrestricted licence presented in person at handover, and we will also want to know what you have driven before. The GT3 RS is a Supercar-tier car and that tier has a hard floor of 25 with no surcharge option below it. Additional drivers must be named on the booking and meet the same standard.
Can I take it to a track day? It is a track car.
No, and this is the question we get most on this car. Circuit and track use is not permitted on any vehicle we arrange, including this one, and a GT3 RS that has seen a pit lane is not one we can hand to the next hirer. The road is where you will be using it, and the road has plenty to offer at legal speeds if you know where to go.
Will you deliver it?
Yes, anywhere across the Sydney metro, priced by distance and shown on the booking before you pay. Mascot, Parramatta and Mosman are typical drop points for this car. Because the front splitter sits so low, we will ask about your driveway and parking before we commit to a delivery address, and we would rather leave it at street level than scrape it.
What is the bond and excess on a car like this?
Higher than on anything else on this site, and stated in writing before you pay rather than discovered at handover. The bond is a pre-authorisation held against the named driver's card, so it is reserved and not charged, and it is released once the car is back as it left. The damage excess caps your exposure. Both figures are confirmed with the car.
Is it really uncomfortable on the road?
It is firm to the point of being tiring on a broken suburban road, and it is loud inside, with very little sound insulation and a fixed-back bucket seat on most examples. On a smooth motorway it settles down. On the Wakehurst Parkway it is magnificent. If comfort matters at all, the Carrera GTS is the 911 to book instead.
Does it have a front lift for driveways?
Many examples are fitted with a front-axle lift that raises the nose by a few centimetres for driveways and speed humps, but not all of them, and it makes a real difference in Sydney. We confirm whether the specific car we can secure has it before you pay, and if it does not, we talk through your route so the splitter comes back in one piece.