992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Manthey Performance Kit Spied With Less Camouflage

This, in turn, means that we're getting closer to the debut of the 992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Manthey Performance Kit, which is likely to retail at more than $100,000 in the United States. For the second phase of the 991, said kit is $92,441.13 and comprises the following: steel-sleeved brake lines, coilover suspension, and plenty of aero trickery.

Magnesium wheels add $28,349.80 to the tally, while decorative wraps for the aero-disc rear wheels and Manthey logos for the side doors are listed at $850.51 and $346.01 by a California-based Porsche dealership. As extreme as it is, the 991.2-generation 911 GT3 RS Manthey Performance Kit looks tame compared to its 992.1-gen successor.

Pictured on Goodyear tires instead of the factory-supplied Michelins, the prototype flaunts bumper canards, a large chin spoiler, a Weissach hood with carbon-fiber elements, vortex generators on the rear area of the carbon-fiber roof, and a shark-like fin that connects the roof to the ginormous wing. Said wing differs from Porsche's 911 GT3 RS in one very noticeable way, that being larger end plates.

Manthey has also worked its magic with aero discs for the rear wheels, a more in-your-face rear aerodynamic diffuser, and support bars for the front splitter. There's no denying that extra underbody air control elements are featured as well, along with hi-po coilovers and a steel-sheathed brake line set.

One might be tempted to dismiss the Manthey-tuned 911 GT3 RS as nothing more than a look-at-me sports car. The truth of the matter is that all upgrades help the Neunelfer on the racetrack. The 991.2-gen 911 GT3 RS Manthey Performance Kit, for example, lapped the most grueling circuit in the world in 6:49.6 or 6:54.3 including the T13 section, which adds 200 meters to the total lap length.

In other words, the Manthey-tuned Neunelfer is extremely close to the 991.2-gen Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Performance Kit's 6:38.8 or 6:43.3. By comparison, the German automaker's best lap times for the 992.1-series Porsche 911 GT3 RS is 6:44.848 or 6:49.328 on the 20,832-meter version of the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Given the many improvements brought by the 992 over the 991 and the 992-specific kit's more extensive aerodynamic package, the newcomer is a seriously fast car.

In the right hands, that is, because the GT3 RS isn't for the faint of heart. Revealed in August 2022, the more extreme sibling of the GT3 produces a staggering 860 kilograms (1,896 pounds) of downforce at 285 kilometers per hour (177 miles per hour). In stark contrast to the GT3, the RennSport comes with the PDK transmission exclusively.

The 992 series, however, still hasn't reached its zenith. That zenith is called GT2 RS, and knowing the folks at Manthey, the German company will receive Zuffenhausen's blessing to modify the corner-carving machine like there's no tomorrow.