EVO CAR OF THE YEAR 2007: PORSCHE 997 GT3 RS
Posted 15th November, 2007 in Porsche | 12 Comments
If you haven’t had chance to grab a copy of the latest EVO magazine, but were wondering what its cars of the year was, wonder no more. The guys have gone for Porsche’s sublime 997 GT3 RS. Second was the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, with the third place spot being taken by Audi’s beautiful R8.
The RS is 20kg lighter than the standard GT3 model, with the help of a carbon fibre rear wing, plastic boot lid and rear window. Further weight is shaved from the car by the way of lightweight carbon composite bucket seats. Power is provided by a naturally aspirated 3.6L engine providing an lovely 415bhp. You can see EVO’s top ten list (along with the car’s score) below.
1: Porsche 997 GT3 RS: 95.7
2: Ferrari F430 Scuderia: 94.9
3: Audi R8: 93.6
4: Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black: 91.4
5: BMW M3: 90.9
6: Honda Civic Type-R: 89.4
7: Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera: 88.2
8: Nissan 350Z: 87.6
9: Lotus 2-Eleven: 87.0
10: Mini Cooper S Works: 86.1
[Source: EVO]
1. 16th November, 2007 at 02:38 by Guyon
Perfect. My favorite car. :D
(P911GT3)
2. 16th November, 2007 at 04:28 by Sam
I’ll still take the R8 for looks and put left over money into my house. And the Scud for both looks and performance.
3. 16th November, 2007 at 12:02 by tuningplus
thanks..
4. 16th November, 2007 at 19:09 by Ross Carlson
As a new 350z owner it’s fun to see my car on the list, especially given that it was oh a 10th the price of the #1!
5. 26th November, 2007 at 01:38 by halfj99
civic type r? over lotus’s and lambo’s wtf are you guys smoking over there lol
6. 26th November, 2007 at 01:56 by al
Are you kidding me?!
Seriously is this a joke?!
None of those cars deserve to be on any top ten list!!!
Porsche GT3? WTF are you guys on? Civic type R?! Over a Corvette Z06? Over a Pagani?! Over a Ariel Atom, over a Mustang Cobra?! You guys have no credibility…
7. 26th November, 2007 at 12:34 by Michael.
lol. I’m guessing you’re American?…
EVO has no credibility????? LMAO!!!!!
Please don’t compare a car like the Corvette with a piece of engineering brilliance such as the GT3 RS.
You’ve just proven that you’ve never driven a genuine track-inspired car.
Bye!!!
8. 9th December, 2007 at 12:49 by Alan
al, Z06 and Pagani are both fine cars, but they’re not released in 2006 so they won’t qualified. Z06 was in last year’s ECOTY.
However, i do believe GT3 RS is a better car than Z06 even though i quite like the Z06.
9. 5th January, 2008 at 19:35 by David
I think it’s a real achievement that the R8 can find itself so close to cars that are more expensive and far less compromising. I haven’t read the article yet, but I know from previous yaers that the focus of the awards is on which car is the most rewarding to drive - which makes the sub ten point gap between the Porsche and Mini even more interesting! BMW drivers will be ever more smug knowing they have a car which can get that close to the others and still take the family to the supermarket!
I think any US detractors should bear in mind that our roads are narrower, have bends in them and that we like cars that are well built…which by and large these are. I’ve been in a few American cars…….
10. 3rd February, 2008 at 02:45 by James Lackman
Where was the Aston Martin DBS on this list? Where did it come? Also, where is Vauxhall’s V8?
11. 3rd February, 2008 at 09:19 by Todd
The DBS isn’t even out yet. Even the one in James Bond was a prototype.
It’ll be released later this year.
That’s why it wasn’t on the 2007 list…
12. 25th February, 2008 at 21:48 by Digix
Oh, wonderful!
We expect more and more good and helpful posts as same from you! :)
My compliments!