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Old 28 Sep 2006, 09:13 (Ref:1721841)   #1
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Porsche unveil 2007 RS Spyder (for customers)

The 2007 evolution of the RS Spyder has been unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.

Photos/Press Release here on Endurance-Info.com.
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 09:29 (Ref:1721852)   #2
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You just beat me to it!

Encouragingly there's absolutely no suggestion here that the car won't be available to customers as Murphy Bear has hinted.

Nice looking car too. Plain carbon-fibre black really does look a lot meaner than DHL yellow.
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 11:37 (Ref:1721957)   #3
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Also Here in English

http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=2559

"Fitted with mandated air restrictors, the 3.4-liter, 90-degree, V8 racing engine developed by Porsche for long-distance events produces 503 bhp, an increase in output over the former model by 23 bhp. The weight of the car is also in line with the ACO Regulations, with the new RS Spyder weighing in at exactly 775 kilos or 1709 lb.

The sequential six-speed gearbox with its three-plate carbon-fiber clutch is fitted in length-wise and is integrated into the chassis as a load-bearing component. Gears are shifted directly from paddles on the steering wheel. Porsche has upgraded the gearbox for the forthcoming racing season with the primary objective to make the gearshift even more reliable, smoother and less demanding on all the components involved, and at the same time even more precise.

This prototype sports car is based on a carbon-fiber monocoque chassis, with double wishbone track arms for the front wheels attached to the ultra-stiff and light body structure. The double wishbones at the rear, in turn, are fastened to a carbon-fibre element bolted on to the transmission housing. Torsion springs and pushrod-operated four-way gas pressure dampers, as well as bending-leaf anti-roll bars, round off the suspension of the RS Spyder modified for even faster and more precise handling in 2007.

The brakes feature double master cylinders, variable brake force distribution and inner-vented carbon-fiber discs measuring 380 millimetres or 14.96" in diameter on the front axle and 355 millimetres or 13.98" at the rear.

The racing tires for this prototype come from Michelin as a Porsche's partner included from the beginning in the development of the RS Spyder. "
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 13:18 (Ref:1722060)   #4
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Damn CF black, makes it impossible to recognise any minute changes! Or perhaps they are trying to hide that...
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 13:23 (Ref:1722067)   #5
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Here it is in DHL yellow, then you can see the changes

http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 13:43 (Ref:1722084)   #6
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You just beat me to it!

Encouragingly there's absolutely no suggestion here that the car won't be available to customers as Murphy Bear has hinted.

Nice looking car too. Plain carbon-fibre black really does look a lot meaner than DHL yellow.
Maybe Murphy meant that the RS Spyder that is on track now won't be available to customers? I can see why, given that this new one has come out.

I was wondering what a cross between a C65 and a Radical would look like.
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 14:34 (Ref:1722116)   #7
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Stunning. I see that it has a few aero protrusions ala F1.

Edit: To the rule conscious, is that an airfoil?

http://www.endurance-info.com/2007_A...er_2007_13.jpg

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Old 28 Sep 2006, 15:09 (Ref:1722147)   #8
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I wonder when it will debut?
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 15:13 (Ref:1722154)   #9
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I would say Sebring. That's when the teams that have placed orders for them will have them sorted out and prepped.

The real interesting part will be who gets them, on both sides of the atlantic.
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 15:28 (Ref:1722176)   #10
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That is just beautiful .
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 17:25 (Ref:1722266)   #11
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Note the pictures of it done up in the full DHL livery.

http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...&mode=&order=0

That certainly does look like a "wing" to me.....
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 17:35 (Ref:1722273)   #12
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Maybe the ACO clarification is these are now legal?
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 18:02 (Ref:1722291)   #13
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Stunning. I see that it has a few aero protrusions ala F1.

Edit: To the rule conscious, is that an airfoil?

http://www.endurance-info.com/2007_A...er_2007_13.jpg
Impossible to tell from that angle. You can't tell whether the two sides are different curves or not.
From this shot (http://www.endurance-info.com/2007_A...er_2007_12.jpg) on the other side, it looks quite neutral.
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 19:47 (Ref:1722381)   #14
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odd looking beast this one, looks very futuristic but personally it doesnt look as nice as the current RS spyder looks far too fiddly and itty bitty but should be a match for the audi R10's on any track now bar lemans and monza
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 22:02 (Ref:1722459)   #15
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Agreed choc ice, regarding the odd look. I like the headlights better than those on the '06 car, perhaps a cue from Porsche road cars, but all the fiddly flappy bits are plain ugly. And what's going on with the 'beak'?
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 22:56 (Ref:1722480)   #16
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i noticed that little "winglit" (loosly used for now) it looks like it might produce maybe a little downforce. but maybe its like (get ready for formula 1 reference) the viking horns on the Mclearen or on the fornt of the renault were they use these little "winglits" not to add downforce, but to stabilize the car while cornering or shape the air as it goes through the air at a certain angle to help produce more downforce on other parts of the body. maybe?
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Old 28 Sep 2006, 23:37 (Ref:1722501)   #17
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Who is actually in line for a car in Europe and the US?
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Old 29 Sep 2006, 08:15 (Ref:1722732)   #18
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I think the winglet is actually for bodywork regulation purposes. MulsanneMike aludes to such parts, but not specifically that part, in 07 RS Spyder story in the News section of his website.
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Someone with very deep pockets...
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Old 29 Sep 2006, 11:05 (Ref:1722847)   #20
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Someone with very deep pockets...
Do Deutsche Bank have very deep pockets?
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Do Deutsche Bank have very deep pockets?
We were asked if we did, we baulked but had a look down the back of the sofa to check, had a chin-scratch and thought we could probably have as much fun "elsewhere" for ~ 25% (I kid you not !) of the cost.


Which is not to say the RS isn't lovely and should (easily) win everything provided the up-and-down & roundy-round bits hold together, but you do need a large pot of vaseline to be willing to accomodate the Porsche AG pineapple.
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We were asked if we did, we baulked but had a look down the back of the sofa to check, had a chin-scratch and thought we could probably have as much fun "elsewhere" for ~ 25% (I kid you not !) of the cost.
I'd agree!

Is a Rollcentre/Deutsche Bank return to LMP1 (with Radical) under consideration?
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Is a Rollcentre/Deutsche Bank return to LMP1 (with Radical) under consideration?
Was considered, but I think it's not unfair to say that Tim, Phil and the factory need a close-season to really bed-down a very good LMP2 car before strteching themselves too thinly by moving up a weight.
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Was considered, but I think it's not unfair to say that Tim, Phil and the factory need a close-season to really bed-down a very good LMP2 car before strteching themselves too thinly by moving up a weight.
Thanks for the reply. I know we're way off topic here (so mods forgive me! ), but what news on the second SR9?
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From LMSR.net

"Porsche sez today there will be six customer RS Spyder LMP2
chassis available
for sale for both the ALMS and LMS in 2007.
Announcements will come in the team's time."


So we have 8 Spyders racing next year.
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