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Porsche 991 911 R: The muscle car

This was a very special version of the 911 GT3.

Steven Ewing

Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.

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The 911 R was based on the 991-generation Porsche GT3.

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It was basically a GT3 with no rear wing.

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Rear-axle steering helped this car scoot.

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An electronic rear spoiler deployed at high speed.

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The 4.0-liter engine came from the 911 GT3 RS.

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The interior had less insulation and lighter materials.

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The manual transmission had Porsche's automatic rev-matching feature.

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The 911 R is a real rowdy boy.

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This example belongs to the Porsche Museum in Germany.

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