{"id":5800,"date":"2019-05-22T08:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T10:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=5800"},"modified":"2019-12-10T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T17:06:05","slug":"porsche-911-r-spark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/porsche-911-r-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 911 (991) R &#8211; Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/porsche\/street\/porsche_911r_2016_01.jpg\" alt=\"911 R\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> <strong>2016 Porsche 911 (991) R<\/strong>\n Spark - WAX02020050 (resin)  <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-right has-small-font-size has-medium-gray-color wp-block-paragraph\">Published 05\/22\/19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">In 1967 Porsche built a not very well known model that became an historical mark for the brand. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/porsche-911-r-1967-spark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"original (opens in a new tab)\">original<\/a> 911 R was the first model made for racing by privateers. It was designed specifically for track use, with a fantastic engine and being absurdly light. Unfortunately, because of the high price, Porsche sold only 20 units, and therefore it\u2019s not very well known today. But Porsche didn\u2019t forget about it, and in 2016 released a new one. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"new (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millermotorcars.com\/galleria_images\/850\/850_main_l.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">new<\/a> 911 R is not a track day special, but a smart and comfortable car that you can use all around. It\u2019s basically a GT3 RS without the aero add-ons and automatic gearbox, and in a limited series. Porsche will only produce 991 units, each for US$185,950.00, so don\u2019t expect to see it everywhere.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/porsche\/street\/porsche_911r_2016_02.jpg\" alt=\"911 R\"\/><figcaption>The modern &#8220;essential 911&#8221;? Very possibly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engine is the same one of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/porsche-911-991-gt3-rs-2015-minichamps\/\" target=\"_blank\">991 GT3 RS<\/a>. It\u2019s a flat-6 displacing 3996 cm\u00b3 and with DOHC and 24 valves, NO turbo, delivering 500 hp. When released, it was the lightest of the 911 models, weighing only 1370 kg. So with low weight and a strong engine, it\u2019s pretty nimble. It can go from naught to 100 km\/h in 3.5 seconds, and has a top speed of 323 km\/h. But maybe the big deal about the 911 R is the 6-speed <em>manual <\/em>gearbox. According to Porsche, that makes the 911 R feel like the \u201c911s of old\u201d. So in theory, it\u2019s a driver\u2019s car, for those who appreciate more control (like me).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/zgroup\/porsches_43.jpg\" alt=\"911 R\"\/><figcaption> I went for the silver to make a pair with my original 911 R. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I made it obvious that I like cars with wings on the back. Guess that\u2019s the 12 year-old in me, and I can\u2019t help it. While the 911 R has no wings and looks subdued, after I did some research I came to really appreciate it. It\u2019s nimble, comfortable and the absence of boy racer looks makes me think that this would be a fantastic \u201cone car only\u201d to own. Yeah, like I have that kind of cash\u2026 But in model form I can have it, and here it is. It\u2019s a cracking model from Spark, with great attention to detail, and with no complaints from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016 Porsche 911 (991) R Spark &#8211; WAX02020050 (resin) Published 05\/22\/19 In 1967 Porsche built a not very well known model that became an historical mark for the brand. The original 911 R was the first model made for racing by privateers. It was designed specifically for track use, with a fantastic engine and being &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/porsche-911-r-spark\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Porsche 911 (991) R &#8211; Spark&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5800"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8326,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5800\/revisions\/8326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}