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Porsche 996 911 GT3 RS: The homologation special

The 996-generation GT3 RS marked the return of the road car with race parts.

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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This is Porsche's 996-generation GT3 RS.

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This car was introduced in 2003.

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It was never sold in the US.

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All the GT3 RS cars were white with either red or blue accents.

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The interior didn't have air conditioning.

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A huge rear wing provides ample downforce.

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The "fried egg" headlamps are a controversial bit of 996 styling.

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The GT3 RS had a six-speed manual transmission.

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This car was loaned by the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.

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