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Originally Posted by HeelToeShift
Totally plausible. My thinking here is as such. The 991 GT3RS was 24 seconds faster than the 997 GT3 RS despite what looked like minimal changes so I believe that there is a 70/30 chance the new RS will be able to shave off ~8 seconds. And just to be clear, the reason it is 8 seconds is because the 991 GT3RS time was clocked at 6:56 for the 12.9 mile circuit while the AMG GT BS clocked 6:48 on the 12.9 mile and the record time was for the 12.8 mile circuit which the 2RS clocked 6:47 (excerpt below). So really, when comparing apples to apples, the AMG is well within reach of the 992 3RS. Not sure how many others caught that especially in comparison to the 3RS’ time.
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The 992 undoubtedly will be better but with the 997 being a 996 derivative, there's basically 15 years of development from moving to the 991 platform alone. The 991 also had better aero, suspension, gained 70+hp and what amounts to racing slicks.
At this point, its pure power making the biggest difference. I seriously doubt the 992 RS is gaining 70hp over the 991 version. The GTR BS, SVJ, and 991 GT2RS are all making 740+hp with the GT2 and BS probably making more than that realistically.