Is this the best colour for a 991 GT3 RS?
When it launched in 2015, Porsche’s 991 GT3 RS set a new benchmark for 911-oriented performance, kicking the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 into touch as the most accomplished naturally aspirated race car with licence plates. As expected, demand was high among enthusiasts for the new Rennsport, which as a Porsche GT car wasn’t ever going to be built on the same scale as more mainstream 911s.
This quickly gave birth to an unscrupulous second hand market, with a number of 991 GT3 Rennsports almost immediately made available for heinously inflated prices over list. In the market’s infancy, Total 911 witnessed some examples advertised for as much as £300,000. Sadly, most only had delivery miles registered on their odometer.
Thankfully, the fact that Porsche ended up building far more examples of the 991 GT3 RS than many speculators anticipated (the number is rumoured to be 7,000 worldwide) prices have softened, ensuring these cars have found the very home they were built for – the race track. Even better, Porsche’s Paint To Sample programme also proved particularly popular for 991 GT3 RS owners who were prepared to wait a little longer for delivery of their vehicle, and as the brilliant PTSRS Instagram page will show you, a full palette of colours have found their way onto examples around the world.
There are many one-off hues out there that brilliantly accentuate the wide body and outlandish aero of the latest naturally aspirated RS, however our favourite 991 GT3 RS PTS hue is Voodoo blue, exemplified by this stunning example currently for sale with Porsche Centre Bournemouth. A non-metallic colour (paint code Z12), it is originally thought to be a shade used by Toyota, Porsche’s current LMP1 rivals in the WEC. We’re told the voodoo represents water preventing evil spirits passing across it, with some folks of past painting their windowsills blue to stop these evil spirits entering their home. Whether that’s true or not, we’re not sure, but what we do know is there’s not a better colour for the striking curves of a 991 GT3 RS, in our opinion.
With a healthy 5,400 miles on the clock, this car has been used as it was intended, with a good specification to boot – and if you believe in the legend, that rare hue adorning its bodywork should even bring its next owner a healthy dose of good luck.
What’s your favourite PTS 991 GT3 RS? Comment below with your opinions.
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