{"id":888489,"date":"2025-06-12T10:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=888489"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:31:19","slug":"what-its-like-to-drive-the-porsche-963-rsp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/what-its-like-to-drive-the-porsche-963-rsp\/","title":{"rendered":"What It’s Like to Drive the Porsche 963 RSP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Porsche recently unveiled a remarkable new one-off: the street-legal 963 RSP<\/a>, and the folks from Top Gear<\/a> got the opportunity to drive it. This is a one-off creation honoring the legendary Count Rossi 917, the only road-driven version of Porsche’s storied race car, and was built under the direction and inspiration of Roger Penske.<\/p>\n

This modern reinterpretation is built on the same architecture as Porsche’s Le Mans- and IMSA-winning 963<\/a> prototype but reworked with bespoke touches that make it suitable, under special permission, for public roads in France.<\/p>\n

The 963 RSP is finished in Martini Silver and features a bespoke tan leather and Alcantara interior, echoing Count Rossi’s original 917<\/a>, as well as subtle nods to 1970s Porsche design, including enamel badging and period-correct Michelin branding. Mechanical modifications include a raised ride height, a softened suspension, a reprogrammed ECU to support road lighting, and the addition of a horn. The car even wears front and rear license plates, granted special permission by French authorities.<\/p>\n

Mechanically, the RSP retains the hybrid V8 powertrain found in the race-spec 963. The 4.6-liter twin-turbo V8, derived from the RS Spyder and later used in the 918 Spyder, produces roughly 680 horsepower.<\/p>\n