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Pictures: Attended the Porsche Festival of Dreams in Mumbai

It was organized to celebrate Porsche's 75th anniversary and we also saw the premiere of the 718 GT4 RS at the event.

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Porsche turned 75 years old this year and to celebrate this anniversary, Porsche India organized the Festival of Dreams event at the JIO World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

The event saw Porsche display its range of cars and also the India premiere of the 718 GT4 RS:

That’s Manolito Vujicic, Brand Director of Porsche India showcasing the 718 GT4 RS for the first time in India:

The GT4 RS is the new flagship model of the 718 family. It outperformed the 718 Cayman GT4 by more than 23 seconds at the Nürburgring Nordschleife:

The Cayman GT4 RS is powered by a mid-mounted 4.0-liter, 6-cylinder engine that produces 493 BHP and 450 Nm. The engine is mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, which enables the car to sprint from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds. The GT4 RS can reach a top speed of 315 km/h:

The bonnet is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP):

A closer look at the Porsche badge on the bonnet:

The 20-inch forged aluminium wheels and you also have the option of forged magnesium wheels with the Weissach package that are almost 10 kg lighter:

Carbon-weave finish on the mirror trims:

The GT4 RS gets a fixed rear wing with swan-neck attachment and aluminium wing supports. The GT4 RS generates approximately 25 % more downforce than the GT4:

A look at the engine and the titanium roll cage:

 

The dashboard is finished in Race-Tex material (Alcantara-like):

You get full bucket seats made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with a carbon-weave finish and a six-point racing harness for the driver's side:

Car dynamics-related functions on the center console:

Fire extinguisher in the passenger footwell:

Optional Weissach package badge on the dashboard:

On display were a couple of customer cars:

Here’s a 911 GT3 with Martini Racing livery:

The 911 GT2 RS set a lap time of 6 mins 47.3 seconds around the Nürburgring Nordschleife:

A look at the fixed rear wing:

Some more 911s:

The Carrera S Cabriolet looking sweet in red:

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