2011 GT3 RS 4.0

While Saturday’s 997.1 Turbo Spotlight Car was the last turbocharged Mezger-engined 911 produced, the 997.2 GT3 RS 4.0 was the final hurrah for the engine. Limited to just 600 units, it featured the largest-displacement Mezger ever fitted to a road car, a 4.0-liter flat-six producing 493 horsepower. It also brought a host of weight-saving measures including carbon fiber body panels, a stripped interior, and RS-specific chassis tuning, making it one of the most focused driver’s cars Porsche has ever built. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of the analog GT3 era, it marked the end of a truly special chapter.

This 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0 came finished in Carrara White over Black leather with Red Alcantara inserts and showed 5,000 miles. A nicely optioned example, it featured wheels painted in Black, Front Axle Lift, Sound Package Plus, and Sport Chrono. It received an extensive service in March 2026 at Porsche North Houston and was offered with its window sticker, books, and a clean CarFax.

Over the past twelve months, GT3 RS 4.0 values have averaged $1,023,972, with a low of $810,000 and a high of $1,260,000 for an 842-mile example finished in the rarer shade of Black. But those numbers are nearly eight months old, as we haven’t seen one cross the block since August. Given the strong move 4.0s made early last year and the recent surge in special Porsches this spring, I expected another jump in price. Instead, our Spotlight Car sold at a final bid of $900,000, $995,000 with fees, right where I would have had it a year ago.

To read the FULL Stuttgart Market Letter, with Noteworthy Sales (and No Sales), New Listings, and a full rundown of every Porsche sold today, subscribe below.

TOGETHER WITH VINBIDDERS

When it was time to sell my beloved C4S, I had all the options available to me. I could have listed it privately, but I didn’t want to deal with weeks of inquiries from buyers who needed financing, lowballers (I know what I got!), or tire-kickers coming to my house. I could have gone the auction route, and I’m well versed there, of course, but I just didn’t have the time to properly list the car or manage the process. I’ve got writing to do.

In the end, I sold it to a dealer. It was simply easier, and the offer landed right in line with where I would have estimated it had I been writing about it here.

But I really wish I had known SML reader Niket was launching VinBidders.

VinBidders is an alternative designed specifically for vehicles like ours, promising strong value for a fraction of the effort. You submit your car in about five minutes. They send an inspector to your driveway and handle the full photo gallery at no cost to you. From there, a network of 30+ verified dealers places blind bids, competing against each other, with no public listing, no VIN history attached to the transaction, and no audience. You only pay $149 if the car sells, and the winning dealer handles all the paperwork, logistics, and payoff. Most sellers get through the process from listing to sale in under a week.

These dealers NEED your car. And let’s be honest, they’re typically the winning bidders online anyway. Put it in front of them in five minutes and get started with VinBidders today. And if you'd like to use VinBidders to sell your car, promo code STMKT will get you $100 off the seller's listing fee so you pay only $49 and only if your car sells.