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12 May 2010 - 09:00
911 GT2 RS: scariest car ever?
Palms are clammy. Buttocks are clenched. The mood, in short, is tense.
Porsche has just released details on the 911 GT2 RS – its fastest, most powerful road car ever – and we are frankly a little uneasy.
See more pics of the GT2 RS
To remind you, the normal 911 GT2 is already one of the most monstrous cars on the road, with a 523bhp twin-turbo six feeding the rear wheels and a reputation for going sideways and never coming back. They call it The Widowmaker.
And now Porsche has made The Widowmaker even more evil. Here come the headline stats: the 911 GT2 RS produces 611bhp – yep, still all through the rear wheels – weighs 1,370kg and will go from standstill to 124mph in under ten seconds.
That’s 88bhp more powerful and 70kg lighter than the GT2. That’s 8bhp more than the Carrera GT. That’s a power-to-weight ratio of 435bhp per tonne. Sheesh.
Porsche says the RS will, in the hands of someone far, far braver than us, lap the Nuburgring in 7m18s - 19 seconds quicker than the very, very fast 911 Turbo S.
0-60mph? 3.4 seconds – point-two quicker than the GT2. Top speed is 205mph. Those are some entirely wall-licking numbers.
The extra power comes from an increase in boost pressure to the GT2’s 3.6-litre twin turbo engine, while the weight loss is down to an intensive carbon fibre diet: the GT2 RS’s front and rear spoilers, bonnet and rear arch vents are made of the stuff.
There’s extra downforce from a taller rear wing and redesigned front spoiler. In the cabin, you get lightweight bucket seats, fabric door pulls and lots of alcantara.
Porsche is keen to point out that the GT2 RS is a deeply green car, returning 23.7mph and emitting just 284g/km of CO2 – better figures than the GT2 despite the increased power.
Just 500 GT2 RSs will be built, with prices starting at – one more big number for you – a whopping £164,000. That’s about £33,000 more than a regular GT2. We suspect potential owners shall not care.
The GT2 RS won’t be formally unveiled until August. We’ll get our hands on one as soon as possible and give you the full verdict. We are a little tiny bit entirely terrified at this prospect.
Sam Philip
Now watch the GT2 RS hit the track:
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Anyone ese looking forward to a GT2 RS vs 599 GTO twin test? GTO's 670bhp and 1450 kg against GT2 RS' 611 bhp and 1370kg...hmmmmmmm
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Looks f'ing brutal. If I could afford one, it would probably be the last thing I did in my life though, it'll be dangerous ^_^.
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Get ready for Colossal Oversteer!!!!!!!!!!
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And Haha, that advert got it so right!!!! I can totally imagine what the car's gonna be like just from that advert. Probably one of the best car advert I've seen!!!
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"in the hands of somewhere far, far braver than us" At 14 seconds into the video, is that the stig?
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lol at the ad, can that be allowed on TV?
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just one lap and i promise you'll be dead!
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Wow, just wow. I already love this car, and I mean it. It's fast, grip full and other words that describe a good car. But the video will be banned if that's their advert, probably because too many complaints about the language.
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"just a beetle with mustard up its bottom"
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I'm incredibly confused by the Porsche 911 range, surely a GT3RS is more hardcore than a GT2RS because it's one number up or are Porsche planning on making a GT1RS that has more power less weight and for the hell of it no brakes so it's even scarier?
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Why should the ad be banned? Everything is censored? It's a rather good ad I'd say. But scariest car ever? No. Not by a long, long stretch. Caparo T1 anyone? Any Lambo that sets itself on fire? But the scariest car EVER must be one of the Auto Union Type A, B, C or D. Wheel spin at over 100 mph. V16. 750 kg. 340 km/h top speed. 520 bhp. In the 30s. With tyres as wide as a bicycle tyres. And about no security features at all. THAT is scary.
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This is the best 911 by far. It's insanely quick and it's RWD. £164k is a bit steep though isn't it? For that money I think I'd probably get a DBS intead.
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@ kadajawi: There was one ad by VW which showed a Polo driving up to a bar to make a terrorist attack, that was banned because of too many people complained about the terrorist theam. This will be the same probably because the old "grandmas" complaining about the language. I'm not saying that it will be banned, just saying it might. I myself like it, and the car too for that matter.
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I want to know what the board meeting was like when they thought of that car. "We need a new model otherwise people may become less confused with the current line-up" "Gute idee, Ferry" "Danke, we shall make a car mit many horsepowers und an engine in ze wrong place" "Super" "Danke, ze board meeting ist ofer at 3:30 pm und funfzehn seconds, back to work, Schweinhunde!"
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actually guys, regardless of the bleeped language, you cannot broadcast an advert for a car showing it going fast, it's not allowed.
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Haha fogdentho :D @mikey: Actually they had an ad for the Golf GTI in Germany where they were going rather fast, drifting and sliding around etc. Or what about the SLS ad where the car was going upside down in the tunnel?
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You're not gonna see a Porsche commercial on the TV anyway. When was the last time you saw a commercial for a Porsche or a Lambo or Maser or any of the exotics on TV?... I don't remember ever seeing one. Maybe I just haven't been watching enough TV.
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You're not gonna see a Porsche commercial on the TV anyway. When was the last time you saw a commercial for a Porsche or a Lambo or Maser or any of the exotics on TV?... I don't remember ever seeing one. Maybe I just haven't been watching enough TV.
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When was the last time you saw a Porsche commercial? How about the new Panamera commercial? How about the Bloodlines commercial? At least in the US, Porsche has commercials...
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In the U.S., a Porsche really is just a beetle. The neighborhood dog has a Porsche.
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Also the most holes in a recent 911. It looks like it should be named Jaap...
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Shame it's limited. Otherwise every dumb person could get themselves killed. Fun!
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Shame it's limited. Otherwise every dumb person could get themselves killed. Fun!
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i bet the only people who'll buy this are footballers, and then in the next couple of years we'll manunited and chelsea lose all their gd players.
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12 May 2010
This is thing i love with porsche they brought out the GT2 some time ago and that was the 'scariest porsche ever' now they have managed to make even more of a 'scariest porsche ever' this is epic
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