48Hours: Porsche GT 2
The most wicked Porsche ever is about to be released. Get in line behind me…
Just as its forebears did, Porsche’s new 997 GT2 will sit on the very highest rung of the current 911 model line-up; it’s faster and more powerful than both the 911 Turbo, the 911 GT3 and the GT3 RS, it’ll be more expensive, more exclusive – the supreme 911 for performance fanatics.
Powered by an overhauled version of Stuttgart’s twin-turbocharged 3.6-litre flat six, the GT2 packs 523bhp at 6500rpm (a whole 50bhp more than the Turbo) and 505lb ft of torque available from 2200rpm.
Porsche quotes the GT2’s kerbweight at 1440kg; that would make it 145kg lighter than the 911 Turbo we weighed as part of our road test last year, and would give it a power-to-weight ratio of 363bhp per tonne; the Turbo musters just 299.
Performance should be almost peerless. Again according to Porsche, the new GT2 should scramble to 60mph in just 3.6sec, on to 100mph in just 7.4sec, and will have a top speed of 204mph. That would make it as fast to 60mph as the Turbo despite having only rear-wheel drive, as well as a full 0.6sec faster to 100mph. And that’s only according to Porsche’s figures, which have always been conservative to say the least.
And if ya gotta ask, its $219,000 plus tax. Although dealer extortion is likely to mark it up a bit higher, if you can find one.
Put me down for one in black. And silver. And arena red....
Porsche to roll out fastest-ever 911 in November
Reuters
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