Porsche invited journalists to Portugal to put the
new 911 GT2 RS through its paces on the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, in
Portimao.
In the presence of Walter Rohrl, Mark Webber and
Hans-Joachim Struck, and accompanied by various other Porsches, including the
918 Spyder, the journos had their first taste of the fastest and most powerful
stock 911 ever.
Powered by a 700 PS and 750 Nm of
torque 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six, which is mated to a seven-speed PDK
dual-clutch gearbox, the latest GT2 RS needs just 2.8 sec to sprint from rest to
100 km/h, and reaches a top speed of 340 km/h.
Thanks to its massive output and clever engineering,
which includes a new aero agenda and weight saving in addition to rear-axle
steering and a variable locking rear differential, the German supercar stole
the Nurburgring Nordschleife lap record from the Lamborghini Huracan Performante
with the company's test driver, Lars Kern, behind the wheel.
Interested parties are no longer able to
buy a new 911 GT2 RS straight from Porsche, as all 1,000 units were already
spoken for, but we're pretty sure it won't be long before they start popping up
in the "used" supercar market - accompanied with a premium, of
course.
