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The new 911 GT2 RS has to be Porsche"s worst kept secret. But not a lot can prepare you for a passenger seat blast in the maddest and most-powerful 911 ever built.This is what we know: the new GT2 RS will have in excess" of 650bhp and 553lb ft, via a heavily revised 3.8-litre twin turbo flat-six pinched from the 911 Turbo S.There"s water-injection intercooling, new internals, unique turbochargers, and more. It bins the Turbo"s four-wheel drive (driving only its rear wheels), adds a seven-speed PDK gearbox, and raids the GT department"s parts bin for all the best bits. It also adds some new ones for good measure. Note those headline power and torque figures; Porsche is currently willing to communicate they are conservative. Each comes with the greater than" symbol, suggesting the final figures will be significantly more. Just think about that for a second.It will, in the words of GT department boss Andreas Preuninger, shout "I"m the alpha animal". That"s very deliberate, for the GT2 RS is a 911 that appeals to a rather different customer than other models. The prototype here might look like a GT3 RS with cladding, because that"s what it is. But visually the production car promises to be even more unhinged, with a huge front splitter, massive rear diffuser and plenty of exposed carbonfibre.
Date written: 4 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8018
The new 911 GT2 RS has to be Porsche"s worst kept secret. But not a lot can prepare you for a passenger seat blast in the maddest and most-powerful 911 ever built.This is what we know: the new GT2 RS will have in excess" of 650bhp and 553lb ft, via a heavily revised 3.8-litre twin turbo flat-six pinched from the 911 Turbo S.There"s water-injection intercooling, new internals, unique turbochargers, and more. It bins the Turbo"s four-wheel drive (driving only its rear wheels), adds a seven-speed PDK gearbox, and raids the GT department"s parts bin for all the best bits. It also adds some new ones for good measure. Note those headline power and torque figures; Porsche is currently willing to communicate they are conservative. Each comes with the greater than" symbol, suggesting the final figures will be significantly more. Just think about that for a second.It will, in the words of GT department boss Andreas Preuninger, shout "I"m the alpha animal". That"s very deliberate, for the GT2 RS is a 911 that appeals to a rather different customer than other models. The prototype here might look like a GT3 RS with cladding, because that"s what it is. But visually the production car promises to be even more unhinged, with a huge front splitter, massive rear diffuser and plenty of exposed carbonfibre.
Date written: 4 Jun 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8018