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Porsche 911 997 GT2 RS
Updated 13.03.2011 On sale: September 2010 
The GT2 RS made its world debut at the Moscow Auto Show on August 25th, 2010. It is the fastest and most powerful road-going Porsche ever. With +66 kW and -70 kg in comparison with the normal 997 GT2, the RS has a power-to-weight ratio which is even better than on the Carrera GT supercar. And it is much quicker than Carrera GT on Nordschleife - unbelievable! Note, the engine is still 3.6-liter, not 3.8-liter like on the 997 Turbo mk2. Visual differencies compared to normal 997 GT2: 997 facelift model rear lamps, use of carbon-fibre-reinforced (CFR) components in matt-black surface finish, wider wheels and flared wheel arches at the front, wheels with central locking, upgraded front spoiler lip and the rear spoiler lip made of CFR and 10 mm higher, lightweight door panels with door opening straps. Not a visual difference, but the rear window and rear side windows are of plastic. World's best car comes with world's best tyres - with Michelin Pilot Sport CUP, of course. The only downside with these tyres is the low thread (less than 5 mm when new), so don't start showing the power of your car in rain! Available colors: Porsche offers GT2 RS in red, white, black non-metallic and silver. We have considered these the best 4 colors in the Porsche standard color selection and now Porsche is offering GT2 RS only in these colors, no less, no more. Of course there have been other great Porsche colors through the history, too (the GT3 RS green and orange, the different non-metallic light blues etc.), but out of the usual Porsche sportcars color palette, Porsche has picked exactly the ones we like. Is it a coincidence or us having a great taste? The wheels are offered in white gold, silver and black. Interior comes either in black and red for 16 year old boys and in full black for serious Porsche enthusiasts. Production is limited to 500 cars. There is a plaque on the dashboard which tells you the number of your car among these 500.       The air intakes in carbon don't look very pretty    The unpainted carbon-fibre is cool, but only in the case the whole car is made of carbon-fibre. With the bonnet as the only body panel in different color, it looks a little bit like young boys have "tuned" their Honda Civic. To overcome this "image problem" just get the car in black.     Fully black interiors are our preference for sports cars...   Clubsport package comes as standard, but you can delete it if you want. Together with 620 horses in the same room, you want to have the roll cage.  One-piece carbon fiber Carrera GT bucket seats come as standard, but if you need to put your lugagge in the back, you might want to have the folding bucket seats - be informed, that they only have the carbon-fiber outer skin for the looks and they are not as light as the racing seats from Carrera GT. If you plan to use the car as a daily driver 365 days a year, you might want to specify the adaptive sports seats. Considering the racing suspension, you would probably not use GT2 every day, so forget the adaptive sport seats.  The light-weight battery saves you over 10 kilos, but it is not intended for every day use. The car comes with 2 batteries and Porsche suggests to use the lightweight battery on track days.   This chart is from Porsche AG - so these 456 kilowatts must be true. Sorry, we still can't believe that Porsche has pumped so much power out from a 3.6-liter street car. What we think: Agua ammonia, quickly......... Photos (c) Porsche AG |