911 (991) [Official] Porsche 911 GT2 RS

[kingjr9000]

No, 36 seconds quicker than the normal version with a car journalist (Christian Gebhart) behind the wheel.

Trust me, Gebhart won't go under 7:10 with the Performante.

We'll see. Plus, to quote Frieza: "this isn't even my final form".

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Reportedly Sets 6:48.75 Nurburgring Lap Record
21 Sep 2017, 14:10 UTC ·
by Andrei Tutu
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The Porsche 911 prototypes blitzing the Nurburgring have been keeping us on our toes all year and it seems that the Neunelfer is ready to collect its Green Hell crown.

Yes, we're talking about the production vehicle lap time record. You see, despite the fact that the German automaker has fully revealed the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, with the configurator now being online.

We've seen King Kong lapping the Nordschleife on countless occasions and the latest info on the topic talks about the 700 hp animal having lapped the Ring in 6:48.75.

The said chronograph number was mentioned by Edo Karabegovic, the man behind the Porsche-friendly Edo Performance German aftermarket developer and you can find it in a Facebook post.

And while we can't be sure this is the official lap time of the rear-wheel-drive special, the Neunelfer certainly has the potential to deliver such performance. For one thing, we'll remind you that Porsche's Mark Webber let it slip that the Rennsport Neunelfer managed to hit 208 mph on the track's main straight, a velocity level that tops those delivered by the current holder of the record, the 640 hp Lamborghini Huracan Performante (6:52).

For one thing, the quickest 911 derivative is currently the 991.2 GT3, which needs 7:12.7 to lap the infamous German circuit. Keep in mind that we're talking about a Neunelfer animated by a naturally aspirated 500 hp flat-six, while the GT2 RS mixes a 700-pony twin-turbo boxer mill with lightweight carbon parts delivered by its (optional) Weissach Package.

Until we get our hands on the official Nurburgring lap time of the 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, you can check out a Racing Yellow example of the supercar doing its thing on the Green Hell below.

P.S.: Returning to the 911 assault we mentioned in the intro, we have to keep in mind that the Porsche is currently also testing the 991.2 GT3 RS on the Ring.

holy ! If true, that's insane!

 

[mihc]

HA! What did I predict yesterday?! I said I predict it will lap Nurburgring in 6:48!

 

[DeDe]

HA! What did I predict yesterday?! I said I predict it will lap Nurburgring in 6:48!

Well, if you round it up, it's actually 6:49. j/k

 

[tristatez28lt1]

I say the official time will be 6:43 min

 

[boyko23]

Source?

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Years of experience on GCF and thousands of hours of thinking...

 

[TopspeedPT]

Misha Charoudin timed it.

from 14:15 to 14:50

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[boyko23]

 

[boyko23]

6.47,30

 

[mihc]

Wow impressive! Almost 5 seconds faster than Performante, and 10 seconds faster than 918! I was 0,7 seconds off "my predicted" laptime...

 

[Monster]

Wow impressive! Almost 5 seconds faster than Performante, and 10 seconds faster than 918! I was 0,7 seconds off "my predicted" laptime...

I really think the 918 can go even faster, especially if it gets the Michelin pilot sports 4 tires.

 

[A.P.]

Mega impressive. Huracan Performante 5 sec off 918, and now GT2RS 5 sec of the Performante.

 

[DeDe]

I really think the 918 can go even faster, especially if it gets the Michelin pilot sports 4 tires.

PS4 is a high-performance road tyre, its grip is nowhere close to the PS Cup 2 semi-slicks of the 918 Spyder.
Also, 918 seems much tricky (despite AWD) at the limit, the Sachsenring-onboard lap is a perfect example:

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[LaArtist]

Insanity this car is a problem said it from the start. Don't even want to drive it. I have no death wish

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Wow impressive! Almost 5 seconds faster than Performante, and 10 seconds faster than 918! I was 0,7 seconds off "my predicted" laptime...

Nice prediction! I was way too optimistic with mine haha

 

[Giannis]

And the official Porsche press release:

Porsche sets a world record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

GT2 RS is the fastest Porsche 911 of all time at 6 minutes, 47.3 seconds

Stuttgart. Porsche set a new record for road-approved sports cars on the 20.6-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in the 911 GT2 RS on September 20. The record time of 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds was achieved in the presence of a notary and surpassed even Porsche’s own expectations. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars, said: “At the start of the development process, we set ourselves a lap time target for the GT2 RS of less than 7 minutes and 5 seconds. The credit for beating this target by 17.7 seconds goes to our development engineers, mechanics and drivers, who demonstrated an exceptionally strong team performance. This result makes it official: The GT2 RS is not only the most powerful, but also the fastest 911 ever built”.

This record was not a one-off: Lars Kern (30) from Germany and Nick Tandy (32) from the UK broke the previous record for road-approved sports cars (6 minutes, 52.01 seconds) in their first attempt and subsequently finished five laps in under 6 minutes, 50 seconds. Andreas Preuninger, Director GT Model Line, says: “It’s not just the record time achieved by the GT2 RS that demonstrates the vehicle’s class, but also its consistent performance in every lap. We’re particularly proud of the fact that this was achieved with two different vehicles and two different drivers, as this underlines the GT2 RS’s ability to reproduce this record result over and over again”.

Porsche factory driver Tandy travelled straight from a six-hour race in Austin, Texas to the Nürburgring, swapping the Le Mans prototype Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 515-kW (700-hp) 911 GT2 RS with Michelin Pilot Cup 2 tyres in impressive style. It was Lars Kern, a Porsche test driver by trade with a passion for racing, who ultimately set the final record time. Alongside the Carrera Cup Australia, Kern regularly competes in the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nürburgring and knows the Nordschleife inside out. The subsequent record lap began at 7:11 pm and finished 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds later in ideal outdoor conditions. As is customary for record drives, the time was measured along the 20.6-kilometre stretch. The vehicle’s average speed was 184.11 km/h.

The fastest and most powerful road-approved 911 celebrated its world premiere at the Festival of Speed in Goodwood in the UK at the end of June. At the heart of this high-performance sports car is a 515-kW (700-hp) six-cylinder biturbo flat engine. Weighing in at 1,470 kg with a full fuel tank, the lightweight two-seater accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. The rear-wheel drive Coupé has a top speed of 340 km/h and with its near-motorsport drive technology, the new 911 GT2 RS trumps its 3.6-litre predecessor by 59 kW (80 hp) and achieves a torque of 750 Newton metres (an increase of 50 Nm).

 

[martinbo]

This time... it's just stupendously incredible. I'm totally amazed that it was delivered by a 911 and not something wildly exotic with a mid-ship mounted engine.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

This time... it's just stupendously incredible. I'm totally amazed that it was delivered by a 911 and not something wildly exotic with a mid-ship mounted engine.

I big hit to all the hybrid hype

 

[lambornima]

Come on people where are the conspiracies?! No doctored video hype. No one saying the car was on slicks. Lol lambo sets a lap...must be fake...porsche sets a lap...cant be fake.

Seriously though this is a crazy car. Screw all the hybrid crap.