911 Porsche 911 GT2 RS – First Drives (Evo, …)

[Sunny]

Well, I guess they, for obvious reasons, had to change the base of appeal a tad, the previous ones being widow-makers and all...

When you put it that way, you make it sound like they were deliberatly going for the 'dangerous' and 'widowmaker' characteristics before and now chose not to and go for a more tamer approach. I don't think that is how it is and the new car being safer/tamer is a natural outcome of the technological progression. Or to put it another way, the GT2s of yesteryear being dangerous was a unfortunate outcome of lack of technology to make a RWD/turbo car more drivable rather than a deliberate design decision.

 

[Mr Robert]

I only thaught it was funny that Porsche had to change because the previous demo is now dead

 

[coolraoul]

911 GT2 RS weighs as much as 911 GT3 RS, but has much more power and torque thanks to FI. But shouldn't the GT2 be heavier than GT3? The 3.6 B6 FI should be heavier than the 3.8l B6 NA, no? Or did they lighten the car even more than GT3?

You don't find such things as a carbon hood in the GT3RS, do you? The GT2RS, being much more expensive, is using more carbon than any other 911.

That is one hell of a fast car, and this time with the adequate handling. Still, I prefer the insane GT3, courtesy of a crazy super-high revving engine.

 

[DeDe]

New GT2 is coming - Facelift with 560 hp

According to AutoBild, they will release the facelifted GT2 on the Paris Autoshow this October. With 560 hp. Nice.

 

[Karabiner98k]

[scans] Car & Driver Preview Test: 911 GT2 RS

 

[DeDe]

Can't wait for the Supertest!