The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is not only the German manufacturers’ most potent vehicle to date, it has recently been crowned “King of the Ring rear-wheel drive edition.”
Lars Kern and Nick Tandy took to the Nurburgring in two 911 GT RS cars and traversed the mammoth 20.6km circuit in just 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds.
Stealing the crown from the Lamborghini Hurcan Performante, the GT2 RS is just 1.4 seconds slower than the all-electric NextEV Nio EP9.
Other sports cars GT2 RS models triumphed over includes the Nissan GT-R Nismo, Dodge Viper ACR-Extreme, Mercedes-AMG GT R and Porsche’s very own hybrid supercar; the 918 Spyder.
Porsche’s most powerful and fastest street-legal sports car made its worldwide debut earlier this year at the iconic Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.
Can you handle the Porsche 911 GT2 RS?
What makes it a record-breaking machine is a flat six-cylinder biturbo petrol engine rated at a mega 700 horsepower. Weighing in at an impressive 1,470 kilos (with a full load of fuel), Porsche 911 GT2 RS models sprint to 100 km/h in a mind-blowing 2.8 seconds and is more than capable of hitting a top speed of 340 km/h.
Comparing the new 911 GT2 RS to its former self, drivers are treated to 80 more horsepower and 50 Nm of torque extra.
Just a heads up, if you want to buy a new 911 GT2 RS you’re out of luck as each one is accounted for. Don’t expect these models to be cheap when they hit the second-hand market as not only is it a beast, Porsche don’t plan on mass producing the model.
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