Porsche 911 GT2: Leaked Sneak Peek Motoring
Channel Staff - 16/July/2007 | 
Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
Porsche's weapon of mass acceleration:
the GT2 can eclipse 300km/h with ease
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Atlanta, USA —
The
North American brochure for the highly anticipated Porsche 911 GT2 has
made it's way across the digital ocean that is the Internet, complete
with some slightly grainy photos and all the performance specifications. Bad for Porsche, but good for us. Able
to scorch from zero to 100km/h in just 3.7 seconds, the new 911
GT2 is one of the most powerful Porsche's ever built. Powered by a twin
turbo 3.6-litre 6-cylinder boxer engine, the GT2 is one of the most
sought-after Porsches on the planet. The new model is
the 997-type, which has been many years in the making, and comes hot on
the heels of news that the 997-type 911 model has already sold 100,000
units, making it the fastest selling 911 in the German automaker's
history. The GT2 is the epitome of everything that
Porsche strives for. It's a road car whose genesis occurred on the race
track. Every aspect is angled towards performance. It is built to
perform and will rival cars from Lamborghini, Ferrari, and other
exotic marques. It's lightweight, super powerful, and it
also eschews the 911 Turbo's all-wheel drive setup for a rear wheel
drive system, to deliver the ultimate 'steer with the throttle' driving
experience. Delivering 395kW (530hp) @ 6500rpm, the
997-type GT2 accelerates from zero to 100km/h in 3.7 seconds (zero to
60mph in 3.6 seconds) thanks to its twin turbo 6-cylinder engine. Furthermore,
the new GT2 powers from zero to 160km/h (100mph) in a
jaw-dropping 7.4 seconds, and can accelerate to a top speed of
328km/h (204mph). This puts the GT2 in very rare company, as only the
most exotic of performance cars can accelerate so quickly and to such
high speeds. While almost 400kW is a huge amount of power
for a car that is far from overweight (1443kg), the torque figures are
even more incredible, and are what give the car it's intensity. The
Porsche 911 GT2 develops 685Nm of torque between 2200 and 4500rpm,
which is transferred from the engine to the rear axle via a 6-speed
manual gearbox. The
leaked brochure lists the cars fuel
efficiency as 'TBD', though buyers who have enough cash to buy one of
these road-legal race cars probably won't be too worried about fuel
consumption. In Australia the naturally aspirated Porsche 911 GT3
RS is priced at $299,900, and the Porsche 911 Turbo is priced at
$327,000, andthe stunningly powerful GT2 is expected to fetch
significantly more than both these models when it reaches our
shores. Porsche 911 GT2 (997 Series) Specifications: Engine | Power | Torque | 0-100km/h | Drive | 3.6-litre Boxer 6 | 395kW @ 6500rpm | 685Nm @ 2200rpm | 3.7 secs | Rear wheels |
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