[Merc1]

From Edmunds:



STUTTGART, Germany — Following an unexpected leak of 911 GT2 photos and specifications in Europe, Porsche has revealed official details of its new 997-based sports car ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September.

The 2008 911 GT2 offers a 530-horsepower 3.6-liter twin-turbocharged boxer-six-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. That's 50 hp more than the previous GT2. Surprising news is that despite the increase in power, the 2008 GT2 is actually 15 percent more fuel-efficient due to a cooler fuel-air mixture. The rear-wheel-drive GT2 runs from zero to 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds, with a top speed of 204 mph.

Ceramic brakes and Porsche's electronically controlled Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system come standard on the GT2, as does a new weight-saving titanium muffler and tailpipe setup.

The whole package rides on 19-inch light-alloy wheels with 235/35 ZR front sport tires and 325/30 ZR 19 sport tires in the rear.

Set to arrive in the U.S. in early 2008, the 911 GT2 is priced at $191,700.

What this means to you: Who needs all-wheel drive when you have 530 hp?

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[martinbo]

Originally Posted by Luwalira

As long as tail doesn't swing you off a mountain road and ending up swimming with sharks in the ocean. It takes a very experienced Porsche driver, skilled and sensible man to play around with this car. RWD, rear located engine and 530hp. A combination resulting in death if driven by someone over confident. The GT3 is probably adequate for most enthusiasts.

True enough Luw... but what a way to go though!

Yeah, I'd give it a crack. And I'm sure I can get some track practise before unleashing the thing on public roads too...

All the same, this is pretty much dream team hardware for me! I simply can't comprehend the thrust that 685 Nm in a 1440 kg 911 must give.

[Centurion]

Coming from the horse's mouth Walter has driven around the ring with the GT2 in 7:37 minutes. It not official yet but in the coming weeks Porsche will spill the real beans.


Here is a list of how fast he has driven the other Porsche cars:


7:28 - Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/1475 kg, Walter Rohrl, (Autobild 07/04)
7:40 - Porsche 997 Turbo 480PS/1565 kg Walter Rohrl
7:42 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg, Walter Rohrl (Automobil 05/06)

[Bruce]

Originally Posted by Luwalira

Coming from the horse's mouth Walter has driven around the ring with the GT2 in 7:37 minutes. It not official yet but in the coming weeks Porsche will spill the real beans.


Here is a list of how fast he has driven the other Porsche cars:


7:28 - Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/1475 kg, Walter Rohrl, (Autobild 07/04)
7:40 - Porsche 997 Turbo 480PS/1565 kg Walter Rohrl
7:42 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg, Walter Rohrl (Automobil 05/06)

Thanks for the GT2 time Luw; sounds about right. Can't wait for the official Sport Auto supertest.

[Just_me]

7.32 min according to Porsche

[Centurion]

7:32!!!! That's blistering fast. Only 4 seconds slower than the CGT.

[Just_me]

I think sportauto can pull it off in 7.40 min.

[The Artist]

daymn thats fast..but it was expected

[DeDe]

If HvS did 7.32 min with the Carrera GT, he won't beat it with the GT2... But 7.35-7.37 is quite possible IMHO.

[Bartek Sikorski]

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The official brochure for Porsche’s new 997 GT2 was leaked last month, revealing most of the general details about the super-coupe as well as a few crucial tidbits that have been overlooked until now. As outlined in the brochure, Porsche’s claim for the GT2’s lap time of the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife is an amazingly low 7 minutes and 32 seconds.
To put that into perspective, this is the same time that the Carrera GT and Pagani Zonda F supercars take to lap the famous circuit. The new GT2 would also leave cars like Ferrari’s F430 and 599 GTB, plus the AWD Lamborghini Gallardo eating its dust with more than a 10 second gap on all of them.
For the uninitiated, the Nordschleife or Northern Loop is a 22.8km circuit at the famous Nurburging in Germany. Since its opening in 1927, the track has quickly become the benchmark for testing both car performance and driver skills for the public and carmakers alike. That’s why almost any performance carmaker worth its salt will head to the Nurburging to test prototypes of their future cars.