SPIED: Porsche 991 GT2 RS – more vents, more wings

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The “Widowmaker” has been spied again, carrying some serious performance intent – the vented front wheel arches from the 991 GT3 RS have made it on to the GT2 RS test mule pictured here. Its predecessor ran 0-96 km/h in 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 330 km/h – this new version should comfortably top that.

As the performance flagship for the 911 range, the GT2 RS can be expected to produce nearly 700 hp from a turbocharged 3.8 litre horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine, up from 620 hp produced by the 3.6 litre force-fed “Mezger” engine in the 997-generation GT2 RS. As is the nature of turbocharged engines, redline will be considerably lower than the GT3 RS’s 8,800 rpm.

It appears to adopt the centre-locking wheel design from the naturally aspirated GT3 RS, while the front hood and roof appear to share that car’s wide recess on those areas; as those components were made of carbon fibre and magnesium respectively, the GT2 RS can be expected to adopt these materials in the interests of weight saving, as per the modus operandi of Porsche’s GT-series cars.

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Despite the resurgence of the manual transmission in recent GT Porsches like the Cayman GT4 and the 911 R, the GT2 RS can be expected to pair its engine with a PDK dual-clutch automatic for speed, as Porsche expects most of its GT model customers to take their cars to the track.

The sheer speed that the GT2 RS is capable of is presumably the reason the company has decided to include the wheel arch vents once again, despite the difficult process in getting that section of bodywork type-approved and initially saying that the GT3 RS will be the first and last Porsche to have them.

When applied on the GT3 RS, Porsche’s GT division boss Andreas Preuninger said that the wheel arch vents double the level of downforce achieved compared to doing without them. Worth the additional trouble, then. Further to that end, the front of the GT2 RS also gains two pairs of dive planes on the front bumper.

Around the back, the GT2 RS mule appears to have concealed beneath the camouflage additional vents like on GT2s past, and the exhausts terminate in separate tailpipe units, as opposed to the centrally mounted one on the GT3, GT3 RS and 911 R. Last but not least, the rear wing appears yet to be finished but leaves no doubt about its track-biased intent.

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Mick Chan

Open roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan. Driving heaven to him is exercising a playful chassis on twisty paths; prizes ergonomics and involvement over gadgetry. Spent three years at a motoring newspaper and short stint with a magazine prior to joining this website.

 

Comments

  • Even Posh do road test on their new car while P2 is confident no problem with Bisa w/o testing.
    Means P2 is better than Posh?

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  • Kunta Kinte on Jul 15, 2016 at 11:54 am

    Even if I strike lottery also, I will never buy Porsche. Their engines are now made by liar, cheater and conman VW.

    Always buy Porsches 2009 and before. They are the real Porsche Made by Porsche themselves.

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    • Lol man, this car isn’t powered by a V8. It’s still a real Porsche, unlike the Panamera.

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    • gt-racer on Jul 15, 2016 at 7:00 pm

      Are you stupid? This car is still fully made by Porsche, without any hands of VW.
      Remember 918 Spyder? Do they cheated on it?

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  • Jonn Dol on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    Curious to see how the new 911 GT2 RS will handle, especially with the much rumoured near-700 bhp Flat-6 Turbo engine. Given in previous guise, the RWD 911 GT2 with 620+bhp is a beast to manage (they don’t call it Widowmaker for nothing). Perhaps, some form of advanced traction control system will be employed to tame the beast (hopefully Porsche will not just slap in 4WD drivetrain). More interesting is that, a 700bhp RWD turbocharged Porsche 911 car sounds quite similar to the spec of the late 1970s Porsche 911 Turbo Group 5 monsters.Which of course sounds intriguing and fun.

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  • Proton Powah on Jul 17, 2016 at 11:28 am

    My proton neo can tapau this porsche….

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