Filed under: Supercars, Porsche
Sell the house: Porsche GT2 available to buy in November
Oh baby, does the Porsche GT2 sound like fun. The twin-turbo flat six cranks out a mind-blowing 525 hp while pushing a vehicle that weighs 220 lbs less than the already light 911 turbo. Hitting 60 mph will take only 3.7 seconds, and you can keep the speedo going up to and past 200 mph. If evasive maneuvers are needed, virtually no car handles better than a 911, and ceramic brakes enable you to stop fast enough to knock the false teeth right out of Grandpa. There is no question the GT2 will have supercar-besting performance, and now we hear that we won't have to wait much longer for this RWD two-seater.We've seen it in countless spy shots, and we'll see the real McCoy at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Now we're learning that the full-fledged official version will be available in November, right in time for the Christmas shopping season. We know it will cost somewhere in the vicinity of $200,000, but we're putting it on our list anyway.
[Source: Motor Authority]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ben 12:24PM (5/17/2007)
Wait, did you just say the 911 turbo is "already light"?
Reply
Big Mike Wood 12:35PM (5/17/2007)
Ugh, another version of the same old 911. Must be Thursday.
Reply
Matt 12:36PM (5/17/2007)
Oh. My. God. That thing is the definition of Heaven. I would do ANYTHING to even drive this car.
Reply
mteator 12:37PM (5/17/2007)
virtually no car handles better than a 911...
Other than, say, a Cayman. Or a Boxster for that matter. Or a 914 while we're at it.
Reply
sammy z 12:57PM (5/17/2007)
"4. virtually no car handles better than a 911..."
*cough* Exige *cough*
Reply
Driver 1:20PM (5/17/2007)
For all you Porsche bashers... why don't you come back here and give your comment after you have actually driven one? Don't bull shit your way here just for the sake of leaving a comment to look and feel cool.
Reply
Michael 1:29PM (5/17/2007)
All I gotta say is 530lb ft of torque from a low 2000rpm.
Porsche is BADA$$
Reply
Will 1:32PM (5/17/2007)
There's no denying the GT2 is a mean machine, but for my $200k it's the Alfa 8C Competizione. Only a few cars stir your soul every time you look at them, and to me the 911 looks like just another Porsche.
Must admit though, I've never driven one... which might change my mind.
Reply
The FedEx Man 1:39PM (5/17/2007)
I agree, there is no doubt there are cars with more soul and passion, especially anything Italian, but as a piece of technological and engineering brilliance it's hard to beat a 911.
Reply
BoZs13 3:26PM (5/17/2007)
Yeah like "driver" said...go drive a 997 Porsche 911tt and see what you think of the other ones then. Ignorance annoys me.
Reply
Skream 3:27PM (5/17/2007)
I'm not porsche bashing, I just don't think the 911 is a "great handler". Fun to drive, and requires a TON of driver skill. The morons on the track just break hard and accelerate fast out of the turns with them, while the boxsters and caymans pile up behind the 911's on the turns since they can carry so much more speed in the corner easily with less driver skill. That's just how I define "good handling."
Reply
Mick 5:06PM (5/17/2007)
Porsche 911: a triumph of development over design!
Reply
Zain 7:30PM (5/17/2007)
5. Sammy Z- Looks like you never read the recent Motor Trend article.
Reply
big L 10:48PM (5/17/2007)
this is what porsche should spend its time on. not on goofy suvs or "4 dr sports cars". It is way too much car for me but all that tech trickles down to the right one for me. I hope they sell a ton.
(a cayman would be nice if I could fit in it.heh.)
Reply
Carlton Bale 10:12AM (5/18/2007)
Skream: I agree completely with what you're saying; 911s are capable of greatness in the hands of skilled drivers but that greatness is extremely difficult to obtain. The Cayman/Boxster is much easier to drive and would best a 911 if it had an identical engine. I've lapped GT3 in my stock 2.5L Boxster, not because I was a better driver or because my car was faster, but because the 911 is so incredibly difficult for newer drivers to master.
I sat through a talk given by legendary Porsche racing driver Vic Elford ( http://www.vicelford.com/ ). He described the Cayman as "a dream to drive." When discussing racing a 911, he said the fastest way through a turn was to start turning the with the back end BEFORE entering the turn such that it exited pointing the right direction and carrying the most speed. I would love to own a 911, but there is no way I'm capable of driving it like that, though I'm sure it would still be a blast to drive. Still, the best handling Porsche would be a Cayman GT3 (if it existed.)
Reply
realistic 8:00PM (5/18/2007)
I agree with Driver. NOTHING and I repeat NOTHING beats german engineering. who else do you think those cars have survived for so long when you see or hear about some of those other cars like Lambos or Ferrari's frying their clutches when a Porche or Mercedes can keep doing laps all day long and be just fine? Porsche is one of the ultimate makes in the world when it comes to true supercars and the 911 carerra turbo models have been at the forefront of the unbreakable engineering, and I also agree that Porsche shouldn't have wasted time and resources on a gussied up SUV with their badging on it.
Reply