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Look what spy photographers have spotted sprinting around the Nürburgring. Our shooters nabbed a few photos of the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 in its native habitat without any of the bulky camouflage or cladding we're used to seeing. The result is our first truly clear view at the upcoming successor to the GT2 throne. From the looks of it, the new model will boast wider fender arches front and rear, and hefty air intakes set into the machine's hips should help feed a beastly 3.8-liter flat six-cylinder engine. Early guesses put the engine output somewhere around 560 horsepower.
Mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the engine should propel this rear-engined heathen to 62 miles per hour in under three seconds. Top speed? Try somewhere around 200 mph. If that's true, the next-generation 911 GT2 will be the fastest 911 in Porsche history.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/27/...campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/autoblog+(Autoblog)
So they made a bunch of noise about the 4.0RS, but now were back to the 3.8? I'm missing something.
That QTR mile is nuts for a car pushing only 475 horses & naturally aspirated.Performance figures from November issue Car & Driver Instrumented Test of 991 GT3:
Kerb weight: 3,197 lbs
0-60 mph: 3.0 seconds
0-100 mph: 7.1 seconds
0-120 mph: 10.1 seconds
1/4 mile: 11.2 seconds @ 126 mph
braking 70 mph to zero: 135 ft
I know the GT3 isn't about outright speed, but they are seriously impressive numbers
That QTR mile is nuts for a car pushing only 475 horses & naturally aspirated.
Hahaha! Clarkson is indeed great for the laughs.
"The new Porsche 911 GT3: It's a Volkswagen Beetle in running shoes." Sorry, can't help myself.
The trap speed is especially nuts. It's not far off the Ferrari F12 which has over 700hp...
Performance figures from November issue Car & Driver Instrumented Test of 991 GT3:
Kerb weight: 3,197 lbs
0-60 mph: 3.0 seconds
0-100 mph: 7.1 seconds
0-120 mph: 10.1 seconds
1/4 mile: 11.2 seconds @ 126 mph
braking 70 mph to zero: 135 ft
I know the GT3 isn't about outright speed, but they are seriously impressive numbers
1.5°Four wheel steering? This does mean all four wheels turn correct?
I have never seen that before... (Heard of it more and more recently)
Between the tires & the PDK, it is definitely the PDK that contributes more. In an Edmunds test, a Carrera S with PDK nearly made up a full second in the QTR mile next to the 7-MT.
Evo did a similar comparison & showed that the traditional manual has your usual spikes & drops in the VBOX acceleration, where as the PDK shifts harder as it goes, but never drops below a previous G.
Four wheel steering? This does mean all four wheels turn correct?
I have never seen that before... (Heard of it more and more recently)
It's probably a trifecta of the tires, gearing, and PDK. If you have the tires massive grip, you can run shorter gears, which then gets helped by the PDK being able to shift so very fast. Because otherwise the times are just...otherworldly for a RWD car, even if it does have the traction of the rear engine.