Porsche 911 GT2 RS: fastest and most powerful ever

By George Skentzos | May 12th, 2010

Following a leak from the press conference yesterday, Porsche has released the first official details and stunning images of its Porsche 911 GT2 Rs – the fastest and most powerful street-legal Porsche in the history of the company.

Due to make its official public debut at the Moscow auto show on August 25, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS will become the absolute pinnacle of the Porsche stable – eclipsing the Porsche GT3 RS and even the iconic Porsche Carrera GT.

Before we reveal its exact power and performance figures, it is worth noting that the very first line in the official press release from Porsche reads as follows:

“The time: seven minutes, 18 seconds on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife.”

It is clear Porsche is intent on remaining the sole King of the ‘Ring, easily surpassing its nemesis – the Nissan GT-R – although the brand must now wait tentatively as Ferrari is yet to release an official lap time for its fastest road car ever – the Ferrari 599 GTO.

At the rear of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS sits a 3.6-litre six-cylinder boxer engine boosted by two turbochargers with variable turbine geometry driving the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

The final power output is up by 67kW over the standard Porsche 911 GT2 to an ungodly 462kW, while at the same time the RS version has shed 70 kilograms, resulting in a power-to-weight ratio of just 2.21 kilos per horsepower.

The official performance figures for the Porsche 911 GT2 RS is zero to 100km/h in just 3.5 seconds, zero to 200km/h in just 9.8 seconds and zero to 300km/h in a blistering 28.9 seconds – continuing this rapid pace until it reaches its top speed of 330km/h.

This power and performance is tamed by a PCCB composite ceramic brake package and enormous 325/30 ZR 19 rubber at the rear.

The RS version is clearly distinguished by the lavish use of carbon-fibre-reinforced (CFR) components in a matte black finish, wider flared wheel arches, new 911 GT2 light-alloy wheels, upgraded front and rear lip spoilers and GT2 RS model designations on the doors and rear lid.

The interior features lightweight sports bucket seats and lightweight door panels using opening straps in the pursuit of lightness.

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is limited to just 500 units worldwide and will be available overseas by late 2010 and will retail in Germany for $336,436.95 AUD.

Paul Ellis, Porsche Australia Public Relations Manager, has also confirmed that the Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be sold in Australia with local pricing and availability to be confirmed at a later date.

For now, enjoy the high-resolution image gallery below, ideal for your new desktop wallpaper!

Ryan Bane

….and will retail in Germany for $336,436.95 AUD.

and cost about $500k when it reaches Oz….

Insane car, and for a softy like me, i’ll take the new 911 Turbo S instead, with its AWD, tiny 395kW output, and 0-100kph time of 3.2s

only does a 7:30 round the ring though ;0)
Hung Lower

That is a phenomenal lap time for a production car. Looks like the GTR has had its brief moment of glory.
Porsche went mental with this one, I guess Nissan hurt their pride with the GTR ring time and this is the result!

Omale

And this is how long it took them…

Not to mention that the R36 is set for a 2013 release.
Shak

And the fact that this is pretty much a street legal racer, whereas the GTR was built to be a road car with a Porsche hidden underneath.
Mythfrances

Please always consider the price difference…This Porche is gonna cost twice as much as a GTR when it reaches here.

jp

wouldn’t matter if it was ten times as much I can’t afford the porsche or the significantly cheaper GTR….. think i speak for the majority here? Love this Nurburgring rivalry is great to see!

Omale

The performance figures seem like they may have underrated it significantly though. The standard GT2 has a superb ‘launch control’ mechanism and was rated 3.5s for 0-100. I would suspect that this could match the 911 Turbo (if not the Turbo S) at < 3.3s.

McLaren appear to be the ones making shockwaves at the moment though.
Neo Utopia

What an achievement for Porsche, but I do commend Nissan for developing a car which is almost as fast but costs so much less. We are so close to combustion perfection with these types of cars, how much faster can they go into the future?

Tom22

Put the nissan and this on a track, same day, same driver, i guarantee you they will not perform similarly. The Nissan ring time is a hoax.

Duff

Well yes.The 911 turbo is basically a ridiculous extension of the Golf Gti – the perfect allround supercar which happens NOT to be limited to 180km/h by GPS Big Brother(if you`re anywhere but racing circuit) unlike the gtr.
I mean I`ll drive in DEU on freeway in gtr on it`s limiter and i`ll be overtaken by a VAN or worse a Volvo wagon.
And why does the Nissan have the paddle shifters fixed on steering column instead of the wheel? The whole point of these is to shift,while steering HELLO!!!
They (Nissan)ran the `ring on slicks btw – cheating.
And the gearbox won`t last if you actually try to use the power.

Moey

I’ll take 1 it’s cheaper to run than a wife lol
http://caradvice yawn

Looks a weapon of a car in performance..but yawn another 911

No where near worth the money compared to a GT-R and the performance it brings at 160k.

New king of the Ring is the Ferrari 599 GTO which just broke the 7 min bracket to become the fastest production based car.

Scott

Ferrari GTO is certainly an interesting animal.. And a damn quick car! But talk is that the times were posted on full racing slicks, which is easily a difference of 20 seconds odd on a course such as nurburg..

GT-R is a fast car for the money but is a different sort of car really. It represents good value that is for sure, but money no object give me a gt2 anyday.

74grandsport

The Ferrari 599XX broke the record, not the 599gto. i believe the 599XX ran slicks and isn’t even road legal so not a fair comparison. Ferrari state it is “the first ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier”

http://caradvice yawn

Thanks for the clarification..agree racing slicks doesn\’t make the time valid.

So Porsche is the king of the ring..for now

Certainly wish thou that they could could do something more interesting with the 911 shape.

Leafspring

Why??????

Moey

Well if you look at it the GTR in about 4 years will suffer from power loss because of it’s Twin Turbo happens to all GTRs unless you get it rebuilt the Porsche on the other hand would infact last longer BTW the GTRs gearbox is a crud it will fall apart in a couple of years Porsches go forever IMO

http://caradvice YAWN

A Porsche is a better long term proposition.

The clunks and grinds that come with GT-R gearbox don’t instill a lot of confidence for the long term.

However the lighting quick changes are quite amazing..and the whack of performance it puts out is sobering.

The beauty of a Gt-r is spend small(compared to a Porsche) keep for 1-2 years,have a blast and then move on.

Moey

Still prefer Porsche anyday even the standard 911 Turbo with PDK, Hence why the GTR gearbox is a crud remember when they removed launch control because it was screwing up the drivetrain and the people that bought the launch control version it will void their warranty IF they use it
http://CARADVICE yawn

Still continues today..i have a few cars in my garage including a GT-R.

For the premium brands I own they stand 100% behind their product even when used on track days.No fuss no hassle.

Nissan on the other hand duck and weave and have not made my ownership a totally enjoyable experience.

Won’t be buying another Nissan once I sell mine.

In saying that it is a very quick car on the track and bang for buck cannot be surpassed.
Formula1

What a weapon!!! You pay for you get… this is a complete
car. Good stuff costs a lot of money. Heard that GTR R35 needs a rebuild at around 100 000k due to some coating wear
on the pistons, and is actually more expensive to run than a porsche!!!

Scott

Correct. Nissan is a good car with plenty of performance and appears to be a ‘cheap’ supercar however the running costs are certainly not ‘cheap’ even by supercar standards.

I’ve heard it’s a full engine out of car rebuild at least every 100,000k due to the plasma lined cylinder bores! This is ridiculous! When you look at the power that their own rb26dett was capable of in modified form without need for internal changes to the engine… It baffles me why they’d need to plasma line the bores when Porsche/Audi/bmw/ferrari etc don’t need such things..