Additive manufacturing is the fancy scientific way of saying 3D-printed, and it's the future of automotive engineering. Porsche can design in a lot more tech to a simple piece like a piston by using this crazy new technology. And in the case of the GT2 RS (and 935), it is claimed to be responsible for 30 additional horses. Considering the GT2 RS is …
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Leh Keen Proves the GT2 RS’ Potential With a New Record Lap
Earlier this year, we saw David Donohue send the latest GT2 RS around Road America in a staggering time of 2:15.17. Last week, IMSA ace and all-around hooligan Leh Keen took another GT2 RS around the four-mile circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and slashed the previous record by a considerable margin. Like Donohue's car, Keen's machine wore the …
Continue to the full articleChase A Tuned GT2 RS From Inside A Nissan GTR
It's soothing to know that many owners of the latest GT2 RS thrash the car around the circuit on a regular basis. Perhaps none of these well-heeled trackday drivers is better known than "sebastien vittel", whose exploits we've covered on this site many times before. Naturally, taking a GT2 RS to a track day puts a big bullseye on the car's back, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche GT2 RS Claims Road Atlanta Production Car Lap Record
Porsche is flat out obsessed with lap records lately. The company owns the outright record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, as well as the production car record (Technically Manthey Racing, but it's a Porsche), and has nabbed production car records with the GT2 RS at Laguna Seca and Willow Springs as well. The German sports car maker tapped driving …
Continue to the full articleFor Most, This May Be Your Best Chance at a New GT2 RS
Porsche's most powerful production 911 ever, the new GT2 RS, was shown to the world for the first time during a video game conference. As such, it's only fitting you have a chance to get your hands on one by pre-ordering the game that unveiled the supercar to the world for the first time; Forza 7. The only catch? The 911 GT2 RS you'll receive is …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Unveils the Most Powerful Street Legal 911 of All Time
How is that for a superlative? When the first 911 Turbo Carreras came to the United States in 1975, they produced 234 horsepower. In 1975, that was the most potent street legal 911 money could buy. Fast forward to 2017, and the most powerful street legal 911 produces 700 horsepower. Let that sink in for a moment. Near-as-makes-no-difference that is …
Continue to the full articleThis Is the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and It Was Unveiled During a Video Game Conference
Normally, when Porsche unveils a new model, especially something like a 911 GT2, you think Geneva, New York, LA, maybe event Detroit. What you don't think of, however, is the stage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 for short. However, that's exactly where Porsche just unveiled the 911 GT2 RS during the introduction of the newly-announced …
Continue to the full articleJeff Zwart Gives a Whole New Meaning to The Daily Commute
UPDATE: See Porsche's results from the 89th Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Jeff Zwart is a seven time champion at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. This year, not only will Zwart defend his 2WD Time Attack class championship, he'll do so in the same Porsche he drives over 1100 miles to the event, a street legal 620 horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 …
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