There's an idea that many trackday junkies hold dear, and that is that the GT3 is the best of the few cars that can truly excel on the track and still work well when driven to the supermarket. It's a tough thing to achieve, and rarely does any car do both well. However, if there's another contender for that role, it's the McLaren 720S. Like the …
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Watch this GT2 RS Hit 212 MPH on the Autobahn
There's something both civilized and brutal about the way the GT2 RS is able to accelerate. No fuss, no drama, and yet it consumes revs with a ravenous appetite and pushes violently towards the redline regardless of the gear its in. Germany's Sport Auto got their hands on one earlier than most of the bigger publications, and took it to the Autobahn …
Continue to the full articleOnboard Manthey’s 991 GT3 RS Snagging a 7:09.5 at the Nurburgring
With magnesium wheels dropping roughly 25 pounds of unsprung mass from Manthey's GT3 RS MR, the most obvious improvements with this mildly-tuned RS are in ride quality and compliance over the innumerable bumps and cambers at the Nordschleife. Additionally, the car wears a set of KW coilovers quite similar to those used in the GT3 R, better brake …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Wins Seven of Fifteen First Place Spots as “Sportiest Car of 2011”
German magazine "Sportauto" conducted their annual readers' survey asking participants to name "The Sportiest Car of 2011" in various categories. Last year Porsche won three first places. This year, seven. From the Boxster to the Panamera the entire line-up was represented. The top models of the 911 line dominated the winners group from the …
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