Atlanta, USA — Pumped wheel arches, vortex-generating rear wing, ultra-wide rear wheels? It can only be the Porsche 911 GT2. And it's been leaked.
The North American brochure for the highly anticipated Porsche 911 GT2 has made it's way across the digital ocean that is the Internet, complete with some slightly grainy photos and all the performance specifications.
Bad for Porsche, but good for us.
Able to scorch from zero to 100km/h in just 3.7 seconds, the new 911 GT2 is one of the most powerful Porsche's ever built. Powered by a twin turbo 3.6-litre 6-cylinder boxer engine, the GT2 is one of the most sought-after Porsches on the planet.
The new model is the 997-type, which has been many years in the making, and comes hot on the heels of news that the 997-type 911 model has already sold 100,000 units, making it the fastest selling 911 in the German automaker's history.
The GT2 is the epitome of everything that Porsche strives for. It's a road car whose genesis occurred on the race track. Every aspect is angled towards performance. It is built to perform and will rival cars from Lamborghini, Ferrari, and other exotic marques.
It's lightweight, super powerful, and it also eschews the 911 Turbo's all-wheel drive setup for a rear wheel drive system, to deliver the ultimate 'steer with the throttle' driving experience.
Delivering 395kW (530hp) @ 6500rpm, the 997-type GT2 accelerates from zero to 100km/h in 3.7 seconds (zero to 60mph in 3.6 seconds) thanks to its twin turbo 6-cylinder engine.
Furthermore, the new GT2 powers from zero to 160km/h (100mph) in a jaw-dropping 7.4 seconds, and can accelerate to a top speed of 328km/h (204mph). This puts the GT2 in very rare company, as only the most exotic of performance cars can accelerate so quickly and to such high speeds.
While almost 400kW is a huge amount of power for a car that is far from overweight (1443kg), the torque figures are even more incredible, and are what give the car it's intensity.
The Porsche 911 GT2 develops 685Nm of torque between 2200 and 4500rpm, which is transferred from the engine to the rear axle via a 6-speed manual gearbox.
The leaked brochure lists the cars fuel efficiency as 'TBD', though buyers who have enough cash to buy one of these road-legal race cars probably won't be too worried about fuel consumption. In Australia the naturally aspirated Porsche 911 GT3 RS is priced at $299,900, and the Porsche 911 Turbo is priced at $327,000, andthe stunningly powerful GT2 is expected to fetch significantly more than both these models when it reaches our shores.
Porsche 911 GT2 (997 Series) Specifications:
Engine
3.6-litre Boxer 6
Power
395kW @ 6500rpm
Torque
685Nm @ 2200rpm
0-100km/h
3.7 secs
Drive
Rear wheels
Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
Porsche's weapon of mass acceleration:
the GT2 can eclipse 300km/h with ease
