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Pop quiz: which Porsche is more powerful and faster, the 997-gen 991 GT2 RS or the Carrera GT? You might be forgiven for answering the latter, as it was Porsche’s hypercar and a Ferrari Enzo rival whether the former just a souped-up version 911 Turbo at half the GT’s price.
- Porsche Shows Detailed Animation Of 911's New Base Turbo Six
Porsche’s new three-liter turbocharged flat-six found in the 911 Carrera and Carrera S sounds like it has no downsides. Yes, it’s not as raspy-sounding as a naturally aspirated unit, but it doesn’t sound bad at all for what it is,...
- Gm Says New Camaro Z/28 Could Be 6 Seconds Faster On A Dry Nürburgring
As you probably already heard, read and saw, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 recently set a lap time of 7:37.40 in the rain at the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany, beating the Camaro ZL1 by four seconds, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 and Mercedes-Benz...
- U Spy: Unmarked 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe
With the brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S coupes officially revealed, the German company's engineers are now free move around with undisguised pre-production prototypes without worrying about spy photographers and the casual petrol-heads...
- More Than 900 Buyers Express Interest In Porsche's 918 Spyder Hybrid
Porsche's 918 hybrid super car may have as many as 900 serious fans, a number which will likely be used to help executives make a decision on putting the green Carrera GT successor into production, according to a report from Bloomberg news. The Porsche...
- Koenigseder Aero-tunes The Porsche Carrera Gt
The most exclusive Porsche of the past decade or so may have gone out of production in 2006, but the tuning industry isn't about to let go that easily. Austrian tuning house Koenigseder has just presented its new performance package for the Porsche...
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Watch a Very, Very Lucky Porsche 911 GT2 RS Driver Chase a Carrera GT at the Nürburgring
Pop quiz: which Porsche is more powerful and faster, the 997-gen 991 GT2 RS or the Carrera GT? You might be forgiven for answering the latter, as it was Porsche’s hypercar and a Ferrari Enzo rival whether the former just a souped-up version 911 Turbo at half the GT’s price.
The numbers, however, tell a different story. The normally aspirated 5.7-liter V10 in the mid-engined Carrera GT churns out 612HP (620PS) for a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration time of 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 330 km/h (205 mph). The twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter that’s hung out behind the rear axle of the 997 GT2 RS has an identical power output and top speed but is faster by 0.4 seconds in the customary 0-100 km/h sprint.
Read more »- Porsche Shows Detailed Animation Of 911's New Base Turbo Six
Porsche’s new three-liter turbocharged flat-six found in the 911 Carrera and Carrera S sounds like it has no downsides. Yes, it’s not as raspy-sounding as a naturally aspirated unit, but it doesn’t sound bad at all for what it is,...
- Gm Says New Camaro Z/28 Could Be 6 Seconds Faster On A Dry Nürburgring
As you probably already heard, read and saw, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 recently set a lap time of 7:37.40 in the rain at the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in Germany, beating the Camaro ZL1 by four seconds, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 and Mercedes-Benz...
- U Spy: Unmarked 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe
With the brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S coupes officially revealed, the German company's engineers are now free move around with undisguised pre-production prototypes without worrying about spy photographers and the casual petrol-heads...
- More Than 900 Buyers Express Interest In Porsche's 918 Spyder Hybrid
Porsche's 918 hybrid super car may have as many as 900 serious fans, a number which will likely be used to help executives make a decision on putting the green Carrera GT successor into production, according to a report from Bloomberg news. The Porsche...
- Koenigseder Aero-tunes The Porsche Carrera Gt
The most exclusive Porsche of the past decade or so may have gone out of production in 2006, but the tuning industry isn't about to let go that easily. Austrian tuning house Koenigseder has just presented its new performance package for the Porsche...