GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Powerful and speedy new steed gets a light touch
Porsche has unveiled its latest 911 GT2 RS which has some impressive figures
If you are going to unveil the world’s fastest and most powerful road-legal Porsche 911, then what better place to do it than the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Stuttgart manufacturer surprised many by revealing the 911 GT2 RS at a private event on the Friday evening before letting the model loose on the famous hill climb on the Saturday. At the heart of the car is a biturbo flat engine of 515kW, 59kW more than the previous generation and with an extra 50Nm of torque at 750Nm. Weighing in at 1,470kg with a full fuel tank, Porsche claims its new lightweight two-seater will reach 100km/h in just 2.8 seconds and go on to a top speed of a heart-stopping 340km/h. To increase performance over the engine in the Turbo S, large turbochargers push an increased volume of process air into the combustion chambers. Porsche says a new extra cooling system delivers optimum cooling at peak loads and, at very high temperatures, sprays the charge-air cooler with water. This causes the gas temperature...
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