The English chaps over at AutoCar got the chance to put two of the greatest modern sports car ever made in a head to head competition. In one corner weighing in at 3175 pounds is the Porsche 911 GT2 powered by a 530 HP twin turbo flat six sending 505 lb-ft of torque exclusively to the rear wheels.
Representing the good old U.S. of A. is the greatest affordable super car ever made the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with a 638 HP supercharged 6.2 Liter small block V8 under the polycarbonate window in the forward facing hood laying the power down through a pair of 335 series 20 inch rubber. So who is your money on? Germany or America?
High horsepower Porsches are coming back into style.Last summer the German tuning firm, 9ff, released a ridiculously powerful version of Porsche’s current performance figurehead, the GT2. What set the 9ff GT2 apart from the standard vehicle was a tuning kit that could make 670 HP, up from the factory 520 HP, and go 220 MPH.
Not to be outdone by the American tuners, Switzer Performance, and their stock looking 800 HP GT2. 9ff has shot back with a complete reworking of their previous package, complete with a hearty diet of carbon fiber and a paintjob that should be worth a few seconds around a track. Most of the body panels have been replaced with the lightweight black stuff and under normal circumstances it would be a crime to cover it up, but the classic Gulf paint scheme from Le Mans cars like the Ford GT40, Porsche 917 and now Aston Martin’s LMP1 entry make this GT2 look at home on a racetrack.
The flat six in the 9ff BT2, makes 850 HP and motivates the uber911 to go from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.0 seconds, hit 120 MPH in 8.7 seconds and the all important 300 km/h mark in 18.5 seconds. That is 180 MPH in less time than it takes an average car to complete the quarter mile. Because the 9ff BT2, is an upgrade over their old GT2, the vehicle’s top speed has been raised to 240 MPH, but 9ff will custom tune customers gearboxes with either shorter gearing for enhanced acceleration, or long cogs for even more top end. All this can be yours for only €285,000 ($398,000).
A decade ago, if you drove a car with 200 HP, it was something special; but today it is hard to even find a car with less horsepower. Factory V6s are making more than V8s used to, and get a lot better gas mileage. These days it is not uncommon to have anywhere from three to four hundred ponies under the hood of your ride. So in order to stand out in a world of high performance Porsches, you need something special, something like an 800 HP 911 GT2. The American tuning company Switzer Performance can give this to you, for the measly sum of $39,000 plus the cost of the Porsche.
Switzer is able to achieve such astronomical power figured from the flat six thanks to a set of custom ball bearing Garret GT30R-based turbochargers. Switzer’s upgraded turbos are capable of compressing massive amounts of air, while generating less unwanted heat and friction than the stock units, the charged air is them brought back down to operating temperature inside a pair of Switzer’s own MONSTER intercoolers. Each cylinder is then fed additional air and fuel by way of larger injectors and custom intake plenum with an oversized throttle-body. In order to maintain factory driveability, the engine is still controlled by the stock ECU; however Switzer has reprogrammed the unit to get the most out of their custom setup.
Our friends from across the pond at AutoCar get to have all the fun. at least they are kind enough to share it with the rest of us. This time they are pitting the Aston Martin V12 Vantage and the Porsche GT2 in a head to head battle. Watch the video to see who won, you might just be surprised.
Wimmer Rennsporttechnik is a hard name to pronounce, but the only thing that I can think of that would be harder is trying to catch up to their modified Porsche 911 GT2. This one makes 680 HP and can go from 0 to 60 MPH in only 3.4 seconds and hit 300 km/h from a standstill in just over 25 seconds.
The Swiss tuners at Sportec have released the SP750 based on the Porsche 911 GT2. The GT2 has received new turbochargers, titanium connecting rods, sport profile camshafts, reprogrammed ECU, larger intercooler and new clutch. All these modification bumped output up by 220 HP to generate a maximum of 750 HP. The vehicle can accelerate to 60 MPH (100 km/h) in only 3.2 seconds on its way to a top speed of 217 MPH (350 km/h).
The Oakley Design Porsche GT2 is a special machine. From the factory the twin turbo supercar produces 523 HP from its variable turbine technology flat six that is a beast to drive on the street. Whereas the modified version benefits from a healthy diet of carbon fiber and boost that make it encouraging to get the back end a little loose.
Porsche loves to redefine hardcore. A 911 not good enough for you...try a 911 Turbo. The turbo is too pedestrian...try a GT3. GT3 still not getting you tingling...here’s a GT2. If the GT2 needs to be more hardcore... maybe it’s time for a GT2 RS.
We’ve heard rumors before that Porsche is preparing an update GT3 RS, but now the turbocharged GT2 may be getting the RS treatment as well. If the rumors become reality, the GT2 RS could be the quickest road-going Porsche ever. The current 3.6-liter engine in the GT2 makes 530 hp, and the RS version could lose up to 440 lbs and gain as much as 50 hp. The new car is also rumored to feature a Perspex rear window and center-locking wheels. If all goes well (fingers crossed), the GT3 RS could be here as soon as next spring.
A lot of us would like to be Lay Leno, and have multiple airplane hangars full of great cars. At least he’s nice enough to share it with the rest of us and not rub it in too much. This is Leno’s feature on his Porsche 911 GT2, the most powerful 911 out there. The GT2 takes a 911 Turbo and reduces weight, and adds 50 hp for a total of 530 hp.
Last week we told you about the new TECHART GTstreet RS, based on the Porsche 911 GT2 (997), the latest masterpiece from the German tuning house powered by a 700 hp engine. Today the tuner revealed officially all the data about its new car. The vehicle features a new body kit consisting in a front apron GT RS with carbon splitter, new side carbon-flics, aero bonnet, headlight shades, mirror shades, new side sills, a carbon roof spoiler, a rear spoiler GT with winglets and carbon gurney and a rear apron GT RS with carbon diffuser and air outlet as well as carbon air wings.
In order to obtain the astonishing power the tuner added new carbon sports pipes, a high performance intercooler, high-performance header, a new turbocharger, new engine electronics and a sports exhaust system.
Post a comment
Picture Gallery
RSS -
Webmaster free news |
Linux Management