The New 911 GT2 RS Awe
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The new 911 GT2 RS Awe The new 911 GT2 RS 6 Engine 12 G-force 16 Ground control 20 Atmosphere 24 Checklist 30 Technical data 34 The new 911 GT2 RS | 6 Always there if you go to the extreme: The main factor responsible for High performance demands a Awe. this extra power is Porsche Intelli- high level of safety. So the new gent Performance. An efficiency- 911 GT2 RS has Porsche Active based concept incorporated inside Suspension Management (PASM), every Porsche, resulting in the Porsche Stability Management The standard could hardly Technology. effective lightweight design for (PSM) and Porsche Ceramic have been set any higher: the example. And the reason why Composite Brakes (PCCB) fitted as 911 GT2. The aim: to surpass it. Some figures cause astonishment, the 911 GT2 RS is 70 kg lighter standard. Additional brake ducts The method: Porsche Intelligent others create awe. The increased than the 911 GT2. on the rear axle ensure that the Performance. The result: the power of the 3.6-litre Boxer brakes are effectively ventilated. new 911 GT2 RS. engine means that it now delivers The body is 26 mm wider at the Another standard feature is the 456 kW (620 hp) and maximum front, allowing a 12 mm wider toe Clubsport package including a roll Not a muscle too few. Not a gram torque is 700 Nm, which is 90 hp angle and wider tyres. The 19-inch cage, a six-point safety harness too much. No more than 500 and 20 Nm more than the 911 GT2. GT2 RS wheels with central locking and a fire extinguisher. available. Never was there a more The 911 GT2 RS sprints from device also provide exceptional powerful series produced by 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.5 driving dynamics. The end result: no series-produced Porsche. seconds. From 0 to 200 km/h Porsche has ever reached this (124 mph) in 9.8 seconds. And The ride height, camber, toe angle, level of performance. None has Were there any reservations? from 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph) and the stabilisers on the front and achieved faster track times. Negative thoughts? Doubt? Not in in 28.9 seconds. Right up to rear axles can be adjusted individu- None has deserved more awe. the slightest. Fear? No chance. 330 km/h (205 mph). ally for the racetrack. The fact that Our engineers experienced just the chassis is connected more one feeling: awe. Before they rigidly to the body allows for even started. And definitely after they more precise steering. For exact had finished. driving and control. A feeling that goes with you. Every metre, every second. 7 | Lightweight construction. Instead of the usual steel, the the conventional standard battery carbon air outlet in front of the turbochargers. This relieves the diagonal struts on the rear axle is available as an option. The front lid guides the air flowing turbochargers, thus lowering Anyone who wants to go beyond are made from aluminium. As are lithium ion battery is inserted in through the central radiator up exhaust gas back pressure and the horizon has to work on their the fixed calipers of the PCCB on the vehicle and can easily be over the vehicle, thus increasing increasing engine power. performance – and concentrate the front and rear axle. The engine replaced by the standard battery the downforce on the front axle. on strength. The way to achieve cover, rear window and rear side for use on the racetrack. To sum up: a drag coefficient this is to make sacrifices. But only windows are made from a synthetic Immediately noticeable are the value of only 0.34. Along with with regard to weight. The new material. In addition to this, the In addition, you can opt to do front wings which are 26 mm increased downforce on the front 911 GT2 RS is 70 kg lighter than new 911 GT2 RS has lightweight without the CDR-30 audio system, wider, enabling a wider toe angle and rear axles. For better road the 911 GT2. Its weight-to-power door panels with side pads and the air conditioning and the and the use of wider tyres. The holding, greater stability and ratio: just 2.21 kg/hp. For excel- door pulls. Throughout the body, Clubsport package. To achieve an 19-inch GT2 RS wheels have a excellent handling. In short, a lent performance. And with rela- much of the soundproofing has even lower power-to-weight ratio. white gold metallic finish. design that fulfils its purpose: tively moderate fuel consumption. been removed and the interior to create awe. soundproofing has also been A further striking feature is the This is achieved thanks to a whole reduced. Design. black ‘GT2 RS’ logo on the side. series of modifications. In parti- cular, the use of materials that The lightweight single mass Even the appearance of the new The rear with a carbon middle are more typically found in motor- flywheel makes the engine even 911 GT2 RS leaves no room for section makes an impression. sport. The front lid, the side air more responsive. Weight has doubt: it is more powerful than And the carbon lip on the fixed intakes on the charge air cooler, even been reduced in the body before. rear wing sits 10 mm higher. the slats in front of the front lid, structure: there are no fittings for For extreme driving stability. the rear middle section, the rear a roof transport system and there Power is demanding. So, with spoiler lip and the rear wing are are no reinforcements for fasten- regard to aerodynamics, the design For greater efficiency and more all constructed from carbon. As ing the seat belts in the floor. has been aimed at achieving the engine power, as the speed in- are the lightweight bucket seats best possible cooling and the creases, additional air is pressed and door sills with the ‘RS’ logo. The battery in the new 911 GT2 RS greatest possible downforce. The into the intake channel through The front mud flaps are also is also lighter. A lithium ion battery large air inlets ensure that the air the air inlet channels in the wing available in carbon as an option. which provides an additional weight is directed straight to the central supports. This ram air system saving of over 10 kg compared to radiator and the front brakes. The builds up the air in front of the | 8 Rear middle section and rear wing lip in carbon Front lid and side air intakes for the charge air cooler in carbon Exterior mirrors with carbon casing 9 | Engine | 12 3, 2, 1, 0. 520 920 Takeoff. 480 456 kW (620 hp) 880 440 840 400 800 360 760 700 Nm 320 720 Engine. reached until a speed of 330 km/h 280 680 (205 mph). The weight-to-power 240 640 The engineers knew exactly what ratio that is essential for this kind 200 600 Power (kW) Torque (Nm) Torque their objective was: to make the of performance is just 2.21 kg/hp. 160 560 new 911 GT2 RS the most powerful 120 520 Porsche for the road. A consistent supply of oil to the 80 480 engine – even at high cornering 40 440 Objective achieved. The water- speeds – is achieved using a 0 400 cooled six-cylinder bi-turbo Boxer dry sump lubrication system with a 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 engine with four-valve technology, separate engine oil reservoir. The Engine speed (rpm) variable turbine geometry (VTG) oil is cooled by an oil-water heat 911 GT2 RS: 700 Nm at 2,250 rpm, 456 kW (620 hp) at 6,500 rpm and VarioCam Plus delivers its exchanger. power through the rear axle. From This means that a large amount of only by the fact that the maximum a displacement of 3,600 cm3, it power can be generated from the boost pressure has been in- generates an enormous 456 kW Variable turbine geometry (VTG). turbo even at low engine speeds creased to 1.6 bar, but also by (620 hp) at an engine speed of with small amounts of exhaust gas the new charged air cooler in the 6,500 rpm. The maximum torque Unlike a conventional turbo, the – for much higher boost pressure, 911 GT2 RS. The end result is of 700 Nm is available from incoming exhaust gas is directed excellent cylinder filling and more an extraordinary response and 2,250 rpm. From 0 to 100 km/h onto the turbine by electronically torque. acceleration that will leave you (62 mph) takes just 3.5 seconds. controlled guide vanes. The angle speechless. To 200 km/h (124 mph) only of these vanes can be adjusted so The torque curve therefore rises 9.8 seconds, and to 300 km/h that the flow speed of the exhaust sooner – and then stays uniformly (186 mph) just 28.9 seconds. gas and, therefore, the momentum high for a long time. The increase Maximum boost pressure is not on the turbine can be changed. in power and torque is helped not 13 | VarioCam Plus. Expansion intake manifold. The expansion intake manifold Power transmission. adjusts the air vibrations in a com- VarioCam Plus is a two-in-one Essentially, in all intake systems, pletely different way. It uses the The lightweight six-speed gearbox engine concept which adapts to as well as flowing through, the expansion phase because, when in the 911 GT2 RS is designed the particular demand for power. air also vibrates.