RE: Porsche 911 GT2 RS: Driven

RE: Porsche 911 GT2 RS: Driven

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RaineyDays

239 posts

99 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Saw a white one on the M62 late last week.

Beautiful thing.

Whoever owns 4444 RS is a lucky person.

Magic919

14,126 posts

200 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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I haven't seen any UK deliveries of these yet, I'd suggest it was a GT3RS.

Rawwr

22,722 posts

233 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Magic919 said:
I haven't seen any UK deliveries of these yet, I'd suggest it was a GT3RS.
It's definitely a GT3 RS. I've seen it before.

Never you mind

1,507 posts

111 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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DamianQS said:
Slightly off topic .

But if your numbers come on the Lotto how many Supercar manufacturers can you actually walk into your local dealer and order prior to having a previous relationship.

I wonder what the lead time for a non youtuber /previous customer.
You can walk in, put down 12K and order a performante for delivery early 2019. Or if that doesn't float you boat go to Ferrari and put down 20K and order a 488 for June next year. Dunno about McLaren.


Scooby P1

2,616 posts

228 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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mgbond said:
This is a CC (although in this case it is in series with a IC). it is a water jacket going around the Air intake, the water is cooled by a rad at the front of the car.

I was going to relate this article to Nobles as well Mr Bond!

The front tyres on this RS are the same width as the rears on a Noble. How the game has moved on.

I have to say, I love this car more than any other Porsche ever. And that is saying something as the Carrera Gt and 3.8 Gen 2 RS are right up there for me but this really is something.

What do we think? The early "flippers" will probably shift one around £750k? (or at least price it as that......how many 911Rs actually sold for £1/2m ?!!)

DPSFleet

192 posts

160 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Never ceases to amaze me that they are able to continually develop and enhance the shape, each iteration racier. more aggressive looking and more beautiful. Lucky owners eh? We can all dream.................

323ti

128 posts

120 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Rather large rear spoiler. Will there be a Touring package? biggrin

gigglebug

2,611 posts

121 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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GT119 said:
If you were to put this car next to a Huracan Performante and asked to choose which one you are taking home, who would seriously choose this?
I would happily give up 70 bhp for the far better looks, noise and driving experience of the Lamborghini.

Edited by GT119 on Tuesday 7th November 10:45
Anyone that was allocated a GT2 would be in a position to by a Performante if they so desired. The initial allocation was massively over applied for with many, many folks being denied the opportunity to aquire one so the question as to who would seriously choose this has already been answered you would have thought?

Going by the photos the GT2 also has a steering wheel on both sides as well, you don't get that with the Performante do you?

drpep

1,758 posts

167 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Sod a mortgage. This thing probably appreciates quicker than the typical mortgage security anyway!

wtdoom

3,742 posts

207 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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I turned mine down and got v12 Vantage s manual instead

Speedgirl

291 posts

166 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Mmmm. I saw one at the launch of the Panamera estate, sorry "Sport Tourismo", Lord knows why I got invited to that. Anyway the GT2RS does look kinda evil in a racy way. But the carbon finny things over the front arches, big wing, red steering wheel and gold rims do not exactly look cool. The GT2RS is not even available to the dealer principal's son in law but the PST can be had in Turbo S form with a 3.6s 0-60 for a mere £160k. A sure fire investment. Sadly not very cool either tho!

JMF894

5,478 posts

154 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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em177 said:
I believe he means approachable in the driving sense. Not the acquiring.
Of course, I knew that really, but, I would question how approachable 700 bhp and RWD is for the average (i.e. 2.0tdi bland mobile) driver........?

big_rob_sydney

3,394 posts

193 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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I'd like to see a few head-to-heads against other cars around the horsepower bracket. Maybe an LM20, or Switzer P800.

Algarve

2,102 posts

80 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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I think there were half a dozen of these for viewing outside the local Porsche dealer yesterday. If it wasn't these it was something close.

I never bothered going, I'm not driving 15mins to see those.

thiscocks

3,127 posts

194 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Shame its pretty minging to look at

Smokey32

359 posts

92 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Meh GT3 RS for me, or if it has to be blown, McLaren 650s.

stradman

81 posts

194 months

Wednesday 8th November 2017
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Its amazing how many haters there are on this thread. C'mon guys its a track tool and probably a very potent one at that in typical german engineering fashion. So cut the looks some slack and savour all the engineering that has gone into this thing to make it the dominant functioning tool it is.

E65Ross

34,946 posts

211 months

Wednesday 8th November 2017
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Smokey32 said:
Meh GT3 RS for me, or if it has to be blown, McLaren 650s.
Not a 720S? 650S no longer in production.

Smokey32

359 posts

92 months

Wednesday 8th November 2017
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E65Ross said:
Not a 720S? 650S no longer in production.
I suppose that would have to do wink

WCZ

10,492 posts

193 months

Wednesday 8th November 2017
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wtdoom said:
I turned mine down and got v12 Vantage s manual instead
why? it's free money and could have paid for your v12v
it's just going to go to someone else who will flip it anyway