Porsche 911

Punching out a colossal 700 horsepower and 750Nm of torque from its 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat six, this is the most powerful road-going 911 ever!

Porsche has taken the wraps off the brand new 911 GT2 RS at the 2017 E3 in Los Angeles, the Geneva Motor Show of gaming. The reason for this venue was the simultaneous unveil of Forza Motorsport 7, the hugely popular racing video game made by Turn10 Studios for the Xbox console. And yes, the GT2 RS is going to adorn the cover of the new game, hence the distinction. Fancy brand tie-ins aside, the 2017-2018 GT2 RS has got a lot of reasons to justify being on the cover of a hallowed racing game. You see, it is the most powerful and extreme road-going 911 ever, and, just like its predecessor, is basically a race car for the road. For Porsche’s latest ‘Widowmaker’ will churn out a mammoth 700 horsepower and 750Nm of torque from its 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat six engine. That’s an easy 85 PS over its predecessor, so yeah. 0-100kmph is accomplished in 2.9 seconds. Now, that might not seem like much, seeing as how the 911 Turbo S already does the same, but keep in mind that this is a rear-wheel drive, not AWD. It doesn’t stop at the century mark, either. While the last GT2 RS hit 200kmph in 9.8 seconds, this one will reach the same figure in less than... read more »

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Rear-engine, rear wheel-drive. It shouldn’t work. One million units prove otherwise.