<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Gt2]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Gt2]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/gt2 http://jalopnik.com/tag/gt2 <![CDATA[1132 miles in a Pike's Peak race car]]> It is a little less than 12.5 miles up Pike's Peak from bottom to top for car, truck and motorcycle competitors in this weekend's famous race to the clouds. For one competitor the trip to the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb began 1132 miles away from the foot of Pike's Peak at Porsche Motorsports HQ. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815565&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch a Porsche 911 GT2 RS almost crash three times on 'Ring]]> The first near-crash for this 911 GT2 RS driver is the predictable response to underestimating how tough the Nürburgring is, especially in a super Porsche. The second near-crash comes after sitting there for a few seconds, probably trying to identify that soiled smell suddenly wafting through the cabin. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5795483&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fire In The Hole]]> Racing exhaust maker Akrapovic likes to show off its wares on this modified Porsche 997 GT2, here shown during a track test harnessing the laws of thermodynamics to change forward momentum into heat, then awesomeness. [TeamSpeed] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5725259&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Is What It's Like To Win On The Last Lap]]> After a long, winless year in American Le Mans GT2, Corvette Racing was resigned to second place at Petit Le Mans. Until Ferrari broke down in the final lap. Wait for the sound of joy at about three minutes in. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5666884&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche 911 GT2 RS: The Fastest Street-Legal Porsche Ever]]> This is the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. It's a 620HP, Nurburgring-devouring beast. Seven minutes, eighteen seconds 'round the 'Ring to be precise. It's the fastest road-going Porsche ever and exactly what all those Cayennes have been paying for. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5537160&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[One Word: Possibility]]> A 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 in rural Nevada. I took this two years ago while driving from Los Angeles to Pahrump. I'd tell you what I did here, but then I'd have to kill you. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5517983&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This 10-Year-Old Kid Drives His Porsche Better Than You Could]]> Yep, that's a 911 GT3 RS, complete with factory-installed roll bar, a wailing flat six, a ten-year-old driver drifting it like a champ, and... wait, what?!? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5517947&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jeff Koons' BMW Art Car Tastes The Rainbow]]> The 17th BMW Art Car, designed by artist Jeff Koons, will race at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, giving race-goers the first opportunity to witness the BMW M3 GTR rolling rainbowgasm up close. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5510681&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 20 Most Expensive Cars To Insure]]> Insure.com has assembled a new list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure in America. Like speed? Say goodbye to your hard-earned skrilla. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5495542&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BMW Registers For Le Mans For The First Time In Eleven Years]]> Attention, Herr Frog! We return to your land of speed und cheese without ze mighty prototype but with two M3s und ze British touring-car dynamo known as Andy "Hammer" Priaulx! Faszination: Ze Porsche is easy Le Mans for little girl! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5467950&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Corvette Racing Unveils New GT2 Corvette C6.R!]]> Corvette racing fans, prepare for a full-on Jakegasm! The newly-designed C6.R for the ALMS GT2 class has just been unveiled. Feast your eyes on all that Velocity Yellow below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5329862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ZR1-Bodied Corvette Racing C6.R GT2 Racers To Debut At Mid-Ohio]]> The Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be the first venue to host the newly built and designed ZR1-bodied Corvette Racing C6.R GT2 racers marking a new era for Jake. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5315256&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Panoz Batmobile: Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don't Suck]]> Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5291614&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Corvette LMP1 Race Car That Never Was]]> This Corvette Le Mans EVO prototype was spied by an eagle-eyed reader of ten-tenths during a visit to Pratt & Miller's Michigan headquarters. It could have been a reality if the 2007 rule changes occurred. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5272490&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[FIA GT Championship At Silverstone: Round One Mega-Gallery]]> The official start of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season began at Silverstone this past weekend with many new contenders. Check out this mega gallery of action-packed race images we've compiled below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5240740&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New ZR1-Bodied Corvette GT2 Racer Spotted On Track]]> Corvette Racing was missing from the most recent ALMS race, likely because they were busy preparing their new Corvette ZR1-inspired GT2 entry. Take a peak at the new Jakegasmic changes, below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5210980&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Corvette GT2 Racer To Feature ZR1-Inspired Bodywork]]> What's better than a Pratt & Miller-prepped Corvette Racing C6.R GT1? How about a Corvette C6.R GT2 plastered with Jake and 2009 Corvette ZR1-inspired bodywork? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5193474&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche Smells Rat, Claims Nissan Cheating On GT-R Nurburgring Lap Times]]> The boys at Porsche, obviously stunned that the Nissan GT-R achieved a claimed Nurburgring lap time of 7:29 — faster than either their 911 Turbo or GT2 — decided to do a little testing of their own. Using a stock GT-R sourced from the States, Porsche's 'Ring expert was able to perform a best lap of just 7:54, easily beaten by both the 911 Turbo (7:38) and GT2 (7:34). The results were no surprise to Porsche, considering that its cars have more power yet weigh less than the GT-R, leading the engineers in Stuttgart to claim Nissan was running its tests using race tires. In polite German fashion, the Porsche folks state they aren't trying to start a battle, just satisfy their own concerns. "The Nissan is a good car. I don't want to make anything bad with my words," August Achleitner, the 911 product chief for Porsche, told a CarsGuide reporter. At the time of this writing, Nissan hasn't responded to Porsche's claims of foul play, but we're interested to see if a mea culpa is forthcoming or if Nissan will provide irrefutable proof of Godzilla's triumph. Stay tuned. [CarsGuide; thanks Jack!] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5056908&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[700 HP TechArt GTstreet RS, Because The Porsche 911 GT2 Is Too Slow]]> Porsche tuner TechArt has created the GTstreet RS, a hardcore version of the already-insane 630 HP GTstreet. Even though the current 530 HP Porsche 911 GT2 is the fastest production 911 ever, some people just want more. So, the GTstreet RS takes a standard GT2 and applies horsepower, resulting in a 700 HP monster complete with cartoon body kit. Another obscene tuner-job Porsche? Yep, but there's no way we'd turn down a drive in one. Full details in the press release below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399120&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Note To BMW: New M3 ALMS Racer Looks Hot On Track Without Flame-Surfacing]]> We first saw the new BMW M3 racer earlier this year at its Chicago Auto Show reveal. Now, after a year of development, the finished product has taken to the track for a test run as it's readied to do battle in the ALMS GT2 class against the likes of the Porsche 911 and Ferrari F430. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398467&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Read Our Post About The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, Save 23 Hours And 58 Minutes (Spoilers)]]> For those who didn't watch the entire 24 Hours Of Le Mans by subsisting on a diet of Bawls and Pop Rocks this weekend, we've got a short wrap-up for you. We'll leave the salient details for below the jump, just in case there are some of you out there that TiVo'd the festivities and are planning to dole out the oil-burning goodness four hours at a time for the next week. Needless to say, some cars won. Others didn't. There was weather. If you want to know more you're going to have to click the button that says "more." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396244&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Aston Martin Releases Official Vantage GT2 Shots]]> Aston Martin finally got around to taking photos of its new Vantage GT2 racecar. A step above the Vantage N24 road-going racer, the GT2 will compete in ALMS, FIA GT and Le Mans series. We told you a couple of weeks ago that the 4.3-liter V8 will run on either ethanol or gasoline and should make about 480bhp. There's not much more information available, so we'll just sit back, look at the pictures and drool. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374233&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche Reveals Cool Boxster, Also Shows Other Cars]]> We went to the Porsche event with high hopes of amazing unveils for the never before seen Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder, Porsche RS Spyder, Porsche Cayenne GTS and Porsche 911 GT2. Imagine our disappointment when we got there and realized we've seen them all before, unlike the Porsche press release had implied. About the most exciting part of the whole event was the Boxster ice sculpture, with Porschemisu. They did manage to redeem themselves by encouraging us to "Have a little taste of Porsche" with the little birthday cakes - it's Porsches 50th anniversary this year. We didn't taste the cakes, because we don't know what Porsche tastes like, though we assume concentrated Bruce tastes like oil, aluminum, und schteel. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369895&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Aston Martin Vantage GT2 Tests For Le Mans]]> We've known for a while that Aston Martin was preparing a GT2 Racer based on the V8 Vantage. But now, thanks to the guys at UltimateCarPage, we've got photos of it in action during a test session at the Paul Ricard circuit. The 4.3-liter V8 is expected to make around 480 HP. So, this is a couple steps up from the GT4-spec Vantage N24, and a step down from the GT1-spec DBR9. Aston is scrambling to finish the GT2, and is expected to deliver cars to teams a couple races into the season. It will be raced in ALMS, FIA GT and Le Mans Series, so all those Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs, Ferrari F430 GTCs, and BMW M3 GTRs better watch their mirrors. [via UltimateCarPage] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364579&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Most Powerful 911 Based Racecar, Updated for 2008]]> Porsche has updated their successful 911 GT3 RSR racer for 2008. Already the most powerful 911 based race car coming out of the Porsche Motorsport factory, the update boasts increased mechanical grip through a revised suspension and benefits from a swapping out of the 6-speed sequential gearbox for one more closely related to the RS Spyder prototype. The engine remains unaltered, producing 465bhp from its 3.8L flat six. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356527&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2]]> Hoping to put the Man back in the American LeMans series, Lexus released pictures of their new Panoz-fighting Lexus 350 GT2. Powered by a V6 that should generate more than 470 horsepower, the new Lexus hopes to compete with the likes of the M3, Viper Competition Coupe, Ferrari F430 GT and eventually the upcoming Aston Martin Vantage GT2. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342130&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The E85-Powered Aston Martin Vantage GT2: The Hottest Thing Since The Cornballer]]> Aston Martin Racing has decided to share an illustration of the Vantage GT2, the latest addition the company's growing racing stable. The V8-powered Vantage derivative is the first available Aston Martin race car that can run on either race fuel or E85 bioethanol. The addition of this green-lipped wonder means that Aston Martin is the sole manufacturer offering cars in all four GT classes. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340773&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Viva America! American Driver Wins Porsche Cup]]> Johannes van Overbeek from Flying Lizard Motorsports becomes the fifth American to win the Porsche Cup, which is given to the most successful private Porsche racer in the world. Based in San Francisco, Overbeek is currently racing in the ALMS GT2 Class with the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR above and won races in Lime Rock, Mid Ohio and the Ten-Hour Petitt Le Mans at Road America Atlanta. It was also announced that American Porsche Factory Driver Patrick Long has been named to a full time spot on the Penske Racing team for 2008. USA! USA! USA! Release below the jump: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332619&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Frankfurt Auto Show: Porsche GT2 Roundup]]> From the can't get nearly enough of the Porsche GT2 department comes these shots from the Frankfurt floor. Yes, we have posted the spy photos and brochure. And yes, we've even unearthed a video of the widowmaker. Alas, we have yet to find a good frankfurter mit mustard here in Frankfurt. Specifications and press release redux after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=299422&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Frankfurt Auto Show: Porsche GT2]]> Here in Frankfurt, Porsche downplayed the release of its new, batshit-mad 911 — the GT2. Instead, boss Wendelin Wiedeking spent his keynote vehemently defending Porsche's environmental record in the face of Greenpeace allegations of extreme piggishness. He also asserted Ferdinand Porsche built a gas-electric hybrid in the early part of the century. Take that, Japanese! But for us the show was the rollout of the is the fastest and most powerful Porsche 911 ever homologated. The GT2 — as we've mentioned before — is the first 911 ever to hit 200+ mph from the factory, via a 3.6-liter flat six twin turbo producing 530 hp at 6,500 rpm, and maximum torque of 501 lb-ft from 2,200 - 4,500 rpm. Acceleration to 62 mph comes in just 3.7 seconds and the new top-dog 911 can hit 204. Bruce 1, Greens: DNF. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298466&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Frankfurt Auto Show: Porsche 911 GT2 Video]]> Porsche dropped some b-roll of its latest widowmaker, the lightweight 911 GT2, destined for unveiling tomorrow at the Frankfurt Messe. The world's motoring press and a few close friends will get the first up-close look at the first stock 200-mph+ 911, powered by a turbocharged 3.6-liter boxer six with Porsche's VarioCam and variable-turbine setup producing 530 hp at 6500 rpm and 505 lb-ft of torque at 2,200-4,500 rpm. Curb weight is a stripped 3,175 lbs, totaling to a power-to-weight ratio of 5.99 lbs/hp. and 3.6 seconds to 60 mph. Don't expect to see a strenuous workout in the latest company-supplied video. Apparently the bond-trader protagonist is just blowing off a little steam after losing the Drüker account (actually, it's German ex-rallyist Walter Rohrl). More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298024&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fire At The Half Way Point]]> Right at the halfway mark when I was about to report that all was well, two Porsches tangled going into turn one. A clip led to a spin and eventually the two ended up mating tail to tail and blocking the whole track - that's gotta be embarassing. Everybody get's back on the track under their own power, car 71 pits, and... HOLY CRAP the other car is on FIRE. BIG FIRE. 911 Flambe. Watching it on the teevee I failed to identify that it was just over my shoulder until the fire was mostly out, thus the fuzzy aftermath shot. Mr. "I'm too tough to go in after a fender bender" now has a car that's track toast. Shot of the orangesuits tending to the leftovers and standings at the drop of the green are after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=295801&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche GT2 in Promo Video]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282140&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche 911 GT2 Online]]> Porsche rolled out a new web presence for the recently homologated 530-horsepower, 204-mph GT2. From the school of counterintuitive market messaging, the company's touting the widowmaker's estimated fuel economy, which is the equivalent to a combined 22.6 mpg in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), which begins emissions sampling at a cold start instead of after a designated idling period. Of course, most GT2 buyers who will slap 189,496 Euros on the barrelhead this November will care as much about fuel economy as they do about the propinquity of bubbles in a bottle of Krug Clos du Mesnil. Whatever gets you through the midmorning. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278876&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Hopefully he'll remember her on Secretary's...]]> Hopefully he'll remember her on Secretary's Day, and not just with some crappy flower vase shaped like Ziggy. (graphic version here) [Carzi.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278667&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche 911 GT2 - Now With Official Press Photos, UK Pricing]]> The boys over at the Top Gear web site have apparently decided the secret's out already on the new Porsche 911 (997) GT2. To make sure they're able to enjoy the Porsche-enthusiast love as much as the rest of the internet they've shot out a small load of press pics on their website along with some more details. Chief among those details is the starting price for those on the British isles:
"A curiously precise £131,070 will secure your spec'd GT2, as well as Porsche's Vehicle Tracking System and Driving Experience course."
No word on US pricing. [Top Gear] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278322&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Porsche 911 GT2: Brochure Leak!]]> A copy of the factory brochure introducing the new Porsche 911 (997) GT2 — yes, thats the light sweet crude version of the most famous porker — has fallen precipitously into our greedy hands. And the numbers within prove what's been on the lips of Porsche lovers for at least a year — that the GT2 will be the first Porsche 911 to hit more than 200 miles per hour right off the shelf (204, if we're being precise). The new, rear-drive GT2 is powered by a de rigeur turbocharged 3.6-liter boxer six with Porsche's VarioCam and variable turbine tech producing 530 hp at 6500 rpm and 505 lb-ft of torque at 2,200-4,500 rpm. Curb weight is a svelte 3,175 lbs, totaling to a power-to-weight ratio of 5.99 lbs/hp. All those figures translate into a smoking 3.6 seconds to 60 mph and 7.4 seconds to 100 mph. What's more, a strengthened bodyshell and six airbags make the GT2 less worthy of the "widowmaker" label often used in reference to its predecessor. We'll see more of the new GT2 — static only, unfortunately — at the Frankfurt motor show this September. [PDF via Porsche Guys] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=278013&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Porsche 911 GT2, Now With Video!]]> Oh look, the folks who enjoy the fast lane on a daily basis snagged a quick video of the 997-based Porsche 911 GT2 from the same spy photogs who gathered the shots we showed you earlier. Not much more else to say about it — although we're really glad they put it in the front of their daily automotive meta-mix. Although we could probably have done without the zany musical intro announcing the host. Just sayin'... – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272430&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spy Photos: Porsche 911 GT2]]> With a top speed we're told should exceed 200 mph and a horsepower rating expected to approach 550, the 997-based Porsche 911 GT2's the highly anticipated successor to the 996-based GT2. With the new hotness from the Brucetastic automaker founded by an Austrian expected to drop later this year, it's to be expected we'd be seeing more and more testers out on the road. Like these snapshots the folks at the Auto mag published every Week have snapped up of the super-Porsche taken by Priddy-pride photographer, Chris Doane. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272169&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Widowmaker Cometh! Porsche GT2 To Drop This November]]> It's that magic time of year, when trophy wives the world over begin licking their chops and reminding their wealthy husbands how much sexier they would look in a Porsche. Yes friends, the new GT2 is nigh, and it is still nuts. In case you don't know the drill, the GT2 is a Porsche Turbo juiced up on angel dust. The 996 GT2 had 450 horsepower and RWD, as opposed to the regular Turbo's 420 hp and AWD system. All who drove it described the GT2 as "frightening," if not more than a little bit dangerous. The more things change... The new 997 GT2 also sheds its all-wheels drivenness, but instead of a mere 30-hp bump, Porsche is mainlining 50 more. Oh, and the new GT2 will be about 50 pounds lighter than the old one. Expect it at your local dealer this November, just two short months after the Turbo Cabriolet comes to town. Hope you have a good prenup. Jump for pics. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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