Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Porsche has unveiled the 911 GT2 RS, the most powerful street-legal model of all times with its 620 hp. Among the features are a weight of just 1,370 kg, a 0-200 km/h acceleration in less than 10 seconds and a top speed of 330 km/h. It will be built in 500 units with a price over 200k Euros.

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The New Hulk of Porsche

Porsche presented the new Green Monster - the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept - at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. You can see all about that car in this video.

Porsche Boxter Spyder

At the Los Angeles Motor Show Porsche will unveilel the Boxter Spyder, a special version of the roadster with a light soft top, reduced weight and sporty suspension setup. It will go on sale in 2010 with a base price of 53,000 Euros excluded taxes.

Weighing just 1,275 kg or 2,811 lb, the Boxster Spyder mid-engined roadster - fully homologated for the road - is entering the market in February 2010 as the third version in the Boxster range, joining the Boxster and Boxster S.

The Boxster Spyder has been developed first and foremost for driving in the open air, the low-slung, light soft top extending far to the rear serving exclusively to protect the driver and passenger from bright sunshine, wind and weather.

When closed, the soft top, together with the extra-low side windows and the two striking bulges on the single-piece rear lid, boasts a stretched and sleek silhouette reminiscent of the Carrera GT.

The Boxster Spyder features a 3.4-litre six-cylinder with Direct Fuel Injection upfront of the rear axle. Maximum output is 320 bhp, 10 bhp more than in the Boxster S.

Significantly less weight than the Boxster S, a lower centre of gravity and an all-new sports suspension give the Boxster Spyder racetrack-oriented driving dynamics.

Equipped with PDK Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe and the Sports Chrono Package, the new Spyder, using Launch Control, accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds.

Again with optional PDK, fuel consumption is a mere 9.3 litres on 100 kilometres (equal to 30.4 mpg imp) in the NEDC New European Driving Cycle.

Top speed is 267 km/h or 166 mph – with the roof open.

Market introduction of the new Porsche Boxster Spyder will start worldwide in February 2010. The base price in the Euro countries is 53,100 Euro.

Including 19 per cent VAT and national specifications, the market price of the new Porsche Boxster Spyder is 63,404 Euro.

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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

The latest incarnation of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racecar, based on the 911 GT3 RS, will make its public debut next month at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.

Compared with the 911 GT3 RS, the GT3 Cup is lighter and faster, with some serious hardware aimed directly at cup-trophy series competitors around the world. The out-of-the-box price, before taxes, will be just under $215,000 when deliveries start in late October.

Offered in only a single color, Carrara White, the 911 GT3 Cup shares its 444-horsepower 3.8-liter flat-6 engine with the GT3 RS, with the exhaust exiting through a racing system with fully controlled catalytic converter. The GT3 Cup gets a six-speed sequential gearbox, as well as larger wheels and tires, and weighs significantly less than the GT3 RS — only 2,646 pounds.

The bodywork of the racecar is similar to that of the GT3 RS — the front body panels are virtually identical — with subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences. The front lip spoiler on the GT3 Cup is 0.6 inch lower and the rear wing 9.4 inches wider; the net result is more downforce fore and aft.

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche is setting up a killer one-two punch for this year’s Frankfurt auto show. Alongside its range-topping 911 Turbo, the company will debut its most visceral offering, the snarling 2010 911 GT3 RS. Based on the already primal GT3, the RS gets another 15 hp from the 3.8-liter flat-six for a total of 450, or more than 118 hp per liter. A racing machine tamed for street use, the GT3 RS is hardly just about horsepower. It gets a wider track, it weighs less, and it produces more downforce than the GT3.

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Porsche Panamera Debuts at Monterey

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