Since the 1970's, 'Turbo' has always meant 'incredible performance' when it was added to Porsches.
But because the normal 911 Turbo became heavier and more accessible, a slot came up for a more focused Turbo:
the GT2. With turbo, but without four-wheel drive.
Still, there was room for more craziness.
So a 911 GT2 RS arose. It was lighter, had better brakes, more technology from the racing scene...
And now, there's a new 911 GT2 RS.
The most powerful street legal 911 ever.
700 horsepower, an exterior which seems to come straight out of a Stephen King-story,
and a Nordschleife-lap time of 6:48.
I haven't done a single metre in it yet, but it's the one of the most impressive cars ever.
And that impression becomes even bigger when you actually start driving it.
I've never come across a car which is this focused on one single thing.
It's focused on going as fast as possible.
This isn't a car which will take you by your hand, it won't make it easy to drive really fast.
It isn't forgivable, it isn't comfortable, you can't use it for the daily groceries.
You won't find that in here.
This car has to go fast, it almost forces you to do.
And it's not because the chassis is uncomfortable, because that isn't too bad actually.
It's because of the noise. There almost isn't any insulation in here.
You'll go nuts because of the noise. When you're on the highway,
you won't be able to have a normal conversation with your passenger.
You'll have to raise your voice.
So if you think; 'why are you driving this slowly?' Well, it's purely because that's the only way you can hear me.
Also, there's the fact that you simply cannot afford this car. It'll set you back €354.000.
And you still have to equip the €30.000 Weissach-package, which gives you a titanium roll cage, magnesium wheels and carbon fibre parts in the chassis.
That does give you a car which weighs less than 1450 kg, but still produces 700 horsepower.
And that from a 3.8-litre flat-six with intercoolers, which get water sprayed on them in extreme circumstances.
That way the air will stay cool, that way it'll still be able to generate 700 horsepower.
And the moment you get the space to use that 700 horsepower... I mean find out for yourself but...
It really is...
Fabulous...
If you have ever seen the Roadrunner-cartoon when you were a child;
this is how the Coyote felt when he attached himself to a rocket and lit the fuse.
It's really indescribable how quick this thing is.
It goes from 0 to 200 km/h in 8,2 seconds.
It's like that Tesla-feeling, your brains just won't understand the amount of acceleration.
But in contrast to a Tesla, it doesn't stop at 150 km/h.
It will keep going until you hit the limiter at 340 km/h.
The limiter, because if you beyond that,
the ultra high-performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 won't be able to cope.
That's how heavy it is.
And then there's the PDK-gearbox, which bangs like hell in "Sport Plus"-mode,
it almost feels like the flywheels will fly through the car. But that doesn't happen, everything will stay in place.
But the most brilliant part is, is that there isn't a lot of turbo lag even though it's still 185 horsepower per litre.
There's a tiny amount of lag present though, when you put your foot down there's still a little bit of doubt,
but for this amount of power... I shouldn't even mention it, it's really crazy.
And if you think that still isn't the reason this car is around, because the speed...
I'm almost afraid to say it, but the speed is just a sideshow.
It's made for endless amounts of grip and traction.
It's the 911, enlarged by 100 times.
That means this is a car which isn't easy to drive fast. Because if you go for it,
its light-nosed personality, with that heavy rear end,
it will come for you. It produces incredible amounts of traction,
but if you break through it... It will come at you all the way.
But even though it can get in your face like that, it isn't intimidating.
That's because it's so incredibly good. You get lots of communication from the steering wheel,
from the front wheels, from the rear-wheel steering,
and all of the other electronic driving aids which support you.
I mean, it can be scary, but that's because it's so quick,
but it isn't intimidating. If you build it up,
you can slowly start to trust in the mechanical grip, and here's when you can rely on the huge amounts of downforce.
Everything on this car is to generate the biggest amount of grip.
If you're brave enough to push it to 70%, or even 80% or further...
I can't think of any other car which is this focused...
And that says something. It's so much more than you'd expect.
And that brings us to quite an unexpected conclusion.
This car is really expensive, but it's really, incredibly good,
in a way that you have to visit a circuit to get everything out of it.
And even when you get there, you still have to know exactly what you're doing.
So really, there's one thing to say about this car...
It's jus too good for this world...