Porsche 911 GT2 Brochure page 5

Always composed. Even in extremes.
Engineering the 911 GT2.
How do we know our limits? The Porsche 911 GT2. The excep-
Because we choose to tion to the rule. Every new edition
explore them. has clearly exceeded everything
that has gone before. Designing a
The 911 GT2. 911 GT2 requires a new approach
to old ideas. It means questioning
convention, crossing the limits,
thinking beyond the norm. It
means not being confined to
road or track, straight or bend, based on the current 911 Turbo.
comfort or sports performance. Special features include VarioCam
It means having the freedom to Plus and twin turbochargers with
leave what you know and examine Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG,
new possibilities. The result: our see page 28) enabling faster
most powerful road-going 911. response at lower engine speeds.
Together, they generate even
The source of that power is a greater power: a mighty 390 kW
3.6-litre flat-six boxer engine (530 hp) at 6,500 rpm. Maximum
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torque of 680 Nm is available and efficiency have both been
from 2,200 to 4,500 rpm. At improved, mainly through changes
5,500 rpm, it is still higher than to the turbocharging system. The
650 Nm. The benchmark sprint flow-optimised turbines and com-
to 100 km/h (62 mph) is com- pressor units have been specially
pleted in 3.7 seconds. Maximum adapted to the engine output and
speed is 329 km/h (204 mph). offer a more effective turbochar-
ging process.
For some, that number means
little on paper – but it all becomes In addition, an expansion intake
clear on the road. With a driving system has been specially devel-
experience – and an engine sound oped for the 911 GT2 (see page
– that can only be conceived in 32) which overturns all previous
the Porsche 911 GT2. Performance principles of air supply to turbo
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The 911 GT2 | The 911 GT2
engines. Equally effective is the
new rear silencer, now made from
ultra-lightweight titanium.
In the end, even we were impressed
with the power of the 911 GT2, as
we had not expected that so much
potential existed in the engine of
the 911 Turbo from which it is
derived. This was achieved because,
in terms of development, we
were prepared to go down new,
previously unexplored avenues.