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Porsche 911 GT2 – Part 2: Hurts So Good



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For three days straight, we tried to beat the daylights out of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. In the end, this Guards Red missile shrugged off the experience and beat the tar out of us instead. All we had to show for our efforts were a bruised right palm, a $1,300 receipt for replacement rear tires and a permanent smile.

While selflessly obliging the lens-carrying members of our staff who asked if it’d be possible to get the 530-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive GT2 to do something interesting for the camera, we kicked this car’s butt until we literally grew tired of the effort. And yet the 2008 Porsche 911 GT effectively replied, “Is that all you’ve got? Give me some more tires and I’m good to go.”

And go it does.







45 Responses to 'Porsche 911 GT2 – Part 2: Hurts So Good'

  1. Naflord - June 4th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    Thats not correct. Different Magazines. Sportauto never did a official Supertest-Lap with the GT-R. They did a short warm up. For this 7:50 is awsome.

    Laptimes both done by Drivers Republic:

    Only 7 Seconds difference. However GT-R with slower Bridgestone tires (Dunlop about 7 sec. faster)

  2. boby0192 - June 6th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Still don’t get it, don’t you? ‘Extreme’ does not mean difficult to handle. ‘Extreme’ refers to severe weight reduction translated in better handling. The PSM helps a lot, but it does not drive the car itself. Now the best way to keep a car on track and/or road is to ‘feel’ the car, to get as much feedback as u can from it. This is something that GT3 offers like almost no other street legal car, and definitly electronic systems can’t offer u that.

  3. alekos911 - June 7th, 2009 at 7:00 am

    It is said that driving the gt2 is something between driving the turbo and driving the gt3. It has some racing genes but the gt3 is more extreme.
    The gt2 has PSM (which includes ABS, TC and SC. TC and SC can be fully disabled). I think SC makes it more accessible to drive ! gt3 has no SC… The gt3 rs was built for use on tracks mainly. So i consider the gt3 more extreme !
    You might want to inform urself better before talking… and btw there is no point in being agressive in ur replies.
    Peace

  4. boby0192 - June 8th, 2009 at 6:38 am

    BTW, anyone heard of the ?Black Widow?? ;)

  5. boby0192 - June 9th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    alekos911 u don’t have a clue about what u’r talking about, right? GT3 more violent oversteering?! Harder to drive?! WTF??? Did u ever even thougt about driving a +500 with turbo and rwd? U won’t stand a chance. The GT3 is better balanced(gt3rs even better), without turbo and less powerfull. What is that saying to you?…

  6. 8MunchenBayern8 - June 12th, 2009 at 11:02 am

    it’s actually faster than gtr

  7. player00z - June 13th, 2009 at 2:28 am

    All those technology in the car, GT2 is still slower on the track compared to the Nissan GTR. WTF!!!

  8. alekos911 - June 14th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    the gt3 is not better suited to an everyday use !!! the gt3 is more violent when overstearing ! the only this is that the gt2 is more powerfull but i definitely think the gt3 is harder to drive! lets not even talk about the gt3 rs :P

  9. 94023 - June 17th, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    ???????

  10. mapulento - June 19th, 2009 at 2:30 am

    duh.. where do they find these pricks …

    its only a fucking race car..lol.. what the hell do you expect or want… a nice pillow and an auto trans with fag lag shifters … jaja..
    ohh the clucth is hard and you have to shit alot.. 500 plus turbo high rev horses, duh.. why even mention it, its obivious to car nut.. go buy a damm minivan….
    shit.. a car like that you dont drive everyday.. just once in a while or for battles. be it show or go.
    anywayz..
    wheres my bank statements at..

  11. rockvanisher - June 21st, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    GT2 a dream car

  12. 8MunchenBayern8 - June 24th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    yes it does….only the GT3RS has no radio or AC.

  13. mike193366 - June 24th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    How is a GT3 better suited for daily driving? It has no radio or AC.

  14. 8MunchenBayern8 - June 27th, 2009 at 9:13 am

    yea if u like cars that sound like vacuum cleaners and have no soul

  15. deriwhiteswift - June 28th, 2009 at 7:40 am

    GTR is the best.

  16. antihak - June 30th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

    grow up kid

  17. aznboi892 - July 2nd, 2009 at 3:18 am

    totally agree 100% lmao “i’m an efficient in my hybrid escalade getting 6 mpg instead of 5!!!! omfg” what a joke

  18. taboot77 - July 4th, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    ZR1 corvette is the best>>>!!

  19. koukicrisp - July 5th, 2009 at 11:21 am

    So what they have always lied about power. Japanese companies have to lie about the power its making. YTou think the Supra in Japan was really making 280hp running 13.4′s stock? They have to lie about their HP.

  20. koukicrisp - July 8th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    hahaha for the extra 130k it only beats the 3860lb GT-R by 2 1.5 seconds at the most. Those times only prove to me how sick the GT-R really is.

  21. koukicrisp - July 9th, 2009 at 4:49 am

    HE said it gets old constantly shifting it.

  22. mymom1234 - July 10th, 2009 at 1:01 am

    I really like the GT-R, still if i had the money i would buy a GT2… some reasons:
    - You cant drift in a GT-R. The GT2 is Real wheel drive and wuth that much power its no problem.
    - When i take a really hot chick out of the club i dont want to have first explain how fast the car is.
    - A porsche gets you more respect on the autobahn and people seeing you will let you through without a second look.
    - Nissans bad reputation in Japan for losing your warranty if you tune the GTR.

  23. LILPICKUPMAN - July 12th, 2009 at 5:36 am

    did he say it gets old driving a gt2? lol.. I dont think Id get bored with it

  24. GeraArg - July 12th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Porsche = Porsche
    Nissan = industry cheap and regular vehicles……………….

  25. 8MunchenBayern8 - July 14th, 2009 at 9:30 am

    well you see, nissan is LYING about how much power the GTR is putting out, its over 550 hp.

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    Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.

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