In the world of performance cars, there are some that can be enjoyed on the road, like say an Audi S5, and those that need a race track or drag strip to be enjoyed. Press the accelerator pedal on the new 911 Turbo S and you might find yourself breaking the law in little more than a second. It’s that quick!
Helping the 911 Turbo S with its monstrous sprints is the all-wheel drive system, which engineers consider integral for its electronically controlled launches. Without it, the powerful engine would simply spin the wheels. Porsche might have fallen in love with all-wheel drive so much that it might cancel the 911 GT2.
Speaking to Car & Driver during the Detroit Auto Show, Porsche 911 boss August Achleitner said the GT2 has not received the green light for production. Not only do the executives disagree with the idea, but there are also technical problems.
Achleitner explains that if you take the Turbo S and make it into the GT2 “you cut away the front-wheel drive for the GT2, but the car loses traction,” hinting that the car would actually be slower.
Oddly, a track focused 911 which clearly has the air ducts of a turbocharged model was spotted on numerous occasions at the Nurburgring. "There are some rumors about a GT3 RS or something like this..." Achleitner says. Could this be what we’ve been seeing?
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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