The 911 is Porsche’s heart and soul; the GT2 RS is the ultimate 911. Is that enough to win the title of Best Driver’s Car in a field of supercars whose layout doesn’t hark from the early 1960s?
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00:05 - For nearly 10 months,
00:31 the most powerful Porsche 911 ever
00:34 was able to brag that it was the quickest production car
00:37 to ever lap Germany's famed Nürburgring Nordschleife.
00:41 Until Lamborghini's new Aventador Superveloce Yota
00:44 took the crown by over two seconds.
00:47 Still, this Porsche has nothing whatsoever to be sad about.
00:51 With nearly 700 horsepower
00:52 from its twin-turbo 3.8 liter flat six,
00:55 driving only the rear wheels,
00:57 the GT division's track monster
01:00 was designed with but one goal in mind,
01:02 turning ferociously quick laps.
01:05 As a result, this GT2 drives quite differently
01:08 from the GT2s that came before.
01:11 Forget about all that Widowmaker stuff.
01:12 From behind the wheel, it's a big pussycat of a supercar.
01:17 The question is, of the 20 plus varieties of 911 on sale,
01:21 did we bring the right Porsche?
01:23 Quick laps are part of the BDC equation,
01:26 but they aren't everything.
01:28 Can such a single purpose vehicle hope for an outright win?
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