Porsche GT2 RS arrives in North America

[Luminis]

Some friends who've attended the Porsche driving centre at Silverstone say it's a great day out and the instructors are top draw.

As you'd expect from Porsche

 

[Stotty]

Another thought occured to me in relation to the driver training...

If you go on somewhere like Pistonheads and ask 'what should I do to my car to make it faster on trackdays?' the experienced track hands will almost always answer 'take some driver training, it's much more effective than most performance mods'.

We all like to think we're great drivers, but we can always learn more

 

[Piket]

Not sure why anyone would see the driver tarining as a bad thing...

Even if you don't think you need it (and if you don't you're probably competing at a high level of motorsport) you get a chance to get professional tuition, on a track, in a GT2RS provided by Porsche (saving any wear and tear on your own car)... got to be a good thing

Some friends who've attended the Porsche driving centre at Silverstone say it's a great day out and the instructors are top draw.

I could see it the way you see it if the word ''mandatory'' wasn't there.. But all i see is a cheap way to increase even more hype for the GT2RS's brutality..

I don't remember any ''mandatory'' training for the buyers of much more beasty cars of the past... But then again,i was unborn/young back then ,i might be wrong.

 

[Luminis]

I could see it the way you see it if the word ''mandatory'' wasn't there.. But all i see is a cheap way to increase even more hype for the GT2RS's brutality..

Given that the GT2RS sold like hotcakes either way, I wouldn't see a reason why Porsche would need increase the hype.

 

[Stotty]

Perhaps, but the road tests of the GT2RS have been very consistent... it's a very, very fast car (0-300kmh in 28s, significantly quicker than a 599GTO or a 458 for example), and produces a huge amount of torque at relatively low engine revolutions.

Given the litigious nature of the USA, it's probably a wise move by Porsche to protect themselves when some rich but untalented oik manages to kill himself whilst trying to show off how fast it is to his mates/girlfriend and then his family decide to sue.

 

[Piket]

Given that the GT2RS sold like hotcakes either way, I wouldn't see a reason why Porsche would need increase the hype.

Well, they have to sell their other cars too..

Perhaps, but the road tests of the GT2RS have been very consistent... it's a very, very fast car (0-300kmh in 28s, significantly quicker than a 599GTO or a 458 for example), and produces a huge amount of torque at relatively low engine revolutions. ]

Good statsheet:tup: In the past though, i believe cars with 0-300kmh in ∞ and half the hp could be equally deadly or snappy..

Given the litigious nature of the USA, it's probably a wise move by Porsche to protect themselves when some rich but untalented oik manages to kill himself whilst trying to show off how fast it is to his mates/girlfriend and then his family decide to sue.

Really? Big trouble for Porsche i imagine..

'' The car you sold my son was too fast....etc,etc.''

Come on guys..

 

[Stotty]

Good statsheet:tup: In the past though, i believe cars with 0-300kmh in ∞ and half the hp could be equally deadly or snappy..

Really? Big trouble for Porsche i imagine..

'' The car you sold my son was too fast....etc,etc.''

Come on guys..

Yes, older 911's for example were probably trickier to drive with a much high probablility of lift off and spin than the more modern versions.

The difference is that a GT2RS has c.600bhp & c.1,400kg and a HUGE amount of torque that will tend to come in quite suddenly... meaning that although it's inherently less snappy, the speed you'll be travelling at when the accident does happen is going to be substantially faster than in something like a mid 80's 911 Turbo.

I'm not saying it's right, but I'm sure I've read about people suing car companies for much less over in the past.

 

[Clark]

I think in the past a car with this type of engine would've been pretty deadly (see 993 GT2) but advancements in turbos and engine management mean this has nowhere near as much lag etc. compared to the older cars.