2008 Porsche 911 GT2: Denver, Colorado
Location: Denver, Colorado
Odometer: 8,900 Miles
This is a 2008 Porsche 997 GT2. This is a very rare car built between 2008 -2012. Only 194 units were sold in the United States and 19 units in Canada. It was based on the 911 Turbo, and uses a similar twin-turbocharged engine, but features numerous upgrades, including engine upgrades, larger brakes, and stiffer suspension calibration. The GT2 is significantly lighter than the Turbo due to its use of rear-wheel drive instead of all-wheel drive, and the lightening or removal of interior components. As a result, the GT2 was the most expensive and the highest trim level within the 911 lineup.
The new 997 GT2 engine is based on the existing 3.6 L (220 cu in) flat-6 engine, but now features twin variable geometry turbochargers, which generate 530 PS (390 kW; 523 hp) at 6500 rpm and 680 N·m (500 lb·ft) at 2200 rpm. The GT2 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and on to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 10.6 seconds, and has a maximum top speed of 204 mph (328 km/h). This makes it the third Porsche to exceed the 322 km/h (200 mph) barrier, with the exception of the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1, a homologated race car for street use.
The appearance of the 997 GT2 once again differs from its sister car, the 997 Turbo. It has a revised front lip, newly designed rear wing with two small air inlets on either side, and a revised rear bumper featuring titanium exhaust pipes and shark fin outlets.
Technical specification:
- Configuration: Water-cooled twin-turbocharged H6
- Displacement: 3,600 cc (220 cu in); 4 valves per cylinder
- Bore × stroke: 100.00 mm (3.9 in) × 76.40 mm (3.0 in)
- Compression ratio: 9.40:1
- Maximum power: 483 PS (355 kW; 476 hp) @ 5700 rpm
- Specific power: 98.31 kW/liter (2.16 hp/cu in)
- Maximum torque: 640 N·m (470 lb·ft) @ 3500 rpm
- Specific torque: 177.78 N·m/liter (2.14 lb·ft/cu in)
- Transmission: 6-speed manual
- Length: 4,450 mm (175.2 in)
- Width: 1,830 mm (72.0 in)
- Height: 1,275 mm (50.2 in)
- Wheelbase: 2,355 mm (92.7 in)
- Front track: 1,485 mm (58.5 in)
- Rear track: 1,520 mm (59.8 in)
- Curb weight: 1,430 kg (3,153 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 89 L (24 US gal)
- Power-to-weight ratio: 248.3 W/kg (6.63 lb/hp)
- Top speed: 319 km/h (198 mph)
- 0-62 mph (100 km/h): 3.7 s
- 0-124 mph (200 km/h): 11.6 s
- 1/4 mile (400 m): 11.3s
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