New Porsche - Best Yet?

Our first non-BMW post in the expanded format - who knew that the Porsche guys
had their own magazine too? (Excellence)

From its inception as a 993-based car, the GT2 has held court as the ultimate turbocharged version of the 911. Porsche knows theres a place for a rear-drive 911 Turbo that lifts a little DNA from the glory days of endurance-racing 934s and 935s with big power and that familiar shape. Hot on the heels of the oft-underrated 996 GT2, the 997 GT2 makes a compelling argument that it deserves to be crowned the ultimate 911. It may even convince a few, Walter Röhrl included, that its the ultimate Porsche. Skeptics may say, Come on, the exotic Carrera GT is mid-engined, with a V10a road-going Le Mans racer with more horsepower and less weight.
That may be true, but the new GT2 with two-time world rally champion and Porsche test ace Walter Röhrl behind its wheel has lapped the Nürburgrings Nordschleife loop in an astounding 7 minutes, 32 seconds. Not only is that time a few ticks faster than his time in a Carrera GT, its 14 seconds faster than the previous 996-based GT2 and some 10 seconds faster than the current GT3 RS. How can that be, you ask? Well, the 997 GT2 offers more torque than any previous or current production Porsche sports car and the rear-end grip to put it to work