Here is another review of the new GT2. Britain’s Channel 4 concludes that it is a “(d)eeply impressive road weapon, but not Porsche’s ultimate driving machine” and gives it four stars out of five. There is lots of comparison to the new Ferrari F430, and an accompanying video. Oh, and they totally get bonus points [...]

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I came across this cool 911 GT2 video from Porsche on YouTube. It shows the GT2 on the Weissach Test Track, and the RS Spyder even makes a cameo. Walter Röhrl has the best job ever. [source: YouTube]

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Autocar is the latest publication to drive the 911 GT2, and they sound like another satisfied customer. They describe the car as “silly fast” which pretty much sums it up I think. What’s it like? Silly fast. I was initially annoyed that Porsche had seen fit to leave the Turbo’s short gear ratios unchanged in [...]

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Porsche has released a ton of great pictures of the new 911 GT2, and Autoblog has posted a gallery with all of them. Click here for 911 GT2 overload! [source: Porsche via Autoblog]

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German site Spiegel Online has published an article about the GT2. Unfortunately, I don’t understand a word of German so I couldn’t read it, but they did have this cool sound player featuring sounds of the GT2. Now, I don’t know why you would want to listen to the blinker, the horn, or the warning [...]

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So you think your car is fast? We bet the new GT2 is faster, at least on the Nurburgring. The Swedish site Auto Motor & Sport has an interview with test driver Walter Röhrl, and he says that he has done the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 31 seconds, on street tires. Röhrl says that the [...]

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Porsche has released a video featuring test driver Walter Rohrl driving the new 911 GT2 on the road, and then on the Nurburgring. And the best part? No music and no talking, just the sounds of the GT2. Watch it. Now! [source: Porsche via Motor Authority]

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Porsche showed the new 911 GT2 at the Frankfurt auto show on Tuesday. The GT2 is the fastest and most powerful 911 ever from Porsche, and is the first factory 911 to reach over 200 mph. It is powered by a 3.6-liter flat-six that produces 530 hp at 6,500 rpm and 501 lb-ft of torque [...]

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The 911 GT2 is shaping up to be quite the beast. As mentioned earlier, its 530 hp pushes it from 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds and to a top speed of 204 mph. But what is even more impressive is Porsche is now saying it laps the legendary Nurburgring’s Nordschleife in 7:32. So how [...]

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