The Porsche 911 GT2 RS Might Be Back as a Hybrid
additional flagship model
" that will supposedly "raise the bar even further in the sports car segment," and a new
Autocar
report suggests the car is, indeed, the fifth-generation GT2 RS.
Porsche "insiders" allegedly described the sports car as "the most extreme and technically advanced 911 yet," and the automaker has been working for a long time to perfect it. Our spy photographer
may
have
caught an early GT2 prototype
testing at the Nürburgring over two years ago disguised as a GT3. And that car could soon make it to production.
The report says the rumored GT2 RS will have a turbocharged engine, and we'd get additional evidence supporting that allegation a year later when a video captured another
GT3-looking prototype testing at the track
. It did not sound like the wail of Porsche's naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine, and we described it as having a sound "far closer to the last-generation GT2 RS.'
While the next-generation GT2 RS might have turbochargers, it's less clear if it'll also have any form of electrification. A previous report suggested that the new GT2 RS would adopt a hybrid powertrain with over 700 horsepower. The 991-generation GT2 produced 690 horsepower, but adding electric hardware will increase the car's weight, and that won't help in
breaking any Nürburgring lap records
.
It's unclear when Porsche will add the bar-raising flagship model, but we don't expect it to happen before the end of the year. The automaker provided a vague "medium-term" timeline regarding the car's launch, but we hope we don't have to wait long.
The 911 GT2 RS was a
killer car
that broke records, and we can't wait to see what a new one can do.
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