{"id":401,"date":"2018-04-04T05:40:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T05:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/?p=401"},"modified":"2018-04-04T05:40:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T05:40:45","slug":"first-drive-porsches-690k-911-gt2-takes-to-albert-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/first-drive-porsches-690k-911-gt2-takes-to-albert-park\/","title":{"rendered":"First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Porsche\u2019s 911 GT2 RS is nicknamed the widowmaker. Our quick lap of Melbourne\u2019s F1 circuit demonstrates why.<\/p>\n<p>PAUL GOVER<\/p>\n<p>news.com.au March 22, 20184:00pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-402\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 85vw, 456px\" \/><\/a>Paul Gover behind the wheel of the Porsche GT2 RS at the Melbourne Grand Prix circuit before the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Halfway through a lap at the Albert Park home of the Australian Grand Prix I know exactly why Porsche\u2019s 911 GT2 RS is called The Widowmaker. This car is evil, wicked, mean and nasty. Did I mention fast? It\u2019s also one of the best ways to get the adrenaline pumping on the road today, even before the shock to the system that comes with a $690,000 drive-away price.<\/p>\n<p>The GT2 can play nice, like Big Arnie in a tailored suit, but if you have the right place and the right weather and the right day it is fully epic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-403\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p2.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 85vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Epic drive: Paul Gover at the wheel of the GT2 RS at Albert Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis thing can suck you in. It\u2019s easy to forget just how fast you\u2019re going,\u201d says retired F1 racer Mark Webber, who is now a Porsche ambassador and parks a GT2 in his garage at home in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The GT2 is back as the flagship of the latest 911 range, marking the sign-off for the 991<br \/>\nseries before the first of the 992 models arrive next year.<\/p>\n<p>It has completely sold out despite the price, with less than 100 cars set for Australian deliveries this year. There is only a trickle at first, because all the cars for Europe need to be built by December 31 to avoid a change in emission regulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-404\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p3.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 85vw, 408px\" \/><\/a>Fastest Porsche: The GT2 RS reaches 100km\/h in 2.8 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the GT2 RS so special is that it\u2019s a melding of the GT3 trackday car and the Turbo autobahn blaster, with a range of other special parts from the motorsport division. So it has a turbocharged engine with track-tuned brakes and suspension, wrapped in a body with big wings and even a magnesium roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a road car, it\u2019s not a race car. But it has some pretty epic numbers,\u201d says Porsche Cars Australia technical chief Paul Watson. \u201cIt\u2019s the big dog barking. It\u2019s got all the things you need to tame the beast but you can still get it to the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-405\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p4.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 85vw, 367px\" \/><\/a>Paul Gover prepares for his track time in the Porsche GT2 RS at the Melbourne Grand Prix circuit<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Get set for some incredible numbers: outputs are 515kW\/750Nm, top speed is 340km\/h and the 0-100km\/h sprint takes 2.8 seconds, with 200km\/h coming up in 8 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>For those who can\u2019t resist, the $69,990 Weissach pack \u2014 named after Porsche\u2019s test track \u2014 cuts the GT2\u2019s 1470kg mass by 27kg with a carbon-fibre roof and titanium rollcage.<\/p>\n<p>ON THE TRACK<\/p>\n<p>You need to sneak up on a car like the GT2, not just jump in and put your foot down, so at zero-dark-nasty this week I\u2019m rumbling across Melbourne in a GT3 on the way to Albert Park. The expectation is immense, because the GT2 has always been special.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-406\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p5-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p5.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 85vw, 511px\" \/><\/a>Familiar sights. The Porsche on the Melbourne GP circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The last one I drove was plain scary fast on familiar roads close to home. It\u2019s also Albert Park, which is fast and open and great in the GT3 warm-up cars. They howl and scream and slide and top 240km\/h down the pit straight.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m here for the GT2, so I take the time for a pre-flight cockpit check.<\/p>\n<p>The quality is typical Porsche, the body changes \u2014 not just the giant rear wing, but carbon-fibre inlets and ducts and the rest \u2014 make it look even more dynamic and there are red highlights on the steering wheel, dash and race-style seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-407\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p6-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p6.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 85vw, 440px\" \/><\/a>The GT2 RS is suitably racy, with liberal splashes of racing red.<\/p>\n<p>Parked behind a GT3 pace car with a professional driver to lead me around, I\u2019m nervous. And excited.<\/p>\n<p>It already feels like the thumping road car I remember, with a very grown-up feel and a deep bass exhaust note.<\/p>\n<p>Then we\u2019re away and I have to recalibrate my driving, even after the GT3. It\u2019s important to shift early \u2014 the redline is 7000rpm against the latter\u2019s 9000 \u2014 because otherwise it\u2019s easy to rattle against the ignition cutout and lose power and drive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-408\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p7-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p7.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 85vw, 398px\" \/><\/a>Big brakes pull the GT2 RS up in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p>Once I\u2019ve adjusted to the extra speed, which means the GT2 can be driven two ratios higher than the GT3 at the same pace, the car is epic. It compensates when I make a couple of mistakes and send it sideways, then cranks up to 260km\/h on the straight. It\u2019s a car you need to relax into, hustling and not fighting it, and then it rewards you with freaky speed.<\/p>\n<p>How would it be on a public road? Seriously, seriously fast and wonderful fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-409\" src=\"http:\/\/porscheclubcairns.com\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p8-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/p8.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 85vw, 479px\" \/><\/a>Built for speed: The GT2 RS is unashamedly track-focused.<\/p>\n<p>As I step out of the GT2 RS I am deeply impressed and buzzing as if I\u2019ve had a couple of double espressos. I also know if I never drive another fast car for the rest of my life I\u2019ll still be satisfied with this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park Porsche\u2019s 911 GT2 RS is nicknamed the widowmaker. Our quick lap of Melbourne\u2019s F1 circuit demonstrates why. PAUL GOVER news.com.au March 22, 20184:00pm Paul Gover behind the wheel of the Porsche GT2 RS at the Melbourne Grand Prix circuit before the 2018 Australian Grand Prix. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/first-drive-porsches-690k-911-gt2-takes-to-albert-park\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park - Porsche &amp; European Car Club Cairns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/australian-moringa.au\/pcc2016\/first-drive-porsches-690k-911-gt2-takes-to-albert-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park - Porsche &amp; European Car Club Cairns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First drive: Porsche\u2019s $690K 911 GT2 takes to Albert Park Porsche\u2019s 911 GT2 RS is nicknamed the widowmaker. 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