2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Review by Rob Eckaus - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO
Best bang for the buck
By Rob Eckaus
Senior Editor and Bureau Chief
South Bay Bureau
The Auto Channel
![]() 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS |
![]() 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS |
Having had Dodge Viper ACR, the owner made the comparison to be similar in noise, vibration and harshness. Yet overall would compare it to the Ferrari 458 Speciale in execution, but not as road trip worthy. The seats are firm but upright and not terribly adjustable with lateral support being very purposeful. One realizes immediately they are perfect for a track day, not a multi-hour trip to the weekend getaway. However with the back seat removed, there is a surprising amount of space behind the passenger seats.
Typical Porsche quality and design is throughout the cabin. That weight saving door pull strap? It also activates the latch mechanism. This model is equipped with the optional Weissach package which includes an exposed carbon fiber roof and front lip with painted decorative stripes. Porsche logo on the exposed carbon fiber rear wing on the exterior. The interior steering wheel trim and gearshift (the dual clutch PDK is the only transmission available), and some logos. No roll bar, steel nor optional titanium is available factory installed in the US.
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So how quick is it? Giggle inducing at part throttle. This one wasn't quite broken in yet, but a quick scan of various instrumented tests shows a 0-60 mph time of 2.5 and another test of 2.6 seconds, the best of rear-wheel drive production cars. The quarter mile time of 10.3 seconds and trap speeds from 137 to 139mph were also recorded. Although the McLaren 720S is quicker and faster, it's definitively not on the road circuit. Hitting the on-ramps and off-ramps, it exhibited no body roll and the owner reported a prior data performance recorder lateral-g reading of 1.46. Simply outrageous! So are it's lap records at Laguna Seca and Willow Springs, beating the factory efforts of the Viper ACR. No doubt with a pro driver it could also take the Virginia International Raceway record as well.
Regardless of specific "N2" compound tires, there's no denying the capability of a seven hundred horsepower Porsche designed with and equipped with racetrack proven equipment that laps significantly more quickly than competitors with more horsepower. Apparently there is no substitute right now unless you need to spend less or go quicker, but just in a straight line.