I recently committed to buying a GT2RS. Between the GT2RS and the 458 Italia, I'm committing more to two cars than I did to my first two houses combined. So I've been searching for justification for my irresponsible car purchase decisions. I've tried, "You can't take it with you." "You're only 49, you have plenty of time to get the money back in the bank." "The economy sucks, investments won't earn anything anyways." Nothing was really ringing true until I read Chris Murphy's review of the GT2 RS in the Sept 2010 issue of EVO.

Title.... "Flat out in the most powerful Porsche ever." Since the Flat Out You Tube Video is one of my all time track based favorites, Chris was off to a good start.

It only gets better.....

Page 70: While approaching an unrestricted section of the Autobahn outside of Stuttgart. (Some edits for length) "You can never be sure how fast something is relative to it's competition. I'm pondering this when the toothy mug of a Ferrari 599 slowly fills all 3 mirrors. Ferrari Man is jostling keen to see what the Porsche can do. He carves a light slalom within his lane - swoosh, left and then right. The Mercedes in front submits at a little under 95 mph. We're in third gear and I push the throttle pedal onto its stop. As the 911's arse pushes into the ground, the Ferrari's nose rises and it's image immediately shrinks in size before the rearview mirror loses sight of it."

Wait, it gets even better still.....

" Into fourth and the 599 reappears in the wavering glass, noticeably further behind. The GT2 RS devours 4th gear, not just edging, but gapping away from the 599. At an indicated 190mph, the GT2 RS is still accelerating with alarming violence. We slow down due to traffic ahead."

And the best of all.......

"The Ferrari slopes on the inside beside us where the driver deliberately widens his eyes, puffs his cheeks and exhales, nodding."

Some other noteworthy quotes:
When discussing how sedate the car and the exhaust is at idle, Chris comments:
"It gets your attention at half throttle. Oh Yes, it grabs you by the lapels, shakes you and yells, DON'T #$^&ing ASSUME THAT JUST BECAUSE I CAN IDLE SMOOTHLY I WON'T SMASH YOU INTO THE SWABIAN UNDERGROWTH, BECAUSE I WILL YOU SHANDY-DRINKING ENGLISH CHILD."

And one final quote:
"Does the manual transmission hamper the package? Not at all, it adds to the sense that this is one of the last great bread n' butter driving experiences. If you're good, the car is good. If you're crap, the car will most probably kill you."

So in conclusion, after reading the article, I'm over the guilts. I'm ready to run Flat Out in a higher plane. No more slow cars to ruin my superior reflexes. (See video link below if you don't get this comment.)

Thanks to Chris Harris of EVO for a great write up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iUKaPlBl8

 

I would give a lung for this car.

 

Sounds like Porsche outdid themselves with this car. I'm glad you're getting it.

 

I will look for the video

 

Two of the best!! Congrats.

 

Rep for your efforts if you find it.

 

it was a great article, CH is a fantastic addition to evo.

 

Added video link to my original post.

 

cant wait to see it.

 

Please tell me that video is based on an actual event...