Here are three shots of a 997-generation Porsche 911 GT2 - these things can hit around 205 mph with a turbo-charged mill and a six-speed manual. They are a rare sight, indeed - so I was glad for the opportunity to photograph one at a recent concours in Houston.

Jer

[wtlwdwgn]

Nice shots of the beast. I would hope that there aren't many potholes with those wheels though.

[dcmsox2004]

ain't no way possible to keep that beast under 100..... what a supercar ! dave m

[Bob Harris]

I don't think I've ever seen one in person buddy, this is a bad ass car for sure.

[Heinrich Lohmann]

Mean looking machine, wouldn't mind taken one for a quick spin.

[Kerrowdown]

Bad to the Bone

That maybe so... but she doesn't have the sexy curves of the old school 911 turbos.

[Dewman]

That maybe so... but she doesn't have the sexy curves of the old school 911 turbos.

You mean like the old "whale tail" Targa"


Dewman
SW Idaho, USA

[Kerrowdown]

You mean like the old "whale tail" Targa"

Like the last two images in this thread from Sailor.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/275178-machinery-fiddling-b-w.html

[Dewman]

Like the last two images in this thread from Sailor.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/275178-machinery-fiddling-b-w.html

Yep.... that's the one! I have a friend who has one and it's blindingly fast! Oh how I'd like to take it for a drive, but I feel fortunate that he even took me for a ride in it! It's scary-fast!

Dewman
SW Idaho, USA

[Kerrowdown]

Yep.... that's the one!

Just sex on wheels...

[Sailor]

Nice shots of the beast. I would hope that there aren't many potholes with those wheels though.

Thanks very much, Steve. Your comment about potholes hits home; I live in fear that one of the wheels on my (much, much cheaper) Porsche will find its way into one .




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ain't no way possible to keep that beast under 100..... what a supercar ! dave m

You've got that right, my friend. As Steve mentioned above - these things are beasts.

Jer

I don't think I've ever seen one in person buddy, this is a bad ass car for sure.

I've never seen one in the flesh either, brother Bob. Porsche has yet to offer a GT2 version based on the new 911 architecture - if they do, it'll be over the top, I'm sure . . . . . and will be priced astronomically.

Jer

Mean looking machine, wouldn't mind taken one for a quick spin.

Me too, Heinrich - and it is mean, mean, mean.

Jer

[charliezap]

Nice looking rides there Jer.I wonder how I would look behind the wheel of this cruising the coast from Ma.--NH--Maine.---capn zap

[Sailor]

That maybe so... but she doesn't have the sexy curves of the old school 911 turbos.

Such things, of course, are personal and subjective, but in this case I love both. The early "930" turbo in my previous thread is sexy and audacious, while the GT2 is voluptuous and very, very wild.

Jer

Yep.... that's the one! I have a friend who has one and it's blindingly fast! Oh how I'd like to take it for a drive, but I feel fortunate that he even took me for a ride in it! It's scary-fast!

Dewman
SW Idaho, USA

The early "930" series of 911 Turbos with 3.0 L mills made 245HP and could hit 60 mph in 5.0 sec with a top speed of 150 mph and the later 3.3 L cars could reach 160 mph -brutal performance in the late '70s and '80s and not too shabby even now. If your friend's car is in terrific condition, it's worth some real money.

Jer

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Nice looking rides there Jer.I wonder how I would look behind the wheel of this cruising the coast from Ma.--NH--Maine.---capn zap
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You would look fantastic, Capn.

Jer