5 GT2 FACTS

The original 993 GT2 packed a now quaint 316kw from its air-cooled 3.6-litre lump. For a vehicle with a reputation as a hedge-seeking missile, it’s ironic that it was used as the F1 safety car in 1995.

The latest car’s waterinjected intercooler features a 5.0-litre tank that’s said to last for three hot laps of the ’Ring, dropping the intake temperature by as much as 15 degrees.

The 996 version of the GT2 was the last fast 911 to be sold with no stability control. Only 1287 were built and it’s now in big demand amongst those looking for the last of the genuinely scary 911s.

It’s a measure of the GT2 RS’S place in Porsche’s hierarchy that prior to the announcement of the latest car, the 2010 vintage 997 GT2 RS remained Weissach’s most powerful roadgoing 911, with 456kw/700nm.

The production shape of the 911 GT2 RS broke cover – in virtual form – at the E3 gaming convention as a feature participant in the seventh version of the hugely popular Forza Motorsport franchise.