12-03-2025
Porsche Hints at 992.2-Generation 911 GT2 RS That Will 'Raise the Bar'
has hinted that the 992.2-generation is just around the corner.
The automaker has announced a new 911 flagship model that will "raise the bar even further in the sports-car segment."
With the last 700-hp GT2 RS launching from zero to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds, its performance attributes should improve even more.
In nearly 20 years of lapping every production performance car available at VIR's Grand Course, fewer than 10 have done it in less than two minutes and 40 seconds. At 2:37.8, the fourth car on that list is the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Weissach. The only road-legal cars we've ever lapped with quicker times are the 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, and the 2019 McLaren Senna. Now, Porsche is hinting that the 992.2-generation GT2 RS—the successor to that already heroic 2018 car—is nearly here.
While Porsche's GT3 models have historically been powered by high-revving naturally aspirated engines, GT2 models add turbocharging to the equation. We don't yet really know anything about the new GT2 RS, heck, Porsche hasn't even outright confirmed it. However, the automaker did say the 911 family will "welcome an additional flagship model" in part of its recent annual report. That sounds like the new GT2 RS to us.
Porsche also said the new flagship will "raise the bar even further in the sports-car segment." The last GT2 RS was a lightweight track star that spat out 700 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six, and it ripped to 60 mph in just 2.6 seconds. Considering those figures, Porsche's theoretical bar for the sports-car segment is apparently rising from the stratosphere to the thermosphere.
So, how will Porsche unlock more performance? The upcoming 992.2 generation of the 911 Turbo could donate its powertrain to the new GT2 RS. Last year, we got our hands on internal documents that suggested the Turbo models will ditch their twin-turbocharged 3.7-liter engines in favor of a new twin-turbo 3.6-liter unit. The latter could employ tech similar to the 3.6-liter T-hybrid setup that powers the new GTS. Despite only churning out a combined 532 hp, Porsche says the hybrid GTS can accelerate to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds. Add another turbocharger for the Turbo model and things get even more ballistic. However the next Porsche 911 GT2 RS shakes out, its performance should be jaw-dropping.
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