Posts Tagged ‘2008 porsche 911’

New cars coming in Forza Motorsport 2 March Car Pack

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Back in December, Forza 2 offered a downloadable car pack that included new vehicles like the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Street, 2006 Ferrari FXX, 2008 Audi R8 and 2008 Koenigsegg CCGT. The pack also included a new track - Road America. On March 19, Forza 2 will again offer digi-racers 13 more cars to......

Lexus LF-A mule unseats Porsche GT2 as King of the ‘Ring

Monday, October 15th, 2007
click above for more images of the Lexus LF-A ConceptA Lexus LF-A mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A's lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous "......

2008 Porsche 911 GT2 introduction: The world’s best seats

Monday, September 10th, 2007
Even with the world-class handling and amazing power of the 2008 Porsche GT2, a relatively mundane component stood out - the seats. Yeah, we didn't expect to come back from Daytona and do an entire post just on seating technology, but yet here it is. Then again, maybe it's OK to be so fascinated by ......

2008 Porsche 911 GT2 introduction: Engine technology

Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Squeezing 480 HP from a 3.6L flat-six is an impressive feat, and the latest 911 Turbo does it with a level of sophistication, refinement, and reliability that would have been thought impossible just a few years ago. Everything is relative, though, and "more" is always the operative word when it come......

2008 Porsche 911 GT2 introduction: Suspension technology

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
While the incredible power output of the new Porsche GT2 gets plenty of attention, it's the suspension and braking systems that should be receiving credit for making this vehicle something other than just a straight-line terror.At the GT2's North American introduction, we had the opportunity not jus......

GALLERY: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 pics aplenty

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
click above image to view updated high-res gallery of 2008 Porsche 911 GT2We thought we had our fill of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 when we caught it in Frankfurt ahead of the car's official unveiling. Our live pics, as good as they are, don't do the amped-up 911 Turbo variant justice. How does one cap......

Frankfurt 2007: 2008 Porsche GT2 caught behind closed doors

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
click above image for high-res gallery of live shotsWe're a little eager for this year's 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show to start, so while attending the official soiree of media professionals at the Frankfurt Messe, we poked around until something caught our attention. That would be the 2008 Porsche GT2......

Faster than getting a coffee at Starbucks: GT2 laps the ‘Ring in 7:32

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
click above image for galleryFrom its 530 hp, low curb weight of 3,179lbs, and 204 mph top speed, the 2008 Porsche GT2 is a supercar in every sense of the word. Heck, even its €189,496 sticker places Porsche's most potent 911 in the land of the F430 and the Gallardo. Where the Ferrari and the Lamb......

Officially Official: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Click for high-res galleryWell, just about everything there is to say about Porsche's 911 GT2 has been said already thanks to the leaked product brochure that hit the internet last week, but Porsche made it all official today. The twin-turbocharged 530-horsepower RWD supercar (and make no mistake, ......

First official images of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

Friday, May 11th, 2007
Click image for photo galleryIn the wake of the Porsche 911 GT2 brochure leak on Thursday, Carscoop has posted the first official images of the mighty new 'bahn-stormer. They're clearer than the ones included in the brochure sca, which you can view by click ing here. The car'sessentials break down ......