#12: 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Porsche has had quite a few years to perfect its legendary 911 lineup since the 2012 Turbo S, and if you hadn’t guessed it, they’ve cranked the dial up to 11 with the 2018 GT2 RS. This track-inspired version of the longstanding 911 mashes the gas from null to 60 in that same 2.6-second mark that made the Turbo S so great – but it takes an inch and goes a mile. Some wild numbers make the GT2 RS far more than just one of the fastest-accelerating Porsches to date.
For starters, a new 3.8L flat-six motor with even bigger, water-cooled twin turbos spool out just shy of 700 horses while the Turbo S’s 7-speed PDK transmission makes a return, getting the GT2 RS into that sweet spot on the RPM band in milliseconds. Although not a wild redesign per se, plenty of new body accouterments hide some serious engineering.
2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Comprising the GT2’s featherweight body are a roof, front lid, wings, and trunk lid made of magnesium while the front and rear fascia are made from polyurethane. Even the windows get special treatment, ditching standard glass in favor of polycarbonate. The exhaust sheds weight, too, with a titanium construction. All this places the GT2 RS on a severe diet that graces the scales at just 3,240 pounds. The track-obsessed can pick up a handling package that sheds an additional 66 pounds by swapping out some other steel bits with carbon-fiber and more titanium.
All this allows the GT2 RS to squeeze out a null-to-60 time in just 2.6 seconds. Not any faster than the Turbo S, but that’s just one measurement. There’s plenty of other reason to shell out the $293,000 big ones the GT2 RS costs: Just 1,000 units will be made. You can hit 210 MPH. You can dream of besting the Nurburgring with a posted lap time of just 6:47.3.
