The funny thing about 991 is that it is 100 kg heavier than 997 and has 78 more hp and 50 more Nm, the Torque / weight is even smaller than 997.
Only thing that really differs - gearbox PDK
And all these slight changes resulted in Nürburgring time 6.47.30 which is 31 seconds faster than 997.
This is a HUGE GAP!
Porsche engineers are geniuses or somebody is vilely lying to us!
Porsche 911 GT2 RS lap time at Nürburgring Nordschleife
Porsche 911 GT2 RS completed a flying lap of Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds.
Track | Nürburgring Nordschleife |
Type | flying start |
Vehicle | Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991) |
Power / weight | 700 ps / 1515 kg |
Driver | Lars Kern |
Time | 6:47.300 |
Estimated time | 7:03 (+15.7 sec) |
Est. peak speed | 269 kph (167 mph) |
Peak speed | 310 kph (193 mph) |
Average speed | 182 kph (113 mph) |
Submitted | 7 years ago by fakekillerfour |
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Reference: Volkswagen AG - Porsche 911 GT2 RS Nürburgring testing
Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 6:44.85 | -2.5 |
Aventador SVJ | 6:44.97 | -2.3 |
Radical SR8 RX | 6:45.50 | -1.8 |
Ferrari LaFerrari | 6:46.00 | -1.3 |
Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 6:47.30 | |
Radical SR8LM | 6:48.00 | +0.7 |
Huracán Performante | 6:52.01 | +4.7 |
AMG GT Black Series | 6:52.54 | +5.2 |
Porsche 911 GT3 RS | 6:54.99 | +7.7 |
Ferrari 488 Pista | 322 | +12.0 |
McLaren 720S | 318 | +8.0 |
Ferrari 488 GTB | 316 | +6.0 |
AMG GT Black Series | 311 | +1.0 |
Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 310 kph | |
Aventador LP750-4 SV | 305 | -5.0 |
Ferrari 812 Superfast | 305 | -5.0 |
AMG GT Black Series | 305 | -5.0 |
McLaren 600LT | 303 | -7.0 |
John Doe 6y ago