GT2
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In preparation for next year’s DTM touring car race series BMW will be unveiling a new concept car previewing its M3 DTM race car that will compete in the 2012 season (current M3 GT race car pictured). The German automaker is returning to the series after an 18 year hiatus but is keen to show that it’s a force to be reckoned with. The new M3 DTM race car concept will be revealed at a special event taking place at Munich’s Olympic Stadium on July 16 and 17, an event that will be hosted by BMW Motorsports’ new director Jens Marquardt, who takes over from Mario Theissen...
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2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Ready To Tear Up The TrackThe 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is ready to take off into the new motorsport season with a number of extensive enhancements designed to ensure it continues a successful series run. The 2011 version of the world’s most successful GT race car celebrated its world debut at the “Night of...
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Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Spotted Testing
The Ferrari 458 Italia, despite its propensity to burst into flame, is one of our favorite cars of all time for a multitude of reasons. The new GT2 racing variant spotted today just builds on what makes the production car great. Shod in three-piece racin wheels, wearing a lot more frontal...
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Make Your BMW M3 Look Like A GT2 Race Car With GTHaus
Still lamenting BMW’s decision not to release a new CSL version of the current generation M3? A tuning firm and performance accessories importer based out of Illinois may have the next best thing. GTHaus, a specialist in exhaust tuning, has developed a new widebody kit for the M3 Coupe based off...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Porsche 911 GT2 Facelift
The Porsche 911 GT2 is the last variant of the 997-series 911 to receive its mid-cycle update and in typical GT2 style the last update comes just before the current generation of Porsche’s iconic supercar reaches the end of its product cycle. The all-new ‘991’ Porsche 911 is just over a year...
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GM reveals Corvette ZR1-based C6.R GT2 race car
The Corvette C6.R GT1 car had its last hurrah at the Long Beach leg of the American Le Mans Series GT1 championship, but today General Motors unveiled the car that will be replacing it - the C6.R GT2, based on the Corvette ZR1. With the season half over already, Corvette Racing will be using the...
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Driving the Porsche GT2 is often described as dancing with death - consider that the GT2 takes all the mechanicals of the Porsche 911 Turbo, then adds more horsepower and removes the safety of all-wheel-drive, leaving you with a car that will pirouette on cue without cautious use of the right foot. Apparently, though, the engineers at famed Porsche-tuning firm 9ff thought that the standard GT2 was a bit lacking in the power department, and on further reflection we can see how 530hp (395kW), a 3.7 second sprint to 62mph and a top speed of over 200mph might get a little boring. To remedy this...
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America’s Switzer Performance takes on the Porsche 911 GT2
Oberlin, Ohio isn’t the likely site for a company specializing in high-output power upgrades for German exotics like the Porsche 911, but the state is home to Switzer Performance Innovations (SPI), a company churning out mega horsepower cars. Started by Tym Switzer several years ago, the...
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Wimmer custom Porsche GT2 puts down 680hp
With the tight tolerances, high-quality materials and top-level engineering that goes into today's cars, there's often a surprising amount of potential left inside their engines. It appears the Porsche GT2 is no exception, with the tuners at Wimmer Rennsporttechnik Solingen finding another 150hp...
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Rocketsports Racing to tackle ALMS with new Jaguar XKR GT2 race car
Rocketsports Racing (RSR) has revealed the first images of its Jaguar XKR race car, which it will be entering into the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT2 category as well as the classic 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The ALMS will begin its transition later this year to a new global GT class based on...
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Reiter Engineering shows off new GT2-class Lamborghini Gallardo race car
German tuner Reiter Engineering specializes in taking Lamborghini models and making them formidable racing machines. Previously we've seen their work on this road-going Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT model, as well as this Gallardo GT3 Strada. The company has moved on from these two projects, and its...
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9ff shows off custom 670hp Porsche 911 GT2
In terms of factory-built near-race cars, the Porsche GT2 is a legendary beast - its current generation generates 530hp (395kW) in stock form, and its raw, unbridled character is famous (or infamous) thanks to the rear-drive, rear-engine configuration. The tuners at 9ff decided it just wasn't quite...
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