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The current generation of the Porsche 911 may not see a GT2 variant arrive, with the man responsible for 911 development, August Achleitner, reportedly suggesting it could be off the table.
“Right now all I can say is that a decision has not been made,” he told Autocar. “There are reasons inside the company, and to write today that there will be a GT2 in the future would not be correct.”
Achleitner said internal politics are preventing the GT2 getting the nod, but there are also technical hurdles arising in the comparison with the new Turbo S, which Porsche says will deliver a 0-100km/h time of 2.9 seconds. Autocar points out the 997 GT2 with its 390kW/680Nm twin-turbo 3.6-litre inline six did it in 3.7 seconds, while in the same era the 997 Turbo S with a 390kW/700Nm twin-turbo 3.8-litre did it in 3.4 -- so Porsche may decide the uprated new Turbo S performance is enough to make a GT2 unnecessary.
However Achleitner did raise hopes for a GT3 RS, with a more powerful version of the 373kW 4.0-litre carried by the Limited Edition version of the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 in overseas markets -- a notch above the 'standard' 331kW/430Nm 3.8-litre GT3 RS sold in Australia at the time.
This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott
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