01 PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS MR
Rating 5.0
ENGINE 3800cc flat-6, DOHC, 24v, twin-turbo POWER 515kW @ 7000rpm TORQUE 750Nm @ 2500-4500rpm 0-100KM/H 2.8sec (claimed) WEIGHT 1470kg • PRICE $800,000 (approx)
LIKE: Lifts greatness to a new level; insane circuit performance; grip, grip, grip
DISLIKE: Terrifying price; tyre and fuel consumption; I’ll never drive one again
IN THE PRIVILEGED world of a motoring journalist, cars tend to blast through your life like comets; a brief flash, then gone. This is particularly the case for the exotic stuff, which burns twice as bright but for half as long, and few cars shone as brightly as the Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
When I returned the uber-911 at the end of PCOTY 2018, an event
