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NEW GT2 RS CLUBSPORT TO MARK 25 YEARS OF MANTHEY-RACING

With a production run of no more than thirty cars, Porsche Motorsport is celebrating twenty-five years of Manthey-Racing with an extraordinary new GT2 RS Clubsport designed exclusively for track days and circuit racing. Like the recently launched 935, this new motorsport machine is powered by a 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six producing a shade over 690bhp. Power is transferred to the rear wheels via a seven-speed PDK transmission, with the car’s distinct design adopting many components and elements from past and present Porsche race cars.

“Porsche Motorsport and Manthey-Racing have won many races and championships since the team was founded a quarter-century ago,” explains Matthias Scholz, Porsche’s Director for GT Racing Cars. “Since 2013, the two companies have been closely affiliated, and with the unique special edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, this successful partnership has moved to the next level.” It’s worth noting Porsche is now a fifty-one percent shareholder in Manthey-Racing, which is why we expect to see more MR-branded equipment making its way from the track into the Porsche product

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