The electrified ‘992’-generation 911 GT2 RS has been spied again ahead of its expected debut next year.
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is returning for the first time since the current 992-generation 911 appeared almost seven years ago.
New spy images from the Nürburgring in Germany show that Porsche is continuing to develop its newest 911 GT2 RS flagship model, almost two years to the day after it was spotted around the track for the first time.
The model is tipped to adopt a performance-focused hybrid system similar to the new 911 GTS T-Hybrid, and is expected to debut by the middle of next year, ahead of a global launch in 2027.
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Likely to become the most powerful Porsche 911 ever built, the latest GT2 RS should feature the 3.8-litre twin-turbo horizontally-opposed “flat” six-cylinder engine from the old ‘991’ model, but with the addition of 400-volt hybrid technology.
As Drive reported in March 2023, the new-generation 911 GT2 RS will use petrol-electric hybrid technology developed for its Le Mans-winning race cars, with an electric motor aiding its six-cylinder engine.
While exact details on the GT2 RS’s hybrid setup remain unclear, the 911 GTS T-Hybrid uses a gearbox-mounted electric motor and a “lightweight” 1.9kWh lithium-ion high-voltage battery, along with a lighter 12-volt starter battery using lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry.
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Porsche insiders said the brand is targeting “more than 520kW” and a “significant increase in torque” compared to the 515kW and 750Nm outputs of the 2017 to 2019 model, while a recent report from Autocar claims it could be as high as 559kW.
It is likely to retain a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, as fitted to the previous 911 GT2 RS.
To account for the added weight of the electric motor and battery, Porsche will use a lightweight construction as standard, similar to the Weissach Package of the old GT2 RS and the current 911 GT3 RS with carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic for the bonnet, roof and mirror housings.
It will also use polycarbonate windows and magnesium wheels, while carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic anti-roll bars and drop links from the previous model will likely return.
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Porsche is said to be targeting a 0-100km/h acceleration time of less than the claimed 2.8 seconds of the previous 911 GT2 RS, while it is aiming to preserve the old model’s 39:61 front-to-rear weight balance.
The previous, ‘991’-generation 911 GT2 RS debuted in 2017 and was last offered in Australia in 2019 for $644,600 before on-road costs.
More details on the 2027 Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be confirmed closer to its expected debut in the middle of next year.
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