Porsche 911 GT2 RS (fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit): built for speed

—Porsche has set a new lap record for road-approved production cars on the 20.8-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on 14 June, in the presence of a notary, with Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel of the 515 kW 911 GT2 RS.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

.../ Your eyes are darker than sin/ And I've been watching them glow/ Take a chance on a promise and a roll of the dice/ Put your foot on the gas, let it go, let it go, let it go/ ... —Jim Steinman, Bad for Good.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—The fastest road car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—At that exact moment he knew: it was a culmination of speed, and track temprature, and comfort, and engineering excellence.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—Ready for blast-off: four, three, two, one ...

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—Dial(ed) for Speed!

Van Chloé: all you need is love!

—It's either this ... or ...

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—You could marry a 10/10 (which I doubt); or ... you could procure this (perfectly styled machine) for eternal happiness.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—The Porsche 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Performance Kit, is perfectly tailored to the needs of those customers who like to take their cars on track.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

—Meet Porsche development driver Lars Kern—Congratulations!

© 2021 Words / Photos: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. 515 kW Porsche 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Performance Kit; Fastest road car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. For more information, please visit www.porsche.com