Originally delivered to Audi Long Beach in California, this GT2 RS remained with its first owner for the bulk of its existence and was not sold until 2021 with just under 5,500 miles. From there, the car split time between Georgia, Missouri, and Ohio over the next handful of owners only adding weekend levels of mileage to before landing with the current consignor with just 7,037 miles.
Today, this GT2 RS is a collector-grade quality example with good options displaying just 7,100 miles, known history from new, and limited use. The GT2 RS marks the end of the 997, a generation which many view as the last correctly sized 911 – add to that, these also boast an absolutely ludicrous 612 hp, all of which is to the rear wheels, with a 6-speed manual. A formula Porsche is unlikely to ever reproduce. With only 500 made, the GT2 RS is even rarer than the GT3 RS 4.0, and stands to be a great investment as the 911 gets more diluted with each passing generation.
Included in the sale are its books and manuals, 2 keys, and a clean CARFAX.
In the 1990s, Porsche had set their sights on the brand-new GT2 class in racing. This birthed the original 993 Porsche 911 GT2, like many of the most exciting road cars of this era, the GT2 was the result of homologation rules which were required to race. Porsche began with a 911 Turbo, from there, they removed the all-wheel-drive system, anything of comfort in the interior, and cranked the boost so the GT2 could produce an unbelievable 430 horsepower.
Though the GT2 class had died down with GT3 beginning to take stage by the time Porsche unveiled the 996, they decided to continue the lineage in road car form. The 996 generation GT2 was built off of the original GT2 formula with the Turbo model’s engine packed with even more power and a rear-wheel drive configuration. As Porsche is known for doing, by the 997 generation they continued to refine and sharpen the 911 as well as each individual model. The 997 GT2 featured even more power and stability while staying true to the formula they created in the decade prior.
By 2011, with the 997 generation coming to an end, Porsche decided to go all-out on a proper send off with an extremely limited-run model dubbed the GT2 RS. The RS variant was an obvious step over the normal GT2 with 612 horsepower, roughly 82 more than the GT2, and even more carbon to save weight. Porsche would only produce 500 of these outrageously capable machines.
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