The Widowmaker Returns

Update your will. The 911 GT2 RS is back, fiercer and faster than ever.

- Andy Enright

AFTER a seven-year hiatus, the ‘Widowmaker’ is back at the apex of the 911 hierarchy. This latest GT2 RS is the most powerful production 911 ever built, and true to form, it’s still rearwheel drive, it’s still ferociously turbocharged and, with a kerb weight of less than 1500kg, it’s as focused as ever. Forget the rose-tinted three-pedal and hound’s-tooth nostalgia of the 911R, because the GT2 RS is all business. Porsche has stated that the peak output figures are in excess of 480kW/750Nm, driving through a seven-speed PDK.

While the normally aspirated 4.0-litre GT3 RS will continue to attract the purists, the GT2 RS will appeal to a more hedonistic clientele. Powered by a tweaked version of the 911 Turbo’s 3.8-litre flat six, it gets unique turbochargers, new internals, a titanium exhaust and a water-injected intercooler system.