---
title: "700-Horsepower 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Spotted Lapping the Nurburgring"
description: "Watching the all-new GT2 RS conquer the Ring is like therapy."
date: "2017-08-25"
modified: "2017-08-28"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13830/700-horsepower-2018-porsche-911-gt2-rs-spotted-lapping-the-nurburgring"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Porsche News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "911"
  - "Coupe"
  - "gt2 rs"
  - "hot lap"
  - "luxury"
  - "Nordschleife"
  - "Nurburgring"
  - "porsche"
  - "sports car"
  - "video"
---

# 700-Horsepower 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Spotted Lapping the Nurburgring

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Ever since the [2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS debuted at E3](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/11392/2018-porsche-911-gt2-rs-revealed-along-with-forza-motorsport-7>), Porsche fans and enthusiasts alike have been littering the forums with rumors. Porsche quelled most of these speculations at [Goodwood](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12052/porsche-finally-officially-unveils-their-new-700-horsepower-911-gt2-rs-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed>) weeks later, revealing that the new track car actually makes 700 horsepower, rocketing the 911 from 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds and to a top speed of 211 mph. Porsche is calling it "the fastest and most powerful street-legal 911 model ever;" the final ([optional](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/11012/nurburgring-times-dont-matter>)) hurdle for the GT2 RS is to conquer the Nurburgring. Can Porsche's most insane 911 defeat the likes of the [Huracan Performante](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/7816/watch-the-lamborghini-huracan-performante-run-hot-around-the-nurburgring>) and become king of the 'Ring?

Nurburgring car-spotting channel [Supercarsfromeu](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpPJ6mfZcMpscoI5FUe7Ug>) caught the $293,000 911 GT2 RS hot-lapping the Nordschleife circuit last week, well before the car releases early next year. We're treated to not one but two of the pre-production cars ripping around the graffiti-speckled track, including a yellow GT2 RS equipped with the $31,000 [Weissach](<https://www.porsche.com/international/models/911/911-gt2-rs/concept/weissach-package/>) package. We also get a sneak peek of the GT2 RS' addicting exhaust note, thanks in part to its turbocharged 3.8-liter engine sourced from the [911 Turbo S](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/13470/theres-an-ultra-limited-97000-paint-option-available-for-the-porsche-911-turbo-s>).

Porsche hasn't announced any lap times yet, but we're confident that even the 'Ring-conquering Huracan Performante is sweating right now.

https://youtube.com/embed/MUp3JiS5RXU

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