Saturday, September 24, 2011

2012 Porsche 911 lops 13 seconds off predecessor's 'Ring time, quick as 997 GT3

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2012 porsche 911 carrera 2

The Porsche 911 is dead, long live the Porsche 911. The German automaker's latest and greatest has taken to the Nürburgring where old marks have fallen hard. The 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S was sent through the Green Hell, where it promptly beat the time achieved by the prior 997 version by a whopping 13 seconds.

With a time of 7:40, the 2012 911 matches the mark set by the previous 911 GT3. If you happen to own a previous generation 911 GT3, we'll pause here for a moment while you go out to smash something with a hammer.

Back? Great. You shouldn't fret too much, because this just means the next-generation GT3 should be a land rocket capable of blistering the surface of the 'Ring. GT2 guys, your numbers are still safe... for now.

2012 Porsche 911 lops 13 seconds off predecessor's 'Ring time, quick as 997 GT3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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