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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAId3vqwqvc The Nissan GTR is commonly known as the 'King of drag race' with its potent off-the-line performance. Credits to its clever all-wheel drive system, the GTR can effectively put down its 545bhp and 630Nm of torque on the drag strip. Recently, however, British publication EVO took out the GTR and pit it against Porsche's new 911 Turbo - and found otherwise. In comparison, the 991 gen Turbo has 520 horses - 25 fewer than the GTR. But it weighs 1,665kg - compared to the GTR's 1,746kg. That could have given it a slight advantage.

Whenever Porsche comes out with a 911 that is designated a 'GT2' almost everyone gets nervous. The GT2 moniker is usually reserved for a high performance version of the 911 Turbo. It is lighter than the Turbo version as Porsche threw away the all wheel drive system and made it rear wheel drive. The 996 version of the GT2 became known as a 'widowmaker' as it channeled more than 500bhp from its rear mounted engine only to the rear tires. The recipe of the engine at the wrong place and too much power to the rear wheels made it even worse than the usual 911 type of scary, pendulum-like oversteering effect that happens when things go wrong. So what does Porsche do then?. Porsche has now come up with an 'RS' version of the already manic GT2; the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The car pictured above has supposedly lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 7minutes 18secounds and was recently previewed to dealers in Europe. It is 200kg lighter than the already lightweight GT2. It is even more powerful than the already legendary and ultimate (of its time) Porsche Carrera GT which only has 612ps. It does 100km/h from a standstill in 3.4 seconds, zero to 200km/h in under 10 seconds and a top speed of over 300km/h. At a stroke, Porsche has created the ultimate 911 Turbo. This is like the 911 GT3 RS but with '21' added on the scale of 10. The GT2 RS makes 620ps from its 3.6liter twin turbocharged engine. The whole thing runs through the rear axle which I believe must be aided by the PASM or Porsche Stability Management System. The RS also has a roll cage like the GT3 RS in place of its rear seats. But I have to say that in other words, they have created a car that may be potentially the scariest road going Porsche of them all. This car may reaffirm the 'widowmaker' nickname of the original GT2 and it will surely enter the annals of almost everyone's top 10 911s ever produced. The cost for owning one of these, limited to 500 units monster? It starts at 240,000Euros. All the Porsche I ever wanted was the GT3 RS. Now they've done it by moving the goalposts of 911 heaven again.

I attended the launch of the new 911 Turbo last week at Stuttgart Auto's Leng Kee Road showroom. Well...to be honest, I didn't even know there was a 'new' Turbo in the works. When they finally unveiled the Turbo, low and behold it looked exactly the same as the previous model. I seriously think the Porsche designers are getting lazier with every 'new' Porsche. I know Porsche calls it 'evolution' but it looks as if evolution has skipped over the latest Turbo. Granted the new Turbo comes with a brand new engine. The 3.6-litre from the previous model has been tossed out in favour of a 3.8-litre water-cooled unit. This engine shares its architecture with the Naturally Aspirated one found in a Carrera S. Porsche claims that this new engine is the most powerful and the most efficient to ever emerge from their factory. Efficiency has been improved further by mating the new engine with their unpronounceable PDK tranny. Improvements in the new Turbo are new daytime running lights in the front lower bumper. Dynamic headlamps (which means they go around corners) and new side mirrors that've been tweaked slightly(although I think it'll take a surgeon to spot the 'mods'). A quartet of 19 inch forged alloys with race inspired centre lock complete the exterior picture. On the inside you find paddle shifts that use magnesium shift levers (ta dah!) hidden behind a brand new three-spoke steering wheel. Despite looking almost exactly the same as the previous Turbo, I still love Turbos. If I could have any Turbo, it'll be a 997 or the current 997.5 Turbo. What can I say? I love Porsches! Duh! Have you seen my nick? And what better way to celebrate the new Porsche Turbo than with a tongue in cheek commercial? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3A1ERsvY4