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Porsche Sells Out Entire Run of 911 GT2 RS

How do you sell a $245,000 supercar? Easy. Make only 500 of them.

That's what Porsche's done with its latest top-of-the-line 911 GT2 RS. The 620-horsepower lightweight sportscar runs up to 62 miles per hour in just 3.5 seconds and tops out at 202, making it one of the most extreme street-legal machines ever built by the German automaker. And mere months after it was announced, all 500 examples have been spoken for. Now that's fast.

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BMW M3 GT2 Art Car by Jeff Koons

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Art, Sports

There's a great history to BMW's art cars. Over the past 35 years, sixteen such collaborations have been undertaken between the German automaker and famous artists. Among them were none other than Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. And now BMW has unveiled its latest.

The work of American artist Jeff Koons, this M3 GT2 race car was unveiled in Paris before heading to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next week where it will actually compete as one of the two cars BMW is fielding during this year's iconic race.

This isn't the first time, however, that a BMW art car has been used in an actual race: other notable examples included Alexander Calder's 1975 3.0 CSL and Jenny Holzer's 1999 V12 LMR. In fact many of the original art cars competed at Le Mans. Let's just hope that, like it predecessors, this one doesn't crash during the race.

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Porsche Releases New Flagship 911 GT2 RS

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Looking for the new top-of-the-line from Stuttgart? Look no further, because this is it. The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS, leaked just days ago from its dealer preview, has now been officially released.

Stripped down to 3,020 pounds and boosted to 620 horsepower, the GT2 RS is a veritable rocket sled. Its 3.6-liter twin-turbo flat six has been boosted by 90 horses, encumbered by 154 fewer pounds than the GT2 on which it is based. Unlike the 911 Turbo S – Porsche's other top-of-the-line supercar – the GT2 RS drives all that power through the rear wheels exclusively. The result, if you've got the driving talent, is a 0-60 spring in 3.4 seconds, a 205 mph top speed and a devastating Nurburgring lap time of 7:18. Carbon fiber aero bits and an Alcantara micro-suede interior round out the package. Only 500 examples will be made, however, selling for $245,000 apiece.

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Wimmer RS GT2: For When an "Ordinary" Porsche 911 GT2 Isn't Fast Enough

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Some people don't know when to leave well enough alone. We like those people. Like the engineers over at German tuning firm Wimmer Racing Technology, who have taken Porsche's top-of-the-line 911 GT2 and taken it to an even further extreme.

By tinkering with the electronics and replacing the twin turbochargers, camshafts, cylinder heads and exhaust system, Wimmer has brought the overall output up to a stratospheric 680 horsepower and 642 lb-ft of torque. With all that power in the back, the Wimmer RS GT2 can accelerate to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 221 miles per hour...plenty of grunt, in other words, to keep almost everything on the Autobahn in its rear-view mirror. Along with the carbon-fiber body kit, re-tuned suspension and 21" wheels, the modifications add an extra $40,000 to the "stock" GT2's $191,700 list price, for an on-the-street cost of over $230k. Bragging rights included.

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Porsche 911 Turbo Spied Topless

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

As Porsche hits its stride amid one of its most important roll-outs of late -- that of the classic Porsche 911 Turbo -- UK-based Car Magazine has snapped some shots of the drop-top version of the car a week before the automaker releases its official shots.

These spy photos aren't the first of their kind, what with Brenda Priddy's cunning shooters catching the cabrio in Sweden last March, but we'll take whatever we can get -- we've been waiting over a year for the topless version of the new 911 Turbo since the launch of its coupe sibling at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2006.

We expect about the same performance despite the altered weight distribution -- a likely 3.7-4 seconds from 0 to 60 depending on whether the beaut is decked out with the manual or DSG "Tiptronic" transmission, and a top speed just shy of the hard top's 192 mph.

The result is one of the fastest convertibles on the market, equally at home on the Autobahn or in Beverly Hills.

Click through to Car Magazine to check out the full photos.

[Source: Car Magazine]

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