Switzer Performance Porsche 911 GT2 hits 911hp

 Switzer Performance Porsche 911 GT2 hits 911hp
Switzer GT2 R911S

Ohio-based tuner offers much more bang for same amount of buck

Switzer Performance already has a new, pumped up version of the Porsche 911 GT2.

The details are intriguing to say the least, it gets dialed up significantly to 911 hp (679 kW) - a full 291hp more than the recently revealed GT2 RS. That number is not a coincidence. After all, it is an iteration of the Porsche 911.

The Switzer GT2 R911S starts with the Ohio-based tuner's P800 GT2 package and then works onward from there. With the use of Switzer's in-house massive intercoolers and a vague reference to racing fuel, Switzer says there are now 911 ponies on tap for their R911S.

For the suspension the tuner adds "Switzer-specific titanium inverted-front-strut and a remote-reservoir suspension engineered by the track experts at JRZ." The R911S will also feature "hand-selected spring and damping rates."

A R911S Carbon edition will also be available with a set of carbon fiber parts that lighten the car and drop its center of gravity.

Switzer's prices for the car are, in fact, lower than Porsche's own MSRP for the 620hp 911 GT2 RS. The Switzer GT2 R911S can be had for $199,900 (€158,692), while the R911S Carbon comes in at $239,900 (€190,447).

Porsche's new GT2 RS will sell for $245,000 (€193,000) in the U.S. market.

Source: Switzer Performance

Porsche's 2011 GT2 RS is the fastest roadgoing car in the company's history, but it's not quite fast enough to suit Tym Switzer's demanding clients. Tym's company, Ohio-based tuning firm Switzer Performance, announced their new Switzer GT2 R911S this morning - a super-997 GT2 with over nine hundred horsepower and racetrack-oriented revisions to ensure that even the mighty GT2 RS will disappear in its rearview mirrors.

The Switzer GT2 R911S takes the firm's well-proven P800 GT2 package and pushes it further. Using race fuel, the R911 delivers well over eight hundred horsepower at the rear wheels, equating to roughly 50% more power than Porsche's GT2 RS, with Switzer's MONSTER intercoolers ensuring consistent engine performance lap after lap.

With a (conservative) 911 hp on tap, virtually nothing in the world can pass Switzer's R911S GT2 in a straight line. To maintain that advantage in the corners, Switzer's R911S features a Switzer-specific titanium inverted-front-strut, remote-reservoir suspension engineered by the track experts at JRZ. This isn't "racing-style" suspension; the hardware is a true JRZ racing setup that has been torture-tested in the Patron GT3 Cup and Grand-Am Rolex GT series – barely tamed for the street with a few easy knob-twists. Each one of Switzer's R911S cars will be feature hand-selected spring and damping rates, specifically catering to each client's track experience and level of aggression.

Switzer's R911S already offers a power-to-weight ratio which simply eviscerates Porsche's newest factory flagship - but for the customer who has to cut every last ounce of extra mass from the car, Switzer offers the R911S Carbon - an exclusive suite of lightweight carbon-fiber body panels that sheds weight from the R911S and lowers the car's center of gravity for maximum performance in advanced-level trackday and time-attack sessions. Developed by the low-mass experts at Seibon, the carbon panels are the final nail in the coffin for Porsche's factory GT2 RS.

While Porsche GT2 RS customers are lining up to beg their local dealer for a spot in line, Switzer Performance can offer the silver GT2 R911S pictured here for immediate delivery. Pricing for the standard vehicle starts at $199,900, while the R911S Carbon is priced at $239,900, contact Switzer Performance for more.

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 sub39h sub39h
can you say wheelspin? there was just no need for this... the arrogance of a tuning company to think they can do a better job than Porsche
May 14, 2010 7:35 pm
 Narco Narco
Yes, what arrogance! How dare they! And since you own both a GT2 and the Spritzer, I know you are speaking from experience - as you do always - with your criticism. All tuners should go to hell! I'm with subby / coco! Fishes, Narco.
May 15, 2010 5:31 am
 Isatis Isatis
Does anyone think this will be faster than GT2 RS on any discipline except for drag racing? Those tuners will never learn... :)
May 14, 2010 11:48 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
It's not just a power gain... read through, they have also upgraded the suspension and have given it a driver adjustable spring and damping ratio's. Things that not even the RS can claim.
May 14, 2010 11:53 pm
 Turbo91 Turbo91
Sounds like some lemons will say anything they can to make the manufacturer Porsche seem bad. Lemon is mad that GT2 RS is faster then Corvette and Viper, Mustang, etc. 7:18. Where is faster car from America?
May 15, 2010 5:52 am
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
hahaha oh yes, so mad, i'm also pissed that the veyron is faster too (/sarcasm)
May 15, 2010 9:26 am
 amhirst amhirst
Of course. Its engine is going to self-destruct faster than a GT2 RS. Waaaay faster....
May 15, 2010 9:48 am
 Isatis Isatis
Tuners always claim that they installed ultra super-duper adjustable suspension, lowered the center of gravity etc. but the result is almost always the same - faster on straight line, but when it comes to corners... I cannot imagine this thing doing 7:18 on the Ring. Maybe I am wrong this time, but the expirience so far makes me think this way.
May 15, 2010 12:01 am
 Rotaermel Rotaermel
Lol, this is so true! And not to forget: If you want maximum traction, more power isn't always good! I can'T imagine that the GT2 without 4WD can handle this insane power around the corners really well...
May 15, 2010 4:12 am
 scratchy996 scratchy996
oh , really ? in Germany they have the Tuner Grand Prix. Techart , Gemballa , Edo, etc compete there and they bring some serious hardware. this is the Edo tuned 996 GT2 doing the Ring in 7:15 in 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAxmOvwRZlI Techart had a better time, but they crashed their car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XRXuiru_GI&feature=related
May 15, 2010 8:42 am
 MTC MTC
They're making the widowmaker mad, that's like the worse thing they do it
May 15, 2010 11:17 am
 johnny232 johnny232
this is a rare moment in supercar history: you get more for less
May 15, 2010 11:50 am
 997-GT500-STI 997-GT500-STI
Really realy nice, yet surprisingly I don't want one! o.O
May 16, 2010 8:30 am
 q8lambo q8lambo
johhny : what do you mean by " you get more for less "
May 16, 2010 9:14 am
 johnny232 johnny232
i meant more power for less money
May 18, 2010 8:02 am
 mikemikemike mikemikemike
Can anybody answer this, seriously. What can this car do with 911HP that it can't with 650?
May 17, 2010 6:41 pm
 mikemikemike mikemikemike
I hear that this car can ejaculate.
May 17, 2010 6:42 pm