IntelliChoice also recognizes the Porsche 911 as the Best Value of the Year
ATLANTA -- The turbocharged Porsche 911 GT2, the most powerful production Porsche ever offered for sale on this continent, has been named the Best Dream Machine in the 2002 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Awards. And for the 13th time, IntelliChoice has recognized the Porsche 911 as the Best Value of the Year in its sport class category.
"The Porsche 911 GT2 stands alone as the ultimate street rocket," said John Davis, host of the PBS automotive television show since its inception in 1981. "It has the kind of performance usually found only in race cars, but we found it to be very comfortable and luxurious for daily driving. Not only did it record the quickest 0 to 60 acceleration time in over two decades of MotorWeek testing, 3.9 seconds, the GT2 beat our best-recorded lap time at our Georgia road test track by over a second. And, it didn't miss a beat as we drove it to dinner that night."
Based on the new-generation 2001 911 Turbo, the 911 GT2 engine -- a modified version of the 911 Turbo 3.6-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder, horizontally opposed 'boxer' engine -- produces 456 horsepower (SAE) compared to 415 horsepower in the 911 Turbo. While the 911 Turbo comes equipped with all-wheel drive, the 911 GT2 features a rear-wheel drive system to help reduce overall weight by more than 200 pounds.