Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show, Supercars, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Driving

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From its 530 hp, low curb weight of 3,179lbs, and 204 mph top speed, the 2008 Porsche GT2 is a supercar in every sense of the word. Heck, even its €189,496 sticker places Porsche’s most potent 911 in the land of the F430 and the Gallardo. Where the Ferrari and the Lamborghini can’t match up against the GT2 is where it matters most, on the track. Not just any track, either. We’re talking about the track by which all great sports cars are judged… the vaunted ‘Ring. Porsche claims the new GT2 can lap the legendary 14-mile course in a mere 7:32, which is 10 seconds better than even the 599 GTB. That ridiculous lap time puts the GT2’s average speed at over 110mph, which is just sick. Must be the Titanium exhaust. The 2008 Porsche GT2 is scheduled to appear in Frankfurt in September, and the newest 997 will hit European streets in November.

[Source: Motor Authority]

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Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Supercars, BMW, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari

The exotic cars caught up in the Philippine smuggling controversy from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, and others were spared due to pending legal action. The owners of those high-end rides are hoping the legal system can help them regain their cars. Standing firm on her plan to crush the cars to discourage the rampant skirting of the law and smuggling of goods, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo went ahead with automotive destruction as planned, while the exotics sat out this round.

It didn’t turn out to be quite the example-setting display of authority that President Arroyo had hoped. She didn’t show - her backup helicopter was suffering a mechanical malady - and the officials that did attend took a few hours to get their act together and decide to smoosh some vehicles in the name of deterring smuggling. 18 vehicles eventually met the business end of a trio of backhoes, sending the message that Arroyo would rather forego the estimated $2 million US dollars the cars would have brought at auction. Instead of a multi-million dollar windfall, it looks like there’s a new environmentally hazardous site at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s impound, and the cars will be sold for scrap for the paltry sum of 150,000 Philippine pesos, a little more than $3,200. Finance secretary Margarito Teves acknowledged that the government would be foregoing revenues to send an anti-smuggling message.

Thanks for the tip, Alex!

[Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer via Autojab]

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Filed under: Spy Photos, SUVs, Lamborghini, Porsche

Just like the NSX mule that’s been spotted ripping around, this Porsche Cayenne is masquerading as something it’s not. What the end result actually is remains a mystery, but something’s using fat-ass über-SUV duds to fly incognito. Motor Authority reports that there’s a Lamborghini LM002 successor lurking under there. The Lambo-ute successor reportedly uses a version of the Cayenne platform, likely powered by the Gallardo V10.

GermanCarBlog, on the other hand, attributes the outward subterfuge to development work on a Porsche GT Coupe. The bodies are rumored to be mere shells, with a lot of hardware stripped. How else would you explain their scorching times around the ‘Ring? Whatever it turns out to be, we’ll try to corner someone from Porsche or Lamborghini in Frankfurt and get some hints.

[Source: Carspynew via GermanCarBlog]

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