My "Display Name" explanation.

I thought I should give an explanation for my "display name" (911GT2orHPAR32). This is in reference to two of my favorite cars.

First, the 2004 Porsche 911 GT2, is just sick:
3,131 lbs. curb weight
3.6 liter twin-turbo flat six engine
dry-sump lubrication
rear engine, rear wheel drive
6-speed manual transmission
477 horsepower (5700 rpms)
472 lb-ft of torque (3500-4500 rpms)
power to weight ratio of 6.6
Porsche Ceramic Carbon Brake (PCCB), 6 piston front, 4 piston rear
235/40 front tires, 315/30 rear tires
0-60 time of 4.0 seconds
top speed of 198 mph
drag coefficient of 0.34, including down force on both front and rear axles
MSRP: $191,700 (I've seen asking prices on these as much as $230k)
This car is a monster straight from Zuffenhausen. Further, aftermarket tuners can get crazy numbers out of these cars. I've seen Sportec claim 650hp and 700hp packages and Autothority has a (claimed) 750hp package for this car. Granted, if I am going to be getting those kind of numbers out of this car, I might consider a 911 Turbo instead, sacrificing the extra 374 pounds in exchange for the traction of all wheel drive.

Second, the HPA Motorsports R32 (Volkswagen):
3480 (estimated with additional weight of twin turbos, intercoolers, piping, etc.)
3.2 liter twin-turbo V6 (HPA Stage II)
8.0:1 compression ratio
front engine, all wheel drive
6 speed manual transmission
(claimed) 550 hp--452 whp on a dyno
(claimed) 580 lb-ft of torque--495 wheel lb-ft of torque on a dyno
power to weight ratio of 6.3
225/40 tires at all four corners
0-60 time of 3.2 seconds
1/4 mile: 11.49 @ 120 mph
slalom speed: 70.5 mph
60-0 braking: 107 feet
top speed: 202 mph (independently verified at track in Germany)
MSRP: $65,000 (R32 price of $30,000 plus $35,000 for HPA Motorsports Stage II package)
You name me a car that can beat this for the price. I honestly don't know of one. This car will beat anything short of a one-liter superbike to 60mph. Any car you can name will be beat to 60mph (Enzo, SLR, S7, Carrera GT, Ford GT, 911 Turbo, GT2, Murcielago, Gallardo, etc., etc.). Further, this VOLKSWAGEN(!!!) will beat most of those cars in the quarter mile as well (even if some might have a higher trap speed). Think about it...this R32 will beat anyone of the cars listed above, and the cheapest one of those is $120k (911 Turbo), with the highest being $600k (or more for the Enzo). As far as top speed goes, a major car magazine recently tested the GT, Carrera GT, and Enzo at a high speed test track. Ford GT = 200 mph; Carrera GT = 201 mph; Enzo = 211 mph. Except for the Enzo, the R32 will even run with these 'supercars' at the top end. For $65,000 you can have a car that will put cars costing 2 to 10 times as much to shame. Pretty impressive.

Well, now you know why my display name is what it is. Perhaps more information than you need to know, but probably not.