RSS Porsche 911 GT2 RS vs. Mercedes SLS AMG Black in battle of who can shred more rubber

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a></p><a href="/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/#continued"><img alt="Porsche 911 GT2 RS" data-credit="Evo via YouTube" data-mep="203215" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1050x706+173+46/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/27d5117f03091d62012caff950c91f41/200006800/Porsche-911-gt2-rs.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We might be looking at the end of an era in European performance models. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/">Mercedes-Benz</a> is <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/12/mercedes-sls-final-edition-la-auto-show/">doing away with the SLS</a> in favor of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/27/mercedes-benz-slc-amg-caught-in-the-cold/">a rumored smaller and cheaper SLC</a>, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/">Porsche</a> has said that a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/23/porsche-undecided-new-911-gt2-report-poll/">new 911 GT2 isn't necessarily a sure thing</a>, which means another <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/porsche+911+gt2+rs/">911 GT2 RS</a> is even farther away. In its latest video, <em>Evo'</em>s Jethro Bovingdon pits the ultimate versions of these German sports coupes against each other and finds two of the fastest cars the magazine has ever lapped around its track.<br /><br />In one corner, there is the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercedes+sls+amg+black+series/">Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series</a> that sits as the pinnacle of the company's halo model. It relies on the classic setup of a V8 mounted in front powering the rear wheels. On the other side, there is the 911 GT2 RS with a turbocharged flat-six mounted at the back, spinning the rear wheels. It was conceived to be Porsche's ultimate expression of a turbocharged 911, and while it's a few years old, Bovingdon shows that it's up to the task of racing a more modern rival.<br /><br />Both of these rear-wheel-drive monsters are more than capable of some fantastically smoky power-slides, but they also show how great the last generation of sports cars was. <a href="/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/#continued">Scroll down</a> to check out the video.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Porsche 911 GT2 RS vs. Mercedes SLS AMG Black in battle of who can shred more rubber</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/">Porsche 911 GT2 RS vs. Mercedes SLS AMG Black in battle of who can shred more rubber</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20862444/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/04/porsche-911-gt2-rs-mercedes-sls-amg-black-series-evo-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare">

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