2008 Porsche 911 GT2 Review

Just one look will tell you that the GT2 is something very special, a legitimate 200-mph car, but it is far less extroverted than the GT3 version. Like the GT3, the GT2 has intake and exhaust slots all over its body, but it doesn't carry around a huge fixed rear wing on its afterdeck. The GT2 has a rear spoiler that's much smaller than the GT3 wing, and it's bi-level, with the lower level containing air intakes for the engine's turbocharger intercooler.

Also like the GT3, the GT2 has a real, functioning grille opening at the front, just ahead of the trunk lid; these are the only two 911 versions that have this. This opening is used to channel air to the center radiator (there are three in the nose altogether) and to provide important front downforce at high speeds.

There are no front fog lights to get in the way of the air flow. The other openings in the nose serve to cool the front brakes and radiators, while the openings in the rear fenders feed fresh air into the engine and the slots in the rear panels exhaust hot engine air and provide rear downforce on the body.

The rear underbody of the GT2 has been made as flat and uncluttered as possible, to control airflow and add high-speed stability as well.