The Last Analog Argument, continued
Three years later, Porsche approached the same question from a different direction. The 911 GT2 of 1995 existed because motorsport regulations for the GT2 racing class prohibited all-wheel drive, requiring Porsche to create a rear-wheel-drive derivative of the 993 Turbo for homologation. Porsche removed the driven front axle, cut substantial weight and retained the 3.6 litre air-cooled twin-turbo flat six, with output raised to 430 PS. Unlike the F40 and F1, the road-going GT2 was not entirely without assistance, but its character remained rooted in mechanical consequence. Rear-wheel drive, turbocharged power, a manual gearbox and considerably less mass transformed the already rapid Turbo into something that demanded greater judgement from its driver. It remains the only air-cooled 911 to wear the GT2 name.