The Porsche 911 993 GT2 occupies a singular position in the air-cooled canon. Introduced in 1995 as a homologation special to qualify for GT2-class racing, it stripped out the rear-axle drive of the Turbo and added flared composite arches, pushing power to approximately 430 PS from a 3.6-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six. KK Scale's 1:12 scale model car captures the 1996 road car in Silver with Speedline rims — the specification as delivered to private buyers at the height of the GT2's production run.
The Last Air-Cooled GT2
Porsche built the Type 993 GT2 from 1995 to 1998, producing approximately 172 road-going examples across the entire run — a figure that places it firmly in homologation-special territory. The car was rear-wheel drive only: by deleting the rear-axle torque split present on the Turbo, engineers saved weight and simplified the drivetrain for racing eligibility. The 993 GT2 was the final Porsche 911 GT2 powered by an air-cooled engine, a distinction that has hardened its status among serious collectors over the past two decades.
Silver Finish and Speedline Wheels
Silver was a factory-correct colour for the 993 GT2, consistent with Porsche's options for the 1996 model year and frequently seen on private road examples. The Speedline rims noted in the product specification are period-accurate: Speedline Corse, the Italian wheel manufacturer, supplied competition and high-performance road variants of Porsche throughout the 1990s, and the rim profile is a detail that knowledgeable 993 collectors check immediately on any large-scale reproduction. Together, the silver bodywork and Speedline fitment define a factory-plausible private delivery car.
KK Scale's 1:12 Die-Cast Construction
KK Scale produces this model in die-cast metal at 1:12, the scale that allows substantially greater surface fidelity than the more common 1:18 or 1:43 interpretations of this subject. The widebody GT2 shell — with its flared composite arches and rear-biased stance — rewards the larger format: panel separation, the twin-turbo rear deck treatment and the Speedline rim detailing all gain definition at this ratio. For collectors who have followed KK Scale's growing range of 1990s performance cars, this 993 GT2 represents a logical and substantial addition.
In the Display Cabinet
This model sits naturally alongside other widebody air-cooled 911 subjects: the 993 Turbo S of 1997 shares the platform and turbo lineage, while the 993 Carrera RS offers the lightweight road-car counterpart. For collectors building a GT-era Porsche narrative, the 993 GT2 bridges the road and competition worlds — it homologated the BPR and FIA GT racing programme of 1995–1997. At 1:12, it commands the kind of shelf presence that makes it a centrepiece rather than a footnote in any serious Porsche collection.
