New 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo GT2

The A1 autobahn, somewhere north of Bremen, Germany. We're at the wheel of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2. At an indicated 186 mph - almost 3.5 miles per minute - the surrounding countryside blurs into one constant stream. The slap of the tires against the expansion joints in the concrete road surface combines with the steady rush of the wind pouring over the car's curved profile. Yet even together they can't overcome the deep roar of the engine, which is still pulling hard some 800 rpm shy of its electronic cut-out at the redline of 6,800 rpm. Long sweeping curves in the road ahead tighten in intensity and our heart rate races. We can feel the front end of the car lifting as it fights to control the huge aerodynamic forces. Yet the new 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 manages to track better at such extreme velocities than any other road- going 911 thanks to bodywork developed for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It's uniquely challenging but wonderfully addictive. And thanks to Germany's insistence that speed - no matter how outrageous - is the right of each and every road user, all this is completely legal.