The Last Of Its Kind: It was developed during a time when the driving experience wasn’t overshadowed by a suite of electronic enhancements and features minimal driving aids; it encases the coveted „Mezger“ engine, developed by the late Hans Mezger, that derived from the legendary 911 GT1 race-car and offers rampant, race-track performance that’s optimized for everyday usability; In coupe and manual formation, the 996 Turbo is the lightest of the new-age Turbos, and is also more analog and compact, as opposed to its Turbo successors; it’s modern with gran-touring-like comfort, but yet has a traditional mechanical feel that’s not readily available in cars today and has a lovely „just-rightness“!
Featured equipment/factory-ordered options (Original MSRP of $126,345): Heated Front Seats; Wheel Caps with Colored Crest; Supple Leather Front and Rear; Graphite Grey Full Leather; Carbon Package – Small; Graphite Grey Floor Mat; Instrument Dials-Pntd Int Clr; Carbon Door Sil Model Insignia; Rear Center Console – Carbon; 3-Spoke Str Whl-Carbon/Leather; Brake/Shifter Carbon/Aluminum; Seal Grey Metallic; Deviating Carpet Color; Stitch F/R Seats – Dev. Color; Door & Dash Stitch – Dev Colo.
Upon viewing the exterior of this gorgeous Turbo, your presence is welcomed by its silhouette underscoring Seal Grey Metallic finish; the desirable Aerokit consisting of the downforce heightening front lip spoiler and lightweight engine cover boasting a distinctive rear spoiler; a streamlined gas lid that’s understatedly integrated into the right fender; 18-inch Turbo-look wheels; the rear’s fluidic and wide haunches; dual exhaust outlets.
Just before slipping inside of its contemporary Graphite Grey cabin, you’re first met by carbon-fiber door sills with ‚turbo‘ insignia and when inside, one of the first things that’ll catch your attention is the Carbon-Fiber adorned center console tunnel region followed by the sumptuous leather that extends onto the dashboard, door regions and rear cabin wall areas and you can expect to find light-colored twin-stitching and Carbon-Fiber/ brushed aluminum/metallic-coated surfacing on select areas with dark-colored carpeting. The driver is faced with a leather and Carbon-Fiber wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel; a leather covered instrumentation hood with the optioned Seal Grey-colored instrumentation dials situated behind orange needles; the delectable manual transmission’s precise and direct shifting, 6-speed shifter. Front occupants are embraced by Comfort seats offering multi-power adjustments, heating functionality with the driver’s seat featuring memory settings and can expect in-cabin audio playback via the BOSE Audio System, featuring 11-speakers.
