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 grand-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 $122,645): Natural Leather – Grey; Heated Seats; Slate Grey Metallic; Door Sills in Stainless Steel; Instrument Dials in Aluminum Look; Natural Leather Interior; Alum. Look/Leather Gear Shift Knob & Brake Handle.
Upon viewing the exterior of this arresting Turbo, your presence is welcomed by its flattering Slate Grey Metallic finish; a streamlined gas lid that’s understatedly integrated into the right fender; 18-inch Turbo-look wheels; the rear’s fluidic and wide haunches set behind the iconic side intake scoops; an automatically deploying spoiler that raises at around 77 MPH and lowers at roughly 37 MPH; dual exhaust outlets.
Just before slipping inside of its Grey Natural Leather cabin, you’re first met by stainless steel door sills with ‘turbo’ insignia and when inside, one of the first things that’ll catch your attention are the perforated Comfort seats 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, aluminum and brushed metallic-coated surfacing on select areas with grey-colored carpeting. The driver is faced with a leather wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel; a leather covered instrumentation hood with aluminum-colored instrumentation dials situated behind orange needles; a Pioneer navigation receiver featuring a 6.2-inch touchscreen interface; the delectable manual transmission’s precise and direct shifting, 6-speed shifter. Front occupants are embraced by seats offering multi-power adjustments and heating functionality and can expect in-cabin audio playback via the BOSE Audio System, featuring 12-speakers.
