Porsche 997 Carrera 4S

The vehicle in detail

Featured equipment/factory-ordered options (original MSRP of $111,675): Guards Red; Cocoa, Special Leather Interior Trim; Sport Chrono Package Plus (Analog and Digital Chronometer, Sport Button in Center Console, Ability to Adjust Lighting, Wipers, Air Conditioning and Door Locking to Personal Preference); 19-inch Carrera Classic Aluminum Wheels (P235/35ZR19 Front Tires, P295/30ZR19 Rear Tires); Wheel Caps with Colored Crest; Painted Rocker Panels; Auto Dimming Mirrors (Interior and Exterior); PCM Navigation Module (40GB HDD, Dynamic Route Calculation, Extended Navigation; Bluetooth); Universal Audio Interface (Connections for iPod, USB for Memory Stick with MP3 Files, Aux Input); Seat Ventilation; Multi-Stage Heated Front Seats; Porsche Crest in Headrest; Exterior Color Rear Center Console; Interior Color Front/Rear Floor Mats; LED Door Storage Pocket Lighting.

The 997.2 C4S’ Forte: It’s the final iteration of the 911’s iconic svelte and “right-sized” silhouette (with the 991 and now 992 911s, this is lost), an accompanying wide-body on an already slender form along with the iconic rear reflector tail light bar, a multi-plate clutch AWD system derived from the 997 Turbo, enlarged rear-rotors that are cooled by underbody-located dual NACA ducts, the factory issued Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system (aids in intensifying the already scalpel-like handling characteristics), and lastly, the updated interior components and the 9A1 DFI flat-six engine that are both shared with the 991 911. The 997.2 C4S is the ultimate marriage of things “borrowed” from a new generation, yet still retaining the old ideologies of what makes a 911, a 911.