Draped in the marque’s legendary, seldomly seen and superlative shade of Guards Red while showcased on 19-inch Turbo wheels with an alluringly appointed cabin featuring Black Full Leather, an Alcantara wrapped steering wheel, the novel telephone module, front heated seats aesthetically accentuated by perforations, stitching and embossed Porsche Crest located on each headrest while being embraced by Guards Red seat belts, this sublime Turbo features a low 24,XXX miles from new, shows a Clean CARFAX Report, and benefits from a recent and complete servicing rendered by our in-house Porsche tech with 30 years of expertise (servicing specifics are available) and featured an original MSRP of $133,820 with a build sheet listing the following equipment: Heated Front Seats; 3-Spoke Str Whl Multifctn lthr; Delete Model Designation; Sport Chrono Package Turbo; Module for Telephone PCM; Handset for Telephone Module; Remote CD Changer (6 Disc); Floor Mats in Interior Color; Black Full Leather; Steering Wheel in Alcantara; Painted Model Desig Rear Lid; Guards Red; Porsche Crest in Headrest; Seat Belts – Guards Red.
The 997.1 Turbo’s Significance: It’s the last 911 Turbo (and Turbo convertible) to house the iconic 911 GT1-derived Mezger twin-turbocharged engine in conjunction with a manual transmission. The 997.2 Turbos feature an all-new engine, while the 991 and now 992 turbos are only seen in PDK. Though the latter cars are more dynamic, powerful, and are even more technological wonders than the 997.1 Turbo, the Turbos preceding the 997.1 Turbo are larger in size, don’t feature the sought-after favorable sizing and mechanicalness as offered by the 997.1 generation Turbo. The 997.1 turbo is very much a new-age Porsche 959 with heightened usability for everyday use and is that car that will not be replicated again.
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