Porsche 997.2 Carrera 4 GTS

2011 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé
Registration no. To be advised – Chassis no. WP0ZZZ99ZCS711369

One of the rarest modern 911s • Circa 7,500 miles from new • Full Porsche service history • Exceptionally well-specified

Representing a major step forward, the Type 996 version of Porsche’s perennial 911 sports car – introduced in 1997 – really did justify its maker’s claims to be ‘all new’. With the 996’s introduction, Porsche finally adopted water cooling for the flat-six engine, which remained behind the rear wheels of a car that shared no panels with its immediate predecessor and was longer, wider, and higher than before.

Not surprisingly, given the Type 996’s wholesale re-engineering, the successor Type 997 – introduced in 2004 – represented evolution rather than revolution, the most significant changes being to the interior and exterior styling. The latter marked a welcome return to the 911’s traditional oval headlights, and the interior too was more classic 911 than that of the outgoing 996. The base 3.6-litre engine remained essentially the same as the Type 996’s, while the more expensive ‘S’ models came with a more powerful 3.8-litre unit. There was also a new four-wheel drive system.