Vehicle Description
2001 Porsche 911/996 Carrera 4 Cabriolet - All-Wheel Drive 6-Speed
Manual - Lapis Blue Metallic over Metropol Blue Full Leather -
Water Cooled, Rear Engine 3.4L H6 - Technic, Comfort, and Design
Packages - Porsche COA, All Books, and All Keys - Serviced at
Porsche Grand Rapids and German Automotive (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 245 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, and a link to its accident and damage-free Carfax history,
please go to our main website: GKM.com) From Car and Driver's
October 1, 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera review: Those guys at the
Weissach engineering shop don't simply sweat the details, they
flood 'em. For this midyear model change, they also pounced on the
996 version of the 911 and gave it a thorough makeover. More
excerpts: Let's start with the engine. It's still a flat-six, but
now, thanks to numerous additions, it pumps out 315 horsepower at
6800 rpm - 15 more horses than the 2001 car. Eighty percent of the
engine internals were changed to find the new power, and the
flat-six retains LEV status and current fuel economy. Also new is a
fuel-supply system with no return line, which keeps the fuel
cooler. There's also a new exhaust system with reduced back
pressure and a throatier low-rpm burble that anyone with a trace of
93 octane in his or her veins will find luscious. There's enough
low-end grunt that we rarely felt the need to downshift the
beefed-up six-speed manual transmission. For shiftless folks,
Porsche borrowed the stronger five-speed automatic transmission
from the 911 Turbo to handle the extra power. We won't be surprised
if the more powerful 911 Carrera coupe sprints to 60 mph in 4.6
seconds - 0.2 second quicker than the current one. Porsche figures
the new car will reach 177 mph, a figure we have not verified, but
it sounds reasonable. Clearly, the 2001 911 was a major reinvention
of the 996-series car. Offered here in rare triple-blue-Lapis Blue
paint, blue fabric convertible top, and Metropol Blue full-leather
interior-is a standout 2001 all-wheel-drive Porsche 911 Carrera 4
Cabriolet. The car's factory standard and optional equipment is
fully documented on the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity
included in the sale and also shown in the gallery, Originally
delivered in Illinois, the current odometer reading is 69,804
miles, or fewer than 3,400 miles per-year on average since new. As
important, the Carfax history report documents a comprehensive list
of dealer-performed services at Porsche Grand Rapids with
after-warranty service continuing at Grand Rapids' German Auto
Service, probably the most-respected independent Porsche-service
resource in the area. The Lapis Blue exterior paint finish is
excellent, and the color shows why Porsche blues are held in such
high esteem by aficionados. The Porsche-color experts at
rennbow.org agree, noting: Porsche Lapis Blue is a jewel-like shade
named for a semi-precious stone prized for its intense blue color.
Porsche Lapis Blue is perhaps the most striking Porsche 996 blue.
The dark-blue fabric convertible top-in similarly excellent
condition--provides the perfect complementary accent. All body
panels are free of dings, dents, or other damage. Even door
handles, often the victims of minor scratches, are extremely
well-kept. Lightly tinted cabin glass and all lighting lenses are
clear and free of cracks. Badging, including on the iconic Porsche
hood crest and rear model designations is complete, crisp and
unfaded. The 18-inch optional 10-spoke, sport-design wheels are
mounted with Continental® Extreme Contact tires. The wheel openings
allow unobstructed views of the brake calipers and cross-drilled
brake rotors. To best asses
