Vehicle Description
2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet
In 1923 Ferdinand Porsche moved to Stuttgart to become Technical
Director at Daimler, where he assumed responsibility for the
development of the famous S, SS and SSK models, while also helping
to develop truck and aero-engines, etc. When his contract expired,
he returned to Austria where he at first worked as General Director
of Steyr. In 1931 Porsche went into business for himself, starting
his own design company in Stuttgart. And the rest as they say is
history!
For consignment, a 6-cylinder fuel injected, 5-speed Tiptronic
transmission shifted personal rocket ship in the form of a 2 owner,
garage kept 2008 911 Turbo Cabriolet. This car presents in
beautiful condition, with a few minor faults seen on the body and
is mechanically very sound, always garage kept, well maintained,
comes with some of its Porsche dealership service records and has a
mere 42,174 miles clocked on her. From the minds of German
engineers, and the spirit of Ferdinand Porsche a great sports car
priced reasonably...Schnell!
Exterior
With the clean lines reminiscent of models that have come before
like the 356 Speedster, this car cuts through the wind like a bird
in flight. Seams are kept to a minimum, and the ones that need to
exist, are minding their gaps incrementally well. The entire car is
bathed in beautiful Meteor Gray paint and it's looking just fine
forbeing 15 years old. A few scratches and chips are noted, but one
must look hard to find them. Xenon headlights sealed in their
aerodynamic environment lead the way, meanwhile, up top is a power
actuated black canvas convertible that raises and lowers with the
flick of a switch and on the sloped rear a speed activated spoiler
raises and lowers electronically. Big 19-inch wheels wrapped in
staggered Hankook Ventus V12blackwall rubber kept this car stuck to
the road like a cat on carpet.
Interior
Sport luxury would best describe the interior of this sports car.
Black and Stone Gray leather abounds and has fine stitching holding
everything together. The dual high back adaptive sport buckets are
power adjustable, very clean and offer up a heated option as well
as having the Porsche crest stitched into the headrests. In the
rear we note a pair of 2 plus 2 buckets that are divided by the
center hump and are built to accommodatechildren or adults of a
very small frame. An aerodynamically designed console races forward
towards the dash, and has a nice storage compartment, and the
silver surround and leather knob topped shift lever. The dash front
houses a high end Pioneer sound package with navigation, AM/FM/CD
and Bluetooth capability. The digital climate control toggles are
resting just below. In front of the driver is a cascade of circular
instruments, keeping you abreast of all the car's vitals. These are
white faced gauges and are fronted by the original steering wheel,
which shows no wear. Down low clean thick pile black carpet
compliments the interior leather and is protected by black carpeted
mats.
Drivetrain
A water cooled Mezger turbocharged 3.6-liter 6-cylinder engine with
4 valves per cylinder drives this all wheel driver. This mill is
fed by electronic fuel injection and has a 5-speed Tiptronic
automatic transmission backing it up which puts power to a 3.44
axle. All looking good and all ready to macht schnell!
Undercarriage
All very clean underneath with a mass of interwoven tubes and
pipes, all packed into the rear of this car. Slight corrosion is
noted but is mostly unremarkable. Plenty of ground effects panels
cover most of the underside. Cross drilled disc brakes are grabbed
by 4 piston calipers and have active brake differential, anti-lock
braking, and this car sports traction control. For the exhale, we
see the factory dual exhaust system ready to belt out those classic
Porsche tones.
Drive-Ability
This car fired right up and had the beautiful exhaust sound that is
a signature of Porsche. My drive included some exhilarating
acceleration, especially on the top end...it just wants to continue
to pick up speed. It handles very nimbly and is a thrill ride to
drive overall with all functions working as they should.
A very nicely preserved example of Porsche technology from 2008.
This car has been well kept by its2 owners and put up after each
play date. The interior is barely used looking with 42K original
miles, and it sports plenty of power to push you into your seat
even more snugly.
