Vehicle Description
With its "fried-egg" headlights, this 911/996 Porsche represented a
major shift in philosophy at Porsche. This 996 is the first to use
a flat, water-cooled engine, abandoning the air-cooled variant
Porsche used for the previous 34 years. The car has benefited from
a thorough dry ice cleaning of the underbody, suspension and
engine.
This example is a two-owner car and was regularly serviced by the
second owner's specialty shop for past 20 years. It is one of
27,275 Carreras made in 2001. Always garage kept with only 41,954
miles showing.
Dressed in Lapis Blue with a body-colored removable hardtop, the
car's paint and trim are in overall excellent order. Hardtop does
have some storage blemishes and soft top has some wear showing. The
bodywork is straight and solid, the engine bay is tidy and the
body-colored bumpers fit tightly to the body.
This Porsche rolls on 17-inch Continental radials. Each one is
mounted to a factory alloy wheel. The wheels are in great shape
while the tires are in good, original order.
Out back is a 3.4L flat, water-cooled six-cylinder engine. It
generates 300 horsepower and is backed by a Getrag G96/00 six-speed
manual transmission. Driver convenience features include
air-conditioning, power rack-and-pinion steering, power four-wheel
disc brakes with cross-drilled rotors, power windows, power locks,
power sideview mirrors and cruise control. An electronically
adjustable rear spoiler was installed that raised at speeds over 75
mph. It could also be raised manually by means of an electric
switch.
Safety equipment include dual front air bags and anti-lock
brakes.
Inside, the tan leather interior is overall very good condition.
The leather buckets and matching carpet look great. A three-spoke
steering wheel, the dashboard and inner door panels are all in very
good order. The center console has a shifter and there's a factory
AM/FM stereo with compact disc player.
The Type 996 introduced in 1998 represented two major changes for
the venerable 911 lineage: a water-cooled flat-6 engine replaced
the popular air-cooled engine used in the 911 for 34 years and the
body shell received its first major re-design. Changing to a
water-cooled engine was controversial with Porsche traditionalists,
who noted this as the end of the 'true' 911.
The 996 styling shared its front end with Porsche's mid-engine
entry-level Boxster. Pinky Lai's work on the exterior won
international design awards between 1997 and 2003.
The Carrera variant had a 0.30 coefficient of drag. The interior
was criticized for its plainness and its lack of relationship to
prior 911 interiors, although this came largely from owners of
older 911s.
Competitors to this Porsche in 2001 included Acura's NSX, BMW's M
Roadster and Panoz's Esperante.
If you're a Porsche fan, we have a 2001 Carrera Cabriolet you may
be interested in viewing. If you are itching to take a look, stop
by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to check out this cabrio.
VIN: WP0CA299218650316
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 41,954 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
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