Positioned on the 997 Turbo generation’s renowned 19-inch Turbo wheels with a body swathed in the rarely seen, classic, and elegantly inconspicuous Paint to Sample blue tone of Baltic Blue Metallic over a highly complementary Dark Grey Natural Full Leather upholstered cabin that is visually elevated by stitching found throughout the space and select areas surfaced in aluminum and brushed metallic finishing, this exceptionally arresting and desirably optioned Turbo displays an odometer reading of just 50,XXX miles, exhibits a Clean CARFAX Report, and featured an original MSRP of $137,135 with a build sheet listing the following equipment: Dark Grey Natural Leather; Axle-Differential Lock Rear; Exterior Color to Sample; Heated Front Seats; Rod Antenna; Fire Extinguisher; Parking Assist System; Sport Chrono Package Turbo; 997 Paint To Sample; Floor Mats in Interior Color; Metallic Paint to Sample; Leather Interior Natural Leather; Thicker Steering Wheel-Leather; Door Finishers in Leather.
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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