Showcased on the 997 Turbo generation’s traditional 19-inch Turbo wheels featuring a bright finish and set just before red calipers with a body swathed in the opulent blue shade of Midnight Blue Metallic over a spectacular Brown Natural Leather upholstered cabin that is visually heightened by headrest embossed Porsche Crests light-finished stitchwork, Black seat belts, leather extending onto the steering column, rear center console, and the sun visors with the option of allowing the atmosphere to be fully invited in by way of retracting the Metropol Blue finished soft top, this debonair turbo displays an odometer reading of a low 20,XXX miles and featured an original MSRP of $148,220 with a build sheet listing the following equipment: Brown Natural Leather; Heated Front Seats; 3-Spoke Str Whl Multifctn lthr; Sport Chrono Package Turbo; Floor Mats in Interior Color; Leather Interior Natural Lthr; Spoiler Lip Painted; Lower Part of Rear Apron Pnted; Thicker Leather Steering Wheel; Midnight Blue Metallic; Cabriolet roof – Metropol Blue; Metal Door Sill Model Insignia; Standard Rocker Panels Painted; Sport Shifter; Lthr Sun Visors Lighted Mirror; Rear Center Console – Leather; Steering Column in Leather; Porsche Crest in Headrest.
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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