For us, the 997 is our favorite modern 911. Let’s start with the beating heart; the atmospheric 3.8 liter (because S) boxer. As soon as you start her, you catch yourself smiling. Yes, direct injection into the combustion chamber is more efficient, but the sound of an indirect-injected engine is so much nicer! The idle after-burn alone makes us enthusiasts happy! No micro-filters for the Greta committee, no speakers in the doors that make you believe that the engine ‘roars’… This is purely mechanical, without fooling the enthusiast!
The driving is also real driving. The latest 992 can drive any respective -home, garden and kitchen father hard. Straight ahead and through corners, no problem. The 997.1 really makes you work as a driver. Do you underestimate her? Then she bites. We at DTM like that too!
This one? As you would expect from us. Fully dealer maintained history, inspected by Porsche Centrum Gelderland and comes with a certificate. Porsche exclusive options (such as the entire dashboard and door panels in leather with stickers), a manual transmission and the atmospheric 3.8 boxer. Only 69 thousand kilometers driven, totally original paint, now looking for its next keeper. This is beyond emotion, also a very rational purchase. Good as new examples, like this one, are increasingly scarce and are by now on the endangered car list. Will we see you soon?
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