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1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe

1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe

Published June 10, 2015 by Rob

The release of the Carrera 4 was somewhat of a watershed moment for Porsche as it moved its iconic 911 in a new direction, allowing it to garner wider appeal yet without engendering any serious compromises to its performance. While any all-wheel drive system is going to be heavier the Carrera 4 was not simply a dumbed-down version of the 911 intended for boulevard cruisers. With lessons learned from the 959 supercar Porsche’s all-wheel drive system was to provide some mastery over the 911’s difficult dynamics. It would be easier to drive fast for many drivers and for some may be even faster than its rear-drive counterpart, depending on conditions. Even though there is some rally pedigree in the distant past of the early 911s Porsche probably wasn’t intending for the Carrera 4 to suddenly take on the Audi Quattro, but that is not something that should diminish how we approach the Carrera 4 itself. It was to be an all-conditions barn burner providing on the road benefits to its drivers equally at low speeds and high. First released in 1989 for the 964, the all-wheel drive system saw a number of refinements for the 993 intended to reduce the weight penalty of the all-wheel drive system while also improving its dynamic improvements over the 911’s standard rear-wheel drive. While not nearly as highly sought after as the Turbo-bodied Carrera 4S a 993 Carrera 4 remains an attractive option for buyers desiring one of the last of the air-cooled models and want to experience a healthy dose of Porsche’s technological acumen at the same time. Here we have one such example: an Aventurine Green Metallic 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe, located in Brooklyn, with a Red leather interior and 52,801 miles on it.

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Double Take: 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS – How Do You Like Your Orange?

Double Take: 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS – How Do You Like Your Orange?

Published June 5, 2015 by Rob

I am going to turn my attention now to a personal favorite: the 997 GT3 RS. These are the models that followed in the footsteps of the hallowed Carrera RS and they’ve continued a tradition since the 964 of keeping the RS moniker alive with each new 911 model. It also appears that the 997 will be the last GT3 RS to come equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission rather than PDK. There were a few different variants produced for the 997 with ever-increasing displacements that culminated with the 500 hp 4.0 liter flat-six of the RS 4.0. The examples we will look at come from the first generation, featuring a 415 hp 3.6 liter flat-six delivering power to the rear wheels through a 6-speed manual transmission. The GT3 RS has become the ultimate expression of track-focused aggression within the 911 portfolio and as such they can be equipped with a wide-variety of performance options from the Porsche parts bin, including a roll cage where a standard 911 would have its rear seats. Neither of the two we’re going to look at here has been pushed to that end of the spectrum, but even in standard form any RS is an extremely capable machine that will run with most of the best cars produced today. The focus here is Orange, but rather than go with the full-orange GT3 RS we are going to look at two different versions making use of Orange as the accent color for the wheels and other trim. Track cars, whether they are used as such or not, by their nature are meant to stand out and show wonderfully in bright accent colors. We will start with this Black over Orange example, located in South Carolina, with just under 10K miles on the clock:

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1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe

1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe

Published June 4, 2015 by Rob

When you really feel the need to stand out it’s difficult to find a better way than with a pastel-colored sports car. Of course, there are a wide array of hyper and supercars that will fit that need, which can add an even wilder appearance to that brightly colored exterior. They also come with a very steep price tag. What is the budget-minded shopper to do? Well how about this Riviera Blue 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe, located in Miami. The mileage isn’t terribly high when we consider that this 911 is 20 years old, but at 117K miles it’s certainly lead a fruitful life thus far and comes in on the higher end of where we typically see a 993. Riviera Blue is perhaps the most iconic of the 993 colors even if it only made an appearance during the first year of their production, after having been made available for the first time in 1994 for the out-going 964. At the very least it’s a color that I first and foremost identify with the 993.

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1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe – REVISIT

1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe – REVISIT

Published June 1, 2015 by Rob

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The paint-to-sample Nautical Blue 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe we featured in mid-April is back up for another reserve auction. This time there is no Buy It Now price listed, but it is likely safe to say that the reserve will not have come down far, if at all, from that original BIN of $67,500. That’s likely too high, but we will have to see just how high the bidding, which currently sits at $44,600, will get this time.

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1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 2S

1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 2S

Published May 28, 2015 by Rob

There are always going to be cars that will grab my attention more than others and this is one of those cars. The design of the 993 is such that I have always loved the wider bodied versions over the narrow bodies. Make that wider-body a Carrera 2S, rather than the 4S, and I’m going to take notice a little more. From there we venture into more subjective territory. The C2S itself has garnered widespread appreciation for many of the same reasons I am so fond of them: they have the wider Turbo rear, but have retained the traditional 911 rear-drive layout. What strikes me about this one is the aero package. I have always been a whale tail fan on the 911, but the tail on the 993 Turbo never quite sat right with me. The modified version of that tail that came as part of the aero kit for the standard Carrera moves the design back in the direction of the original tea tray of the 930 and I find it to be a much more appealing design. It isn’t the proper whale tail, which for the 993 I only recall being available as one of the options on the Carrera RS, but it still works some great magic on the 993’s body. I’ll admit this feature is more subjective than some others, but overall I am really drawn to this 911: an Arena Red 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 2S, located in Tennessee, with 77,300 miles on it.

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