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and so on. They all followed on from hugely successful performance cars and, ultimately, weren’t able to fill the prodigiously gigantic boots vacated by their predecessors. However, while they may have disappointed in period, many have since spawned their own avid fan bases because, in isolation, they’re actually rather good cars - and nothing embodies that more than the 996 Porsche 911 GT2.
Porsche was never going to have it easy with the 996 GT2. Not only was the company under intense fire for switching from air to water cooling and ditching the 911’s signature oval headlights for a pair of fried eggs on the 996, but the GT2 model itself had an immensely tough act to follow in the 993 original. Badged as the 911 GT, the 993 version was an ultra-lightweight homologation special built in extremely low numbers and available exclusively through special order when new.
No one would accuse the 996 GT2 of being a big softie, though. Like the 993 variant, the 996 is essentially a rear-wheel drive version of the 911 Turbo, only with considerably more power and less weight to lug about. Out back is the same 3.6-litre flat-six engine as the 911 GT3 with a couple of turbocharges slapped on, bringing power up to 463hp and 457lb ft of torque in the process.
Given its rarity, this GT2 Clubsport finished in Basalt Black seems like a bit of a steal at £146,900, and even comes with a year’s warranty through seller JZM Porsche. Perhaps the 996 GT2’s reputation of being the soft-yet-snappy second album has prevented values from reaching the heady heights of the 993 original - but going off John’s word, the 996 GT2 is a seriously underappreciated and, in turn, potentially undervalued. You know what they say about buying low...
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