Well, I have been the happy previous owner of two NSX's in the past, a 1995 and a 1997 NSX-T. They were awesome sports cars. After my 2nd NSX, however, I thought that I would explore some of the other sports cars out there.
I ended up buying an AMG SL55. As you all know, that car is a sheer horsepower beast. However, despite all its power, it really wasn't that much fun to drive. Unless you floored the pedal and roared off, the ride was rather sedate and too detached.
So I sold the SL55 and had been keeping my eyes open for other possibilities. I was browsing autotrader.com when I came across an ad for a 2004 996 Turbo Cabriolet. Now, normally, I wouldn't have considered myself a huge Porsche fan, nor a Porsche hater. I liked some I saw, and others I didn't care for. Well this particular Porsche I cared for a lot.
It is a single owner Turbo Cab that was ordered with pretty much every factory option including the $17K X50 option that boosted the horsepower to around 450HP. He had ordered it with the X50 upgrade because he needed the bigger turbos and heavier duty transmission for his planned upgrades.
After that, the original owner immediately had the dealership, Hendrick Porsche in Charlotte, NC, do a bunch of modifications to it. (This particular dealership is an Evolution Motorsports dealer and encourages modifying your Porsche. The service manager is a also a certified Porsche high performance driving instructor who also hosts track events for the customers who mod their cars...but I digress.)
This car has the following mods by the dealership:
Stage III Evo 600 HP ugrade
Lightweight High Flow Exhaust - 100 Cell Cats
B&M Short Throw Shifter
GT2 Brembo Brake Upgrades
Lowered Suspension
Custom Rollbar/Strut
Sparco Aluminum Pedals
Champion Motorsports 19" Ultralight Forged Aluminum Alloy Wheels--Custom Painted Black/Silver
Hardtop
Gemballa Carbon Fiber Hood
Gemballa Front Nose
Tech Art Rear Bumper
Tech Art Side Skirts
GT2 Rear Spoiler
Carbon Fiber intakes and mirrors
3M Clear Bra
K40 Calibre Front/Rear Radar and Laser Diffusers
Okay, now I'll shut up and post some pictures:
I know some people on this board don't particularly care too much for P-cars, and that's cool with me. They aren't for everyone, especially a modded one like this. But in my case, this was just what I wanted. To me it doesn't look like all the other 996's out there and it drives and handles like nothing else I've driven.
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I ended up buying an AMG SL55. As you all know, that car is a sheer horsepower beast. However, despite all its power, it really wasn't that much fun to drive. Unless you floored the pedal and roared off, the ride was rather sedate and too detached.
So I sold the SL55 and had been keeping my eyes open for other possibilities. I was browsing autotrader.com when I came across an ad for a 2004 996 Turbo Cabriolet. Now, normally, I wouldn't have considered myself a huge Porsche fan, nor a Porsche hater. I liked some I saw, and others I didn't care for. Well this particular Porsche I cared for a lot.
It is a single owner Turbo Cab that was ordered with pretty much every factory option including the $17K X50 option that boosted the horsepower to around 450HP. He had ordered it with the X50 upgrade because he needed the bigger turbos and heavier duty transmission for his planned upgrades.
After that, the original owner immediately had the dealership, Hendrick Porsche in Charlotte, NC, do a bunch of modifications to it. (This particular dealership is an Evolution Motorsports dealer and encourages modifying your Porsche. The service manager is a also a certified Porsche high performance driving instructor who also hosts track events for the customers who mod their cars...but I digress.)
This car has the following mods by the dealership:
Stage III Evo 600 HP ugrade
Lightweight High Flow Exhaust - 100 Cell Cats
B&M Short Throw Shifter
GT2 Brembo Brake Upgrades
Lowered Suspension
Custom Rollbar/Strut
Sparco Aluminum Pedals
Champion Motorsports 19" Ultralight Forged Aluminum Alloy Wheels--Custom Painted Black/Silver
Hardtop
Gemballa Carbon Fiber Hood
Gemballa Front Nose
Tech Art Rear Bumper
Tech Art Side Skirts
GT2 Rear Spoiler
Carbon Fiber intakes and mirrors
3M Clear Bra
K40 Calibre Front/Rear Radar and Laser Diffusers
Okay, now I'll shut up and post some pictures:
I know some people on this board don't particularly care too much for P-cars, and that's cool with me. They aren't for everyone, especially a modded one like this. But in my case, this was just what I wanted. To me it doesn't look like all the other 996's out there and it drives and handles like nothing else I've driven.
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Are you sure 600 is enough? :wink:
I can't even imagine what an extra 200+ hp on top of what he already had would turn that car into... And yea, P-cars are kinda like all too similar looking - but you clearly no longer fall into that bucket. Nice ride!
