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Porsche 911 Turbo 996

First water-cooled Turbo2000–2005

All-weather all-wheel-drive supercar — plus the RWD GT2 outlier.

18 reviewers · 33 videos · 9 press articles

Generations
9962000–20059972006–20129912014–20199922020–present
// 00 the verdict

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability and value.

across 18 reviewers

// where reviewers split
Daily drivability
12 say · liveable

"This car has no business being this easy to drive and this fast."

Tedward · ▶ 23:52
1 say · critical

"even at low speeds on the public road the gt2 is kind of tram lining a hell of a lot more than a turbo ever would"

9WERKS TV · ▶ 15:33
Value
13 say · liveable

"one of the best value semi-modern supercars you can buy"

9WERKS TV · ▶ 15:28
1 say · critical

"The previous owner spent are you ready £335,000 on this car in maintenance"

JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 38:28
// the categories
// 01

Performance

4.5/518 of 18 reviewersstrong consensus

“this thing is so fast”

positive · ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 5:05

“that really is exceptionally quick in the way it picks up speed those bigger larger twin turbo chargers spring into action pretty quickly”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 16:59

“This car 20 years later, still incredibly fast and incredibly beautiful”

positive · Tedward · ▶ 28:53
// 02

Handling

4.0/518 of 18 reviewersstrong consensus

“I can actually tell, you know, eyes closed. I'm not going to because I'm driving, but eyes closed, I could tell you what the surface of the road is like through my fingertips.”

positive · Tedward · ▶ 23:21

“handling is sharp and it easily earns a 7 out of 10.”

positive · Doug DeMuro · ▶ 22:29

“The modern day Turbo like this one has four-wheel drive and perhaps the most sorted chassis of any road car”

positive · Slyxx86 · ▶ 1:26
// 03

Fun to drive

4.5/518 of 18 reviewersstrong consensus

“it's like all your tuner car dreams as a kid but grown up”

positive · ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 10:03

“there is a level of sophistication to the gt2 that perhaps hasn't really been picked up on before i like it i like it”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 18:27

“I love driving this car because it's tactile. It's fast as heck. It gives me a laugh and it just feels dialed in.”

positive · Tedward · ▶ 29:09
// 04

Daily drivability

4.0/518 of 18 reviewerssplit

“even at low speeds on the public road the gt2 is kind of tram lining a hell of a lot more than a turbo ever would”

critical · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 15:33

“This car has no business being this easy to drive and this fast.”

positive · Tedward · ▶ 23:52

“I've just noticed that my pickle is fast asleep in the back. So, if you're worried about whether this would be too firm... there's your evidence.”

positive · Dadcars · ▶ 22:12
// 05

Value

4.0/517 of 18 reviewerssplit

“one of the best value semi-modern supercars you can buy”

positive · 9WERKS TV · ▶ 15:28

“it's still an amazing combination of reliability and performance and handling and relatively reasonable pricing”

positive · Doug DeMuro · ▶ 23:12

“this generation 996 is the least expensive... this looks like a relative bargain.”

positive · Motormouth · ▶ 5:42

Hear it in the reviewer’s words

Calvin's Car Diary
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Dadcars
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