Porsche 911 GT3, 2004
Porsche 911 GT3 996.2
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Chassis No.: WP0AC29934S692337
Auction: Kissimmee 2017
Auction date: January 15, 2017
Lot No.: F161
$93,500 | Sold
- Exterior: Blue
- Interior: Black
- 25,356 miles
- Exclusive Program Built, Special Order car
- 3.6L flat 6-cylinder engine
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Midnight Blue Metallic
- Black leather interior
- Xenon headlamps with washers
- Silver vents and dash trim
- Silver deviated stitching
- Leather dashboard and door panels
- Serviced in June 2016
- Porsche Certificate of Authenticity
This striking Metallic Midnight Blue 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 has been sparingly driven with just 25,000 original miles on the odometer, having averaged fewer than 1,500 miles per year. The GT3 is best described as the spiritual successor to the legendary Carrera RS lineage of Porsche automobiles, which are essentially thinly veiled street-legal race cars. The Porsche GT3 was first introduced at the Geneva Auto Show in 1999. However, the Porsche GT3 did not become available to the American market until 2004.
The GT3 is a performance-focused car, which subscribes to five basic principles: reduced overall weight, increased engine-horsepower output, precise handling characteristics, superb braking ability and aerodynamic efficiency. The engine in GT3 is a normally aspirated version of the highly regarded Mezger design—a 3.6L horizontally opposed 6-cylinder engine that produces 380 HP. The performance is stunning with a 0-60 MPH acceleration time of 4.2 seconds, a quarter-mile elapsed time of 12 seconds at 118 MPH and a top speed of 190 MPH. The GT3 has a lowered and retuned suspension, lightweight and wider wheels, and larger contact patch tires, giving it a skidpad testing score of 1.03 g.
Massive braking capability is provided by cross-drilled and vented rotors—13.8-inch front and 13-inch rear—with 6-piston front calipers and 4-piston calipers in the rear. The curb weight has been reduced to 3,050 pounds. This GT3 is a special-order car that has an extensive list of options that add some creature comfort, while still maintaining its competition character, including air conditioning, a full leather interior—seats, dash and door panels—and Exclusive Program features, including silver deviated stitching, silver dash trim and a leather-trim steering wheel. This beautiful GT3 has recently been serviced, and comes with a factory-issued Porsche Certificate of Authenticity.
