Porsche 911 Carrera, Turbo & GT (996)

This updated second edition (2007) Ultimate Buyers’ Guide helps you identify and buy the first 911 of Porsche’s water-cooled generation, known universally as the 996.Using data supplied by Porsche and independent experts, the new guide includes much previously unpublished specification material, facts and figures and year-by-year changes. There is detailed information on colours, option codes, chassis numbering and all the limited edition models. The Buying section is packed with detailed photographs of what to look for and what goes wrong. This new ‘super’ guide comes with a brand new design.

Co-author Grant Neal is a long-time performance car enthusiast who has been deeply involved with Porsches since the 1980s. He has owned and run 996s for more than six years and has combined his own practical experiences with extensive and in-depth research in this exciting new book. Professional journalist and acknowledged Porsche expert Peter Morgan has 20 Porsche titles to his credit and writes for Porsche magazines worldwide. With a degree in mechanical engineering and drawing on 28 years experience working on the Stuttgart cars, he also runs an independent pre-purchase inspection consultancy on Porsche cars.

Contents:

• Overview on the model
• Timeline year by year
• Facts
• Figures and performance
• Model changes year by year including:
  • Bodyshell
  • Equipment and accessories
  • Interior
  • Engine
  • Transmission
  • Suspension and steering
  • Brakes
  • wheels and tyres
• Listing of all special models
• Production information including:
  • Production data and chassis numbers
  • Body colours and interior materials
  • Options
• What to look for when buying including:
  • Documentation
  • Bodyshell
  • Equipment
  • trim and accessories
  • Interior
  • Engine
  • Transmission
  • Suspension and steering
  • Brakes
  • wheels and tyres