Fabulous 2000 mile rhd 993 gt2 on display at the specialist cars of malton big breakfast meeting
2000 mile 993 gt2
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Fabulous 2000 mile rhd 993 gt2 on display at the specialist cars of malton big breakfast meeting
bumped into Chris in his 993 rs]
Porsche 993 GT2 RHD - £Sold - More Cars Available
http://www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk/item/192/catid/24
Engine Capacity:
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3600Transmission:
Manual 6 SpeedMileage:
2534Body Style:
Coupe0 to 60:
3.7Top Speed:
184BHP:
430Polar Silver, Very Low MIleage, Right Hand Drive
Based on RS underpinnings, the rear drive-only GT2 featured adjustable suspension with solid bushes, variable stabilisers and adjustable anti-roll bars all round. There were also new front axle kinematics, a stiffer rear subframe and link bearings for more precise wheel control, particularly at the rear. Ventilated and perforated 322mm discs got four-piston aluminium calipers.
Mechanically, the GT2 featured a 3.6-litre engine based on that of the production Turbo, however, those units fitted into these homologation specials were tuned to produce 430bhp. They were designated Typ M64/60R and displacement remained unchanged at 3600cc along with compression at 8.0:1. Where the 60R motor was a bit special lay in its re-mapped engine management and increased turbo boost, the latter having been upped from 0.8 to 0.9bar. The result was an extra 22bhp over the production Turbo, this being developed at an identical 5750rpm. Weighing in an amazing 200kg lighter than the Turbo, all GT2's used a reinforced Typ G50/32 six-speed gearbox and unsurprisingly posted the best performance figures for any 993. Top speed was a monumental 184mph, 0-60 taking a meagre 3.7 seconds. - Thanks to http://www.qv500.com/porsche993p5.phpOne of very few right hand drive cars (believed to be 7 worldwide) this is a perfect example.
The 993 GT2 is from Hong Kong, it is sold for a staggering £260,000, there was a turbo S there with similar mileage also,
will post a picture.
turbo S in polar silver with around 2000 miles on the clock, both cars brand new !
note the 959 and CGT in the background, they had some fabulous Porsche there yesterday
including a green IROC at £450,000.
this is the glass mounted third brake light, possibly mandatory for the Hong Kong market?
I remember seeing a GT2 like the one shown at an airshow at Duxford in about 1995.The Porsche Centre Cambridge had a display of cars and full page advertisement in the airshow programme.
The car was also right hand drive and it was driven along the runway in a race with a Mig-15 jet !!
The commentator got the spectators to to give a show of hands for whichever they thought would get to the cars braking point first.Needless to say most people favoured the Mig-15,of course when the race was run the GT2 left the jet standing and won the race easily !!
If I can find a photo I'll post it,
I know if I had the money to own one i'd have to drive it ,
Steve
1990 964 C2
The car was also right hand drive and it was driven along the runway in a race with a Mig-15 jet !!
The commentator got the spectators to to give a show of hands for whichever they thought would get to the cars braking point first.Needless to say most people favoured the Mig-15,of course when the race was run the GT2 left the jet standing and won the race easily !!
If I can find a photo I'll post it,
I know if I had the money to own one i'd have to drive it ,
Steve
1990 964 C2
micksummer
New member
I just don't understand it, spending so much to buy something knowing you'll never be using it the way it's meant to be used.....................
Is it just the idea of owning such a great peice of engineering that appeals, or the fact that it's expensive?
Is it just the idea of owning such a great peice of engineering that appeals, or the fact that it's expensive?
I suspect these low specimens are purchased for the investment, with interest rates at an all time low, money in the bank is not working then perhaps the funds are withdrawn and put into rare Porsche, look at the GT2 over the past few years, good specimens have more than doubled in value which for the lucky owners is a tremendous return on there initial investment, Vic and Keith will
confirm this, had the money been in the bank then the return would have been very little or in the case of iceland maybe none,
so yep its a shame to garage these cars but what a way to make money, having said that there are no guarantees about these car
prices collapsing too !!! This 2000 mile GT2 will sadly never see a track or even a public highway but its someones pension fund, there money and there decision, and a lovely museum specimen it will be, personally I would have it in my front room and pamper it every day ha ha [
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confirm this, had the money been in the bank then the return would have been very little or in the case of iceland maybe none,
so yep its a shame to garage these cars but what a way to make money, having said that there are no guarantees about these car
prices collapsing too !!! This 2000 mile GT2 will sadly never see a track or even a public highway but its someones pension fund, there money and there decision, and a lovely museum specimen it will be, personally I would have it in my front room and pamper it every day ha ha [
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