This year has brought nothing short of a Porsche 911 storm, with the GT3 (plus the Touring Package), the GT2 RS and the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series bowing. However, with Porsche being Porsche, you can only expect the Neunelfer lineup to grow even further. And this is exactly the kind of move the German automaker has done, introducing the 911 GTS British Legends Edition.
The right-hand-drive Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS British Legends Editions bring a piece of the carmaker's Le Mans heritage to the road, paying hommage to the victories of Richard Attwood (1970), Derek Bell (1982) and Nick Tandy (2015).
The first thing you'll notice about these Neunelfers has to do with their liveries. The Attwood model is connected to the Porsche 917 racecar by using white stripes over Guards Red, while the 956-inspired Bell machine mixes Rothmans-like white, along with red and gold sticker over Saphire Blue Metallic. As for the 919 Hybrid nod, which is delivered by the Tandy car, this packs black stripes and a Carrera White hue.
The said works drivers were involved in the design process, which is why these Neunelfers come with manual trannies (of course), LED headlights for the all-important night hooning, as well as Alcantara cabin finish (keep in mind that this is lighter than leather).
The list of features found on the cars includes the Sport Chrono Package and Porsche Active Suspension Management.
However, given all these goodies, you shouldn't expect the pricing of these Neunelfers to be anything less than spicy. As such, the Attwood 911 will set you back £122,376, while the Bell and Tandy machines come with a price of £123,210.
After all, we are talking about a trio that came to life thanks to a collaboration between Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, the automaker's customisation arm and Porsche Great Britain.
The order books for the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS British Legends Editions are now open. If you decide to grab such a Zuffenhausen machine, you should know that the deliveries kick off in December (the cars pack all-wheel-drive, remember?)
And you can check out the Porsche clip below to see the famous racers talking about these retro-savvy Neunelfers.
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