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If Charles Darwin were a gearhead interested in 911s, his favorite road-going Porsche of them all would be the most exhilarating evolution of the species. Yes, I’m referring to the 993 GT2 Evo.
At the present moment, the German sports car manufacturer is developing the 991.2-generation GT2. The fourth iteration of the most ludicrous 911 variant entitled to wear a license plate can't hold a candle to the original, if I’m honest. You see, the Porsche 993 GT2 is as mad as a March hare.
The March hare that Mecum Auctions will try to sell in the month of August is even madder than that, though, because this is the Evo. Only eleven examples of the breed were made in 1995 and this one presents itself in tip-top condition, showing just 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles) on the clock. So to speak, this car was driven 333 kilometers (207 miles) per year on average.
For the top specification of the air-cooled, road-going Porsche 911, the engineers squeezed 600 horsepower and 490 lb-ft (665 Nm) of torque from a 3.6-liter flat-six aided by two thumping great turbos. By comparison, the 3.8-liter naturally aspirated engine in the 993 Carrera RS makes do with half that.
With one owner from new, chassis WP0ZZZ99ZS394062 is the automotive equivalent of the needle in the haystack. In plain English, a 993 GT2 RS isn’t just hard to find, but it’s nigh on impossible to find one that’s been in the same hands for 21 years. All in all, this thing is nothing short of a unicorn. Don’t, however, think that this particular Neunelfer can be daily driven.
After you take a long, good look at the pictures in the photo gallery, ask yourself what was Porsche thinking when they decided to sell a road-legal car as spartan as the 993 GT2 Evo. Even the act of strapping on the six-point harness makes me believe that someone at Porsche is into sadomasochism.
The March hare that Mecum Auctions will try to sell in the month of August is even madder than that, though, because this is the Evo. Only eleven examples of the breed were made in 1995 and this one presents itself in tip-top condition, showing just 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles) on the clock. So to speak, this car was driven 333 kilometers (207 miles) per year on average.
For the top specification of the air-cooled, road-going Porsche 911, the engineers squeezed 600 horsepower and 490 lb-ft (665 Nm) of torque from a 3.6-liter flat-six aided by two thumping great turbos. By comparison, the 3.8-liter naturally aspirated engine in the 993 Carrera RS makes do with half that.
With one owner from new, chassis WP0ZZZ99ZS394062 is the automotive equivalent of the needle in the haystack. In plain English, a 993 GT2 RS isn’t just hard to find, but it’s nigh on impossible to find one that’s been in the same hands for 21 years. All in all, this thing is nothing short of a unicorn. Don’t, however, think that this particular Neunelfer can be daily driven.
After you take a long, good look at the pictures in the photo gallery, ask yourself what was Porsche thinking when they decided to sell a road-legal car as spartan as the 993 GT2 Evo. Even the act of strapping on the six-point harness makes me believe that someone at Porsche is into sadomasochism.
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