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This Is How Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington Keeps His Porsche Clean

In the 1990s, Denzel Washington was already a winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he got nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Actor for his work in films like Malcolm X and The Hurricane. Also, in the 90s, Denzel Washington bought a 993-generation Porsche 911. This is still one of his vehicles.
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new, not for sale 6 photos
Photo: Screenshot from YouTube video by I AM Detailing
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new1997 Porsche 911 Turbo acquired by Denzel Washington, single owner since new
While Denzel's career would involve four more nominations for Academy Awards for Best Actor, which means a tie of seven nominations with Dustin Hoffman, Marlon Brando, and Jack Lemmon. Denzel won the coveted Oscar for Best Actor back in 2001 for his masterfully played role of Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris in Training Day.

Well, just like his 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo in Training Day, Denzel's Porsche 911 Turbo is black, and it is also special. This is because the 993 generation of the 911 was the last to come with an air-cooled engine, and he has the Turbo model, which is the first-ever to be offered in this configuration, along with the all-wheel drive.

The 993 Turbo came with an all-wheel-drive system inspired by the one found in the 959, and it had a wider bodywork than the Carrera of that generation, as well as various other improvements. Starting with the 1997 model year, as should be the case with this vehicle, came with “turbo” written on its wheel's center caps, while the 1996 model year had the Porsche crest as the other models in the range. If you take a close look at the wheels, you will notice that their center caps come with the Porsche crest, but this can be easily removed and replaced.

While the mileage of the vehicle that was originally purchased by Denzel Washington is not specified, the folks at I AM Detailing have revealed that he is the only owner of the vehicle. As you can observe, Denzel has taken good care of his 911 Turbo, although the vehicle is not a garage queen.

In the video embedded below, you can watch the Academy Award winner's car as it gets cleaned with dry ice, receives a fresh layer of paint protection film, a coat of wax, and paint correction. The result is a vehicle that will turn heads no matter who is driving it, but if Denzel is behind the wheel, you might not know where to look first.

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About the author: Sebastian Toma
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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