With just 4K miles, this turbocharged brute could be an investment, but this Turbo without a net deserves to be driven. Carefully.
While the GT3 was more of a track star destined for mid-corner battles with the likes of the Corvette Z06, the GT2 was basically an untamed 911 Turbo: lighter, more powerful, and stripped of driver aids such as electronic stability control. If the GT3 was a scalpel, the GT2 was a claymore, and if you weren't careful you might send a limb or two to Tucumcari. Like the 930 of yore, the GT2 does not suffer fools gladly.
Out back, the GT2 received the same racing-derived 3.6-liter flat-six as the Turbo of its day, but with larger turbochargers, more cooling, and reprogrammed software. Power was up by almost 15 percent to 474 horsepower, and removing the all-wheel drive helped shed about 220 pounds. Beefy carbon-ceramic brakes were standard, certainly helpful when approaching the GT2's stated top speed of 196 mph.
This example up for auction is a 2003 U.S.-market car, and it is nearly flawless, with all the pertinent documentation present. With three days to go, bidding sits at $155,000, though that figure is likely to surge as the end draws nearer.This one has just 4000 miles on the odometer and is finished in silver with a black interior.
While this GT2 may be blue-chip investment material, if you take this GT2 home, please drive it. It won't make much of a difference if it has 4000 miles or 6000 miles on the clock, and the current owner recently changed out most of the engine's consumables, including a new set of spark plugs. The lucky buyer owes it to themselves to get at least one sweaty-palmed blast of turbocharged Porsche adrenaline behind the wheel of this car.
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