Porsche 911 Turbo (996)

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Launched in 2000 with all-wheel drive as standard, the 911 Turbo was powered by a development of the legendary twin-turbo ‘Mezger’ engine that was originally designed for the 600bhp 911 GT1 Le Mans race car and also went on to power the hardcore GT3 RS.

Completely different to the regular 996 engine (which had a reputation for fragility) the 3.6-litre Mezger unit has proved virtually bulletproof and the standard 420bhp can be readily tuned to well over 500bhp if the fancy takes you.

With a six-speed manual box, it could sprint to 60 in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 189mph. By the end of production 22,062 996 Turbo models of all types had been sold worldwide. A blue-chip classic of the future, prices are already rising fast.

Supplied new in July 2001, this striking manual silver 996 series 3.6 Turbo has covered only 74,000 miles in the hands of six former keepers. The current owner is a private collector and it has sat largely dormant in his storage facility for the last few years until pulled out for a major service in July 2019 costing £1,734 which included plugs, filters, fluids, drive belts, an oil level indicator, coolant pipe and headlamp switch.

Historic invoices on file show the car was treated to a pair of new radiators and an air mass sensor in September 2009 at 66,000 miles by Northway Porsche, who also fitted a clutch slave cylinder and accumulator earlier that same year. A replacement A/C control unit was fitted in 2012.

The service book is a stamped replacement showing 7 service stamps with 5 of those by main dealers and 2 by independent specialists, with a further 3 for long life condition reports all by Porsche and 2 for brake fluid, again by OPCs.

Said to be in very good unmodified condition throughout and with an MOT until August 2020, it is sure to put a massive grin on the fortunate new owner's face and, given the way that all 911 Turbo prices seem to be going at present, could well prove a shrewd investment at the tempting guide price suggested.

Already widely tipped for greatness, this is yet another car to put on that 'buy now while you can still afford to' list...