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Excellent 1995 Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Limited For Mecum Public sale
One of just 11 Porsche 911 GT2 Evo racing cars is set to be auctioned off at Mecum's Monterey sale next month.
The 1995 model was spawned out of the 'regular' GT2 which as the name suggests, competed in the GT2 racing competition. Given the vehicle's success, the German manufacturer decided to step things up a notch with the GT2 Evo, aimed at competing in the leading GT1 racing category.
Compared to the regular GT2, the Evo model utilized an even more powerful twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine, pumping out 150 hp more than previously, resulting in a total of 600 hp. The car was only ever intended to race for one season before the 911 GT1 arrived in 1996 and because the all-dominating McLaren F1 GTR also hit the map in 1995, the GT2 Evo failed to enjoy the success of its lesser predecessor.
Given its rarity however, it is a collector's car in the truest sense of the word and would be well at home in the world's finest car collections.
This example has only ever had one owner and despite being 20 years old, only has 7,000 km or 4,350 miles on the odometer. As the car isn't road legal, all of that mileage would have come on the racetrack, right where the car is at home. Source 1
The 1995 model was spawned out of the 'regular' GT2 which as the name suggests, competed in the GT2 racing competition. Given the vehicle's success, the German manufacturer decided to step things up a notch with the GT2 Evo, aimed at competing in the leading GT1 racing category.
Compared to the regular GT2, the Evo model utilized an even more powerful twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine, pumping out 150 hp more than previously, resulting in a total of 600 hp. The car was only ever intended to race for one season before the 911 GT1 arrived in 1996 and because the all-dominating McLaren F1 GTR also hit the map in 1995, the GT2 Evo failed to enjoy the success of its lesser predecessor.
Given its rarity however, it is a collector's car in the truest sense of the word and would be well at home in the world's finest car collections.
This example has only ever had one owner and despite being 20 years old, only has 7,000 km or 4,350 miles on the odometer. As the car isn't road legal, all of that mileage would have come on the racetrack, right where the car is at home. Source 1
Porsche 911 R Already Fetching Seven Times Starting Price
Less than five months after being revealed in Geneva, prices of the Porsche 911 R have rocketed so high that used examples are selling for up to seven-times the car's original list price.
Launched in the UK for the very reasonable price of £136,901 (~$180,000), Autocar reports that some examples have already traded on the used market for £1 million ($1.32 million), so absurd is demand for the limited-run model.
Given the car's utilization of a naturally-aspirated six-cylinder engine, six-speed manual transmission and driver-focused appeal, all 991 examples sold out before the vehicle's global premiere. The fact that the vehicle was also considered to be the last of its breed when launched has helped boost demand and prices.
Used prices of the 911 R are likely to halt or even fall quite soon however, particularly given the impending launch of the facelifted 991.2 GT3 which will reintroduce a six-speed manual 'box to the GT3 range.
When revealed, this car could erode prices for the 911 R which apart from a couple of stripes, doesn't really offer anything the facelifted GT3 won't. To avoid this, some are speculating that the facelifted GT3 may be turbocharged, leaving the 911 R as the last naturally-aspirated high-performance 911 with a stick shift. Only time will tell.
Limited stock Porche 911 source 2
Launched in the UK for the very reasonable price of £136,901 (~$180,000), Autocar reports that some examples have already traded on the used market for £1 million ($1.32 million), so absurd is demand for the limited-run model.
Given the car's utilization of a naturally-aspirated six-cylinder engine, six-speed manual transmission and driver-focused appeal, all 991 examples sold out before the vehicle's global premiere. The fact that the vehicle was also considered to be the last of its breed when launched has helped boost demand and prices.
Used prices of the 911 R are likely to halt or even fall quite soon however, particularly given the impending launch of the facelifted 991.2 GT3 which will reintroduce a six-speed manual 'box to the GT3 range.
When revealed, this car could erode prices for the 911 R which apart from a couple of stripes, doesn't really offer anything the facelifted GT3 won't. To avoid this, some are speculating that the facelifted GT3 may be turbocharged, leaving the 911 R as the last naturally-aspirated high-performance 911 with a stick shift. Only time will tell.
Limited stock Porche 911 source 2
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