| Price in Britain | £55,950 - £57,950 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1317-1427 kg (2903-3146 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1997 |
| Origin country | Germany |
| Gas mileage | 18.0-8.8 l/100 km (13-27 mpg US / 16-32 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 232 g/km |
| Views | 83.3k |
| 0 - 30 mph | 1.6 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 2.4 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 3.6 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 4.6 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 6.2 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 7.9 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 9.8 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 10.5 s |
| 0 - 110 mph | 14.8 s |
| 0 - 120 mph | 17.7 s |
| 0 - 130 mph | 21.7 s |
| 0 - 140 mph | 26.1 s |
| 0 - 150 mph | 41.3 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.5 s @ 90.1 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.0 s |
| 1 mile | 33.0 s @ 150.3 mph |
| 0 - 50 kph | 1.8 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 2.3 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 3.5 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 4.9 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 6.8 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 9.5 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 11.0 s |
| 0 - 180 kph | 14.2 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 17.9 s |
| 1000 m | 23.9 s |
| Top speed | 282 kph (175 mph) |
| 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 16.5 s |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.58 g (6 m/s²) |
| 18m slalom | 66.1 kph (41.1 mph) |
| 36m slalom | 127.2 kph (79.0 mph) |
| Lateral acceleration | 0.93 g (9 m/s²) |
| Downforce @ 200 kph | -11 kg (-24 lbs) |
| 100 kph - 0 | 36 m (119 ft) |
| 60 mph - 0 | 34 m (111 ft) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 52 m (170 ft) |
| Noise @ 80 kph | 66 dB |
| Noise @ 100 kph | 71 dB |
| Noise @ 160 kph | 78 dB |
| Noise @ 180 kph | 80 dB |
| Engine type | Boxer 6, 24v |
| Displacement | 3.4 l (207 ci) |
| Power | 300 ps (296 bhp / 221 kw) |
| Torque | 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 88 ps (87 hp) |
| Power / weight | 220 ps (217 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 256 Nm (189 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 22 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 6 speed manual |
| Layout | rear engine, rear wheel drive |
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 5.6 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (5) | 7.2 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (4) | 5.5 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 7.2 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (6) | 9.6 s |
| Est. 100 - 140 kph | 4.7 s |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 14.2 s |
Corvolet3 5m ago
As much hate as the early 996 gets, I genuinely despise it when people try to turn their base model 3.4 into a TEMU version of a GT2 or GT3 RS. Nobody is gonna believe that's a real one, and definitely won't pay 40k for it.
That's like trying to make a Camaro V6 look like a ZL1, it just doesn't work like that.
Hoppelmoppel123 6y ago
Auto Motor Sport Edititon "70 Jahre Porsche Edition":
(reprint from AMS 18/2000):
Weight: 1421 kg
0-80 kph: 3.8 s
0-140 kph: 9.5 s
0-160 kph: 12.0 s
0-180 kph: 15.4 s
1000m: 24.7 s
60-100 kph (4,5): 6.1, 8.0 s
80-120 kph (5,6): 7.8, 10.8 s
100-0 kph: 36.4 m
Fuel: 8.8 - 17.2 l/100 km
Fuel (claimed): 8.5 l/100 km
Noise@80: 66
Noise@100: 71
Noise@160: 78
Noise@180: 80
Slalom36m: 127.2 kph
darius 13y ago
I own a 1998 996. it has 130'000 miles and I've owned it for 3 months. In that time I have completed 8000 miles and the car has returned approx 24 mpg oink town and 33 on the motorway. I have had to replace a radiator, water pump and suspension arm but she is an old girl. She still hits 0-60 in 5. Power delivery is still seamless and strong. The interiors worn well and in black is still relatively modern by today's standards. For the money (£8000) there's nothing that will beat the 996 for powered, emotion and wow factor.
dbone996 14y ago
My 99 996 is incredibly fast, I previously owned a new 2005 350z and the porsche is faster and way more fun to drive.
c70pete 16y ago
0-200 is MUCH faster once the car is broken in (say 20,000 km)... 16 seconds flat
mirage 16y ago
I own a 2000 996. After 6 years driving the car (inc. 3500+ track miles) it remains all the car I want. 80k miles on the odo, car drives like new. It is a beast, you can be king of the road in this car if you learn to master the tail.
cerex 17y ago
Own a c2 996 2003, had a 2004 z4 3.0i there is absolutely NO WAY the porsche is slower then the bmw. No way, it is true the car is a beast.
Anonymous 19y ago
Did this one actually beat the new 997 or was it a cruddy driver dring the 997
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