Speed Yellow and Miami Blue, a pair of 911s

Our sourcing services were hard at work. A client was seeking out his and her Porsches, and we quickly found, inspected and delivered two choice cars.

The 2004 Carrera Cabriolet

The first is a 2004 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet in Speed Yellow with a manual transmission. It is a 996, the fifth generation of the 911 and the first to be completely redesigned. It was also the first 911 with a water cooled engine in place of the air cooled flat six.

The 996 was built from 1997, and 2004 was the year the 997 took over, which makes this one of the last of its line. From 2002 the engine grew to 3.6 liters across the range.

Porsche designed the 996 from a clean sheet under design chief Harm Lagaay, with Pinky Lai leading the design. It kept little from the 993 beyond the front suspension, the rear multi link suspension and the six speed manual. The move to water cooling came from tighter emissions and noise rules and the need for a four valve per cylinder engine.

The 2017 911 Turbo

The second is a 2017 Miami Blue 911 Turbo. It belongs to the 991.2 generation, the mid cycle update Porsche introduced for the 2016 model year, with the Turbo and Turbo S arriving in December 2015. The update brought new front and rear bumpers, new head and tail lights and new dual exhaust pipes.

Like every 911 Turbo since the 993, it sends its power to all four wheels, an idea Porsche proved on the 959. Next to the open top, rear drive Carrera, it makes the pair cover two very different ways to enjoy a 911.

Getting them ready

Both will now be receiving paint protection film from LUXE Automotive, a couple of exterior graphics, and some interior customization.

On colours this bright, a stone chip shows from across a parking lot, so film was the first job on both cars.

If you just took delivery of a car like either of these, we are happy to talk through protecting it before its first season in Utah.