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Porsche Of The Day: 2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition

Porsche Of The Day: 2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition
2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition

The Porsche 911 is the quintessential high-performance sports car and has been for as long as we can remember. A lot of driving enthusiasts grew up wanting one so when it was time to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Porsche gave us a special 911 to enjoy. It was in late 2003 that Porsche introduced a highly optioned special-edition model limited to 1963 numbered copies, each bearing the anniversary slogan “40 Jahre” representing “40 Fast Years”.

Porsche Of The Day: 2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition
2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition

The “40 Jahre 911” is a normally-aspirated, rear-wheel drive, narrow-body Carrera with myriad of aesthetic and performance enhancements, including the vaunted X51 engine package, GT Silver exterior paint, natural grey full-leather interior, limited-slip differential, shot-blasted and polished 18” Carrera II lightweight wheels, turbo front bumper with painted air-inlets, aluminum-trim rings on the instrument cluster, and M030 suspension (in North America – ROW030, which was lower, outside North America).

Porsche Of The Day: 2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition
2004 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 40th Anniversary Edition