In the Garage: 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo
THE CAR AND ITS OWNER
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo coupe owned by David N. Millman
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING
The last Porsche 911 with an air-cooled engine was sold to Jerry Seinfeld in 1998, but these cars have hardly been forgotten. Porschephiles still gobble them up at rising prices, especially the coveted all-wheel-drive Turbo, with its 400-horsepower, flat-six engine and a 0-60 mile-per-hour time of 4.5 seconds. “Prior to 1997,” says Millman, “air-cooled Porsche 911s were produced for 34 years.
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After so many years of evolution, by the last year, all significant problems were eliminated. This evolution is most remarkable in the case of the Porsche 911 Turbo, which by 1997 had both outrageous performance and extraordinary reliability.” Millman says he chose the Turbo because it was “significantly faster” than competitors, was “not outrageously expensive to maintain,” and had all-wheel drive and back seats.
