That's where the 996 generation comes in, with this particularly enticing 2002 911 Carrera coupe making a great case as a first 911. It's being sold on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver ...

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One of the most interesting cars on display at Tokyo Auto Salon is a Toyota-built Daihatsu Copen doing its best Porsche 911 impression ... looks like a shrunken 996. At the front, the builders ...

Recognized as the type 996 platform, the 1999 Porsche 911 employs a refreshed ... cooled engines that have been part of the sports car's heritage since 1963. On the 911 Carrera 4, the all-wheel drive ...

you might think of that iconic red stripe across the wider-arched rump of the brilliant 996 C4S, a car which so nearly won evo Car of the Year in 2003. Or perhaps it’s the time when 911 Turbos ...