• Limited edition example, No.

150/500 • The most-sought after variant of the 997 • 6-speed manual gearbox, 612bhp twin-turbo engine • Delivered new in Germany • Only 2,970 kilometres from new • Two owners from new • Desirable colour combination • German registration document Intended primarily for racing, though still road legal, the Porsche 911 GT2 can trace its ancestry all the way back through a succession of high-performance models to the legendary 911 Carrera RS of 1973.

The car takes its name from the FIA's GT2 category of production sports car racing for which it was homologated, and has been produced in a variety of versions since its introduction in 1993 on the Type 993 iteration of the perennial 911.

The GT2 was based on the contemporary 911 Turbo, using essentially the same twin-turbocharged engine.

In the GT2, the 3.6-litre air-cooled flat-six produced around 414bhp initially, which was good enough for a top speed of 301km/h.

To make the GT2 fit for track use, the bra...