Porsches and 911 turbos are not about headlights, they are about performance. Who ever makes comments about such nonsense has missed the point of these beasts. They are beautiful driving machines.

@rileys8741

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@hugohugo2832

Жыл бұрын

The headlights are also nothing like the 996.1 /Boxster headlights

@garyw1971

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's the water cooled purist snobs . The only ones crying about those headlights! 👊👊👊

@RogueBeatsARG

Жыл бұрын

People are so dumb, it looks good, maybe the original 996 looks a little wierd being less wide but the 996.1 looks way better than the modern porsches imo

@tims7639

6 ай бұрын

@@hugohugo2832exactly! Why do people never say that? The fried egg headlights were on the 996.1

I just bought a 2001 Twin Turbo back in May. I absolutely love it!

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats Justin!

In a Supercar interior would be seen as minimalist, as focus is on driving. For 996, it gets hate it shouldn't for interior. Especially from the driving enthusiastic crowd that should be more concerned with driving Dynamics and not luxury features. From my standpoint as a luxury buyer I don't see the car as lacking for what it does. I wasn't expecting a super luxury interior back when this car first came out. The interior simplicity is good for enthusiasts imo.

7:00 The hood is actually not mode of aluminum. No body panels on the 996 are, everything that's metal on the 996's body is some sort of steel. There's a breakdown of what's what in the factory service book if you're interested. EDIT: 12:40 That was not even close to the first twin turbo Porsche. The first twin turbo roadgoing car they made was the 959 with twin sequential turbocharging, and it was followed up by the 993 Turbo, which used conventional twin turbocharging just like the 996. EDIT 2: 5% is a pretty gross overestimation of IMS failures, and rally dumbs down the problem. The lawsuit alleged a 1.5% failure rate on single row bearing M96 (so M9603 and M9603S on the C4S), while the dual row bearing in the early M96 (M9601 and M9601S) had a failure rate of less than 0.5%. There's also a lot of factors that play into it. Low mileage cars are more likely to fail, and replacing the bearing on a car with a manual is ridiculously easy. EDIT 3: On your interior comments. Firstly, yes, the cupholders were an afterthought. The 996 interior was designed in the early 90s and debuted in 19993 on the Boxster concept car. It went basically unchanged for the 996 when it went into production in late 1997. The cupholders used to be detachable pieces that clipped in front of the air vents on either side of the dash (so over the ignition and in the same place on the passenger side). This was dropped in 2002 in favor of option in-dash cupholders as you have. Further, the center console locks because the original 996 had no glove box. The airbag module was larger and an older design, so it took up the entire passenger side dash. This changed in 2002 as well. The locking console was a carryover. Nothing to do with cabriolet.

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the clarification!

@treedeblue

Жыл бұрын

Henry you obviously know the ins and outs when it comes to Porsche. In you’r own opinion is the standard lighter 996 c2 with the right suspension a better driving car compared to the all wheel drive turbo or C4S???

@henryatkinson1479

Жыл бұрын

@@treedeblue Really depends. The Turbo and C4S give you tons and tons of grip, whereas the C2 is more nimble and direct like older 911s. If you want something that sticks to the road, the Turbo or C4S are the way to go.

@treedeblue

Жыл бұрын

@@henryatkinson1479 thank you Henry. I’m conflicted, but I think the old school 2WD 911 feel might be more for me. I already owned a TTRS manual 2013 and I have a feeling the turbo would be very similar

@henryatkinson1479

Жыл бұрын

@@treedeblue 996 Turbo is honestly the better car. The dry sump Mezger is more than worth the AWD. Its still a 911, and it will feel a lot more nimble than the TT did, just not as light and tossable as a C2.

Congrats on the 996 Turbo. My 993 Turbo was the first twin turbo Porsche. The headlights you show on the picture of the Boxster were the headlights no one liked and were called the runny egg headlights due to the amber lenses. That runny egg headlight was on the base 996 from 98-01 Your 996 Turbo in 2001 had the revised headlights that everyone liked better and those updated lights appeared on the regular 996 starting in model year 2002.. The 996 Turbo was a big hit when it debuted due to performance and revised headlights

@gregmayled

2 жыл бұрын

959 was the first twin turbo 911 road car?

The front vents are not for downforce, they are ducting to cool the brakes. Also, you don't jumpstart in 1st gear bet second. And please, please don't ever smash the funk like that! The tires in front are not taller, the 40 is a percentage of the width so 40% of 225 = 90 mm in the rear it's 35% of 295 = 103,25 mm. The ceramics are NOT part of the X50 package, they were an option. Even on the x50 package. The 996 also has a light pointing down from the roof, it's in the centre roof console. The lights in the doors are not for lighting the starter key but are just crude ambient lighting. They stay on while driving.

Fantastic review! I’m currently shopping for a nice 996 turbo, and have been looking at basically every review on KZread. This is the best I’ve seen yet!

Nice quality video ,but let me correct you about two things. First, the front lights of the turbo and 996.2 where not on the Boxster neither the GT1 ;) Second thing, the "turbo s" model (2005) got the standard ceramic brakes (PCCB) and other extra like sport seats, not the X50. The optional performance package "X50" had bigger intercooler + bigger turbo (k24) + reinforced gearbox + a different ECU map (as the "turbo s"). I have an X50, cheers from Prague :)

@mrmdh4674

2 жыл бұрын

The 996 turbo s did get the X50 package and sports seats were a no cost option. Most for sale have the comfort seats.

This is such a thorough review. I love how detailed and informative you are. I’ve been considering on purchasing one for quite some time now. This brought me some confidence and excitement. Thank you so much! Subscribed.

Your Turbo looks minty!! In addition to the non-Turbo 996.1 headlights, the interior looks almost identical to the Boxster. Gotta remember that Porsche was not in financial shape in the mid 90s when they were developing the 986 and 996.

Hi Mike, I had a 1990 C2 Carrera, modified to RS spec., a 928 S4 and a 968, love Porsche. Loved this video, excellent content and video quality. I had always aspired to a 996 turbo like yours and this video hit the spot for me. I also worked for Pelican Parts for 3 years as a Porsche Technical Specialist, really appreciate your knowledge on the subject and your videos keep improving! One of the best on the Internet, car wise .......regards Bob and Rosette Rogers, BC

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Ya verny was telling me! It’s so nice!

Outstanding subject, excellent production, good presentation, but frankly comical inaccuracies. IMS only affected 5% of the 996’s? Then why do more than 70% of them have new ones retrofitted? C4S won’t go up in price? You sure about that? The last 5 years says otherwise. First twin turbo flat 6? The list goes on… and don’t even get me started on the headlamp story. All good fun. Thanks for the video.

Excellent review!

Love this review

Great content. 996 Turbo looks great. Congrats!

Awesome video! shows like this make it even more enjoyable to drive my 03 x50 ... if that's even possible. I love this car! I've got to learn how to use my drone my wife got me, some of your shots are simply awe inspiring. Thanks for putting this together, You killed it!!!

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clint, we appreciate it!

Great review! Amazing value for the car and price!

Loved the review, thanks for posting. Totally agree - if this had been marketed as a “911 GT1” , it would’ve been a collectors edition from the start

Totally agree. I drive a 2004 GT3 Clubsport. It makes so much fun to drive 😎 Cheers from 🇨🇭

A good review. My favorite 911s is the 993 Turbo, 997 Targa and the 992 4S. That said, glad to see this car is going up in price. It's great in yellow.

Any idea what tint level you have on your car? It looks great - my 996tt was pretty aggressively tinted when I got it four years ago - nice when it’s sunny but would like to get something ceramic that make it look more like yours…

The exhaust tips are X54 option the 02-05 did not come with them factory without the option. Also the 225 width 45 wall is duplicated with a wider width and a shorter wall. Also the x50 was bigger turbos. The ceramic brakes were a different option. The reason why the glove box locks is because the 01 did not have a glove box so that was the only storage. The key on the left is because the driver could have his hand on the shifter and turn the car on at the same time...

Hey Mike, love the review. I have a 996 turbo cab that I picked up 3 years ago and love it. I totally agree that the interior does not match the looks and quality of the exterior. My next project is a complete reupholster of the interior. I'm looking at getting a set of Recaro's and putting pepita seat inserts as well as pepita inserts on the door panel. Then I'll redo the rest of the interior leather in black with white alternating stitching. I plan to cover all the plastic in leather, right down to the fuse box panel cover. Then a black with white speckled berber carpet. I'd like to remove the centre console and put in PCCM+ single din head unit and move the climate controls up top but I don't think the single din unit can be used in the 996. If you're in the Toronto area you come the PTN meets and cruises! Would love to have more 996 TT's join. Look forward to more content!!!

@sutherlacd27

2 жыл бұрын

Recaro seats are great but just some other options to consider are the 997 sport seats or check out corbeau seats. For the head unit porsche just recently came out with an upgrade.

The fact that there’s on,y five years of of this model and the headlights makes them collectible. I had a 2001 turbo. Loved it. Miss it!

Beautiful!

LOVE the headlights

thanks very great movie

Several years ago, I purchased a 2005 Turbo S Cab. I chose a 996 because it had depreciated so much. I believed at the time that paying $54,000 for a 24,000 mile 996 was market at the time, but represented a very good deal in reality. If the headlights caused the price to decline, I was OK with that and did not find the appearahe prnce objectionable. By the way the original price of my vehicle was $157,000. The car also has leather seats, dash and door panels... I now have just over 28,000 miles. With the price increasing I have considered selling just to capture the higher value.... Oh the car is a Tiptronic.... I also have a 1991 964 cab....

I had the X50 version of the 996 Turbo in Basalt Black. Great car.

Did you check the manual button on the spoiler to see if it works?

Those lights were never on the Boxster and are not shaped like the GT1. You're describing the old base Carrera lights while pointing at a Turbo's different headlamps. It's annoying when people blindly and incorrectly regurgitate misinformation that doesn't even apply to the car they're talking about. The Turbo headlamps were never put on any Boxster.

Absolutely love the headlights and always did, ever since first seeing it back in 2002 in NFS Porsche Unleashed and some old supercar calendars.

Dude, you KZreadrs screwed 996 prices. They're up 50%! Although I never would have know about the 996 without yall but now, every person did a video on how good value is and it shot up! Still would get me a targa though. 20 vs 30k. Meh.. All numbers at the end of the day right? Lol...

@xavman1674

2 жыл бұрын

FYI I sold my Targa 39KEUR in March… Good luck to find one in very good condition at 20-30 ;)

Just a small thing and not really worth mentioning but I'm going to anyway...the headlights on your Turbo are not shared with the Boxster , the Gen1 996 did share the 986 Boxster lights but the Gen2 996 (including the Turbo) had unique head lights like yours.

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was wrong!

@michalgondolewski8709

2 жыл бұрын

That’s correct. Also there are a few other details not quite right. The X50 is not the next model up but rather an optional power pack…and the carbon ceramic brakes were not part of it. They were a stand alone option. Also that exhaust. The one featured on this car wasn’t installed on newer cars, it’s simply the sport exhaust. The “round” one was actually available through the entire life of the 996 range.

@stephenauty2402

2 жыл бұрын

Also you'd really struggle to bump start one in 1st gear! Picky picky...sorry Key is on the left so the racing drivers could start the car and put it into gear at the same time. My soon to be Turbo has the "turbo" logo on the rev counter..must be a Euro thing.

C4s's have increased 40% in value! Sold mine and bought a turbo!

Manual transmission for the win!

I love that 996 turbo. Where did you order those ceiling lights. They are beautiful

Am I correct in says they never fitted the turbo lights on the 986 boxster? As far as I can remember the only.headlight used was the same as the 996.1 light. Also they only used the amber indicators on very early cars (1997-1998) after that they switched to a clear indicator. So the so called "fried eggs" cover a very short period.

@xavman1674

2 жыл бұрын

Correct

That blank button is for convertible rooftop, nice review

Sweet. I have a 2005 Turbo S manual with black interior. Going to drop the new Porsche part Apple play head unit into it. Good to go. Also add Ti X pipe and Cobb stage 2. 550hp. Poor mans 959. Let’s go boys.

@sutherlacd27

2 жыл бұрын

Hit up markski for a tune instead of going with cobb

@dj8010

2 жыл бұрын

COBB actually has a access tuner kit for the Porsche 996 turbo 🌪️?

Thoughts on the 996 Turbo Cabriolet? Other than the top, what are the differences?

They didn't put those 996.2 headlights on a Boxster. Do people who say this have their eyes painted on? PS The fried egg lights (which these aren't) have actually grown on me over the years!

You did not mention the engine issue these motors suffer. Spun camshaft Its the same cost to fix as bore scoring..so the turbo is not bullet proof

What's your thoughts about getting headlight covers to make it look modern

@xavman1674

6 ай бұрын

Sacrifice !

What kind of shoes are those?

Am I crazy for wanting turbo s cayenne and 996? Why don't people like the used turbo s? What's wrong with it?

This is one of the best reviews I’ve seen. Quality of light and video is just top notch.

Bro your car looks amazing

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

24:58 The FIRST thing you need to do to these cars is an aftermarket exhaust. Make sure you ride in a few cars with different options to get an idea of cabin noise. The last thing you want is a cabin full of booming drone on the highway.

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

I should really do that but yes don’t want any drone, it’s annoying as hell

996 turbo !🥰🥰🥰🥰

Love your video. Are you going to review the Genesis GV80?

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Gv70 first

@prettytony14

3 жыл бұрын

@@ACCELER8TV GV70 would be cool

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Getting it tomorro

@prettytony14

3 жыл бұрын

@@ACCELER8TV I can't wait for the review

X50 is a package? doesn't it essentially make it turbo s horsepower? I wouldn't say the x50 is a step above as much as it's just an additional performance package but I could be completely wrong I saw a chart of it once. X50 was early days turbo s was last year of production of 996

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, It’s a package and basically became what the turbo S is!

23:23 My brakes are exactly the same. They're good, but I wish they were better. I talk about upgrading them but I just don't drive the car enough to warrant it.

I’m in Markham, I recently got X50 cab

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! So sick

Get the Eram kit for your active rear spoiler

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Im gonna check it out!!!

@sutherlacd27

2 жыл бұрын

@@ACCELER8TV David has awesome customer service. Great product.

Lovely car. Like v much. I PREFER the 996 gen 2 headlights to those on any other model. I missed the 911/Boxster snobbery or the air to water cooled irk. Mind is a 2004 40th anniversary edition, so only 345bhp, narrow body, but low mileage and beautiful condition. I’ve updated it with PSSM+, PSE and of course new tyres all round. I really adore the combination pointed out here, that it’s modern enough to use it for any purpose but analogue enough to feel strongly classic. The internet was so recent and mobile internet almost edgy back then, that it’s not loaded with digital tech. I have recently begun to regard too much digital, always connected tech as surveillance and remote control potential. Call me paranoid. They really are after us 😮 Noted typical 996 scratch on centre of C pillar, where a rear wiper malfunctioned at some point. Once this is pointed out, you see it often. 26 min.

My favorite 996

Does anyone know what those garage ceiling lights are?

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

They were custom made 2 years ago

@atomicinv2

3 жыл бұрын

@@ACCELER8TV any details on the design or build process?

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Back then I just drew them out, send dimensions and used a broker, took 3 months to get. They should be easier to get today then 2 years ago

Great Video!! But I think the Turbo's got the different exhaust tips in 03' or that's an US thing, mine is an 02' and I've got the oval shaped ones. Greets from Austria

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

It was 01-02 change here as well

@hassimhassim3611

Жыл бұрын

All were oval..round like the video was X50 exhaust

@hassimhassim3611

Жыл бұрын

Even 2004 was oval

I very much prefer this car's "cheap" buttons, as opposed to clicking on modern Porsche's capacitive screens, which remind me of a cheap control-panel taken whole from a Samsung washing machine.

Love this porshe true that porshe is reliable and fast wwrroooommm

Great video but I have to say It was not the first twin turbo, in 1995 (993) the turbo Coupe was introduced with twin turbo

Actively hunting for a C4S currently. Those hips 🤤

"Cheap"? Maybe 10, or even 3 years ago. Or do you think 50k-60k is cheap? I bought my 996 15 years ago and it was definitely a great deal.

The problem was not the headlights, but that the headlights didnt fit such a narrow front, i feel like the turbo is a little bit wider so it looks better than the original 996

Found one. Bought one. Seal gray with black interior.

Have the opportunity to buy a 2002 turbo 996 silver with custom ordered light blue tint from Porsche originally. Car is bone stock just over 65,000 original miles. Has sunroof, Bose sound system, black leather. The coil packs were resently replace along with new spark plugs. The oil pressure sensor replaced and the rear spoiler hydraulics replace with electric units. Mechanic owned and paint great condition with minimal scratches can purchase for $35k. Car is set up as a Grand touring not exactly my taste but the price seems good considering the current market. Just looking for some opinions if this would be a good car to snap up and possibly upgrade to a more track focus package in a year or two?

@turbors

11 ай бұрын

please tell me you bought it for 35k.. have you seen the market

@dj8010

11 ай бұрын

@@turbors unfortunately I did not purchase the car as the next day he called the dealer and the dealer offered them 10k more.

@turbors

11 ай бұрын

@@dj8010 oh....... im sorry for our loss

@dj8010

11 ай бұрын

Yeah definitely was a very good deal and would have appreciated in value very quickly.

While the car is appreciating in value, it's actually *costing* you money to own (gas, insurance and maintenance). So the $40K-$60K calculation needs to be metered against cost of ownership. Tough to call cars "investments". More often than not, they are depreciating assets.

@matpatte

2 жыл бұрын

Correct, but 996 Turbos are now well past their bottom and are now steadily appreciating like every 911 Turbo has done in history after finding the belly of the depreciation curve. I actually picked up 3 of these recently, my annual insurance cost for all 3 on guaranteed value coverage is ~$1100.

@treedeblue

Жыл бұрын

@@matpatte that’s a fantastic rate what insurance company do u use???!

I've never heard someone complain that first gear is too short 😂

Why is 360p the highest resolution?

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Asking ourselves the same question... currently says 4K and HD is still processing :(

I drive a rhd car and often start it before getting in, didn't occur to me you guys couldn't easily do that :) Wonder if rhd 911 are reversed here.

@mariovazquez6433

2 жыл бұрын

yes i always start mine before getting in the car

That's a beautiful garage area. Hope the hotel manager didn't mind you parking the 996 Turbo there?!

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah! No, he sends me a monthly bill. I just hide it under my pillow hoping it will go away

On my 2nd 996 turbo If you can definitely get yourself one

fuk Yeah!! Have one ,, love it !!!

@ACCELER8TV

3 жыл бұрын

Sick!

Mike when are you going to to Genesis?

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

July 5th!

@dorybleu1

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Sir. Thank you

In Europe we got the 996.2 Turbo from 2000. 👍

Go with the electric spoiler retrofit kit. Money well spent.

should have kept it...

Some will use that extra delete dash button for a garage remote door opener.

The headlights don’t even look that bad especially if you get a latwr 996

What's your Fast, Reliable, Cheap used car to buy in 2021?

@Tential1

3 жыл бұрын

Pick 2? Ferrari ff (relatively cheap) and your 996

@mark_alexander

3 жыл бұрын

E36/46 m5 (yes I know they break) but i love em

@3obby

3 жыл бұрын

Just bought a 996 911 turbo last night. Thanks for the review.

@sutherlacd27

2 жыл бұрын

997 turbo

@samdanesh8043

2 жыл бұрын

W211 e55 amg

Dude, liked the content of the video like others have presented except you appear quite hung up on the turbo bias. My base Carrera went up 30% in 2 years and if you look at the data a C4S is climbing even more, do not state what is factually incorrect. The rest of the video was great and enjoyable:) Cheers

@ACCELER8TV

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! The whole car biz have shot up through covid! So crazy! I paid 42k for this Turbo a few months before this video and similar stuff is selling for mid 70’s. No idea what’s going on.

That’s not a turbo splitter. C4S I’d guess. More ground clearance

I paid $140k for mine in Feb 2001

In Canada we have 94 octane fuel ... In Ontario ... Where he is ....

🇮🇩☮️♥️👍

7:04 oh no no no no. That is no way to close the front hood of a 911... slamming in down to then push is closed. ouch.

Not big on the headlights. But dope car overall.

@VonDarko

3 жыл бұрын

You don't like your eggs on your car?

I cringed when he dropped the frunk lid hard...

Pop rods? ROFL. It’s called struts!

not that it matters but a 993 was also twin turbo.

👏👏👏🎯🔋💪👌💎🚀🏎💨💨💨🙏

Anyone else cringe when he slammed the frunk?

Boxster. Pound for pound better than the 911. Too bad Porsche only gave its best to the halo cars. CGT, GT1, 918 all mid engine. Love 911s but fundamentally inferior layout. 996 my favorite. It has the most character.

50k is what he’s calling cheap 😂😂😂

@Tential1

3 жыл бұрын

It's as low as 25-30k usd, and was 20k usd. That's cheap for a car that you can sell back for the price you bought. Whatever you're driving now is probably more expensive once you factor in depreciation while a 996 is not depreciating anymore

@face2much

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tential1 link ? I literally just checked cars.com and the cheapest turbo is 48k with 100k miles

@Tential1

3 жыл бұрын

@@face2much I meant all 996s. If you want a turbo, it's more expensive but they hold their value and you won't lose money on depreciation. I'm on bring a trailer though and seen many go for under 40k. In 2019, you could do below 30k if you tried hard. This is the worst time to do a 996. Prices are up 50%. Every KZreadr did a video on how good the value was, and they shot up. It's not the sticker that's important, it's how much you can buy and sell the thing for. If you can buy it for 50k and sell it for 50k, did it really cost you anything other than interest? A used Porsche is cheaper than a lot of used cars that will depreciate to almost zero, while there will ALWAYS be a Porsche fan that wants a 911

@face2much

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tential1 I did see a ton of KZreadrs say buy the 996 - appreciate it!

@RaffyP

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and the car listed for almost 140k, its amazing, i picked up my 996 convertible with 37k miles for 55k, i have had a lot of fast cars but this one is amazing, did i use amazing more than once?

The 996 is not the first twin turbo, that would be the 993

That interior was not cheap compared to Porsche models that preceded it. The 993 interior is a joke compared to the 996t, I own both so I know.

@DSC800

2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that the 996 interior was designed in the early 90's for the 993 but they shelved it due to financial reasons, basically keeping the 964 interior. It does explain the "old tech" look and feel as it was dated by 5+ years in 1998.

C5 z06 .

Before and after 996 turbo exhaust comparison kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIuBtbKxmrC0n7A.html

I know they are cars meant to be driven, but I could not get myself to get over how dated the interior looks. The centre console is reminiscent of my 2003 dodge neon. Very poorly executed.