996 turbo, specs, prices and options

[Guest]

For those of you who may be looking for a car, I thought I'd put some info on this thread.
You can see the standard spec, the options and the original costs.

This is based on info I have for the 04 model year.
I do not know definitively what happened before that, but the prices will be very similar, although some standard items were options on earlier cars.
Similarly this is for C16 UK spec cars, cars from other markets may be different.

 

[Guest]

Standard specification (from 1st August 2003)

Engine:
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Six-cylinder horizontally oposed engine, 3.6 litres
Max. power: 309 kW (420 bhp), max torque: 560 Nm

Engine features:
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Aluminium block and cylinder heads
Water-cooled
Four valves per cylinder
VarioCam Plus varaible valve timing and lift
Hydraulic valve adjustment
Dry-sump lubrication
Twin turbochargers with twin intercoolers
Electronic engine management (Motronic ME7.8)
Electronic throttle
Hot-film air mass sensor
Sequential multipoint fuel injection
Cylinder-specific knock control
Two three-way catalytic converters with metal substrates
Stereo Lambda control circuits
Static high-voltage distribution with individual coils
Two stage resonance induction
Idling control
On-Board Diagnostics (OBD II) to monitor exhaust emissions

Transmission:
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Six-speed manual gearbox with dual-mass flywheel
Four-wheel drive ('Visco-Hang-On') with centre differential lock (viscous coupling)

Chassis:
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8J x 18 Turbo alloy wheels with 235/40 ZR 18 tyres at front
11J xs 18 Turbo alloy wheels with 295/30 ZR 18 tyres at rear
Hollow-spoke wheel technology
Collapsible spare: 165/70-16 92P
Power-assisted steering
Porsche optimised McPherson-strut front suspension with anti-roll bar
LSA ('Light Stable Agile) multi-link rear suspension with anti-roll bar
PSM (Porsche Stability Management) with ABS, ASR and ABD
Sports suspension with ride height lowered by 10mm

Brakes:
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Four-piston monobloc fixed calipers front and rear, discs internally vented and cross-drilled
ABS 5.7 (integrated with PSM)
Pad wear sensors on each pad
Red paint finish on calipers

Body shell:
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Two-plus-two coupe/cabriolet with widened body and side skirts
Shell hot-dip galvanised on both sides
Air inlets for intercoolers in rear quarter panels
Fixed rear spoiler with automatically extending upper wing
Fully automatic, electrically operated hood with heated glass screen (cabriolet)
Wind deflector (cabriolet)
Aluminium hard top (cabriolet)
Metallic paint
Windscreen with top tint

Electrical system:
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Electric windows with one-touch open//close facility and door seal protection function (the window lowers when you pull the door handle)
Front windscreen washer system with two wiper speeds, intermittent wipe and heated washer jets (really! why do mine freeze?)
Electrically adjustable heated exterior mirrors (aspherical on driver's side)
Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirror (on driver's side) with integrated rain sensor
Heated rear screen
Rear wiper system (coupe) (what system? there is just a wiper)
Electric metal slide/tilt sunroof (coupe)
Integrated windscreen antenna with booster (radio aerial is in the windscreen, antenna diversity and dual frequency tuning)
PCM (Porsche Communciation Management) with audio system, satellite navigation and on-board computer with enhaced functionality (what is enhanced?)
BOSE Sound System (digital)
Interior orientation lighting (ignition lock, door handles, centre console) (there are 3 LEDs to light the interior)
Remote central locking including luggage compartment
Power release buttons for luggage compartment and engine lid
Eleictrically operated rear windows (cabriolet)

Lighting system:
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Bi-Xenon headlights with dynamic headlamp levelling and headlamp cleaning system
Rear fog light on driver's side
High-level third brake light

Intruments:
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Cluster of five round instruments integrated into cockpit design
Instrument cluster with central rev counter and multi-purpose display
Guages for oil-pressure, oil-level, coolant temperature, fuel level and battery charge
On-board computer with boost pressure display

Passive safety and security:
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Side-impact protection elements in each door
Deformation zones at front and rear with integrated alloy bumpers and impact absorbers
Three point automatic seat belts front and rear, belt buckle on seat and and belt height adjustment at front
(belt height adjustment not included on cabriolet version)
Seat belt pre-tensioners and force limters at front
Driver and passenger airbags, preparation for airbag deactivation system on passenger's side
(used in conjunction with Porsche child seat)
Side airbags for driver and passenger - Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP)
Electronic immobiliser with in-key transponder, alarm system with interior surveillance
Automatically deployed roll-over protection (cabriolet)

Air conditioning:
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Automatic air-conditioning with integrated active carbon filter (some diesels still stink though - it can't get rid of everything)
Green tinted heat-insulating glass

Interior:
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Electrically adjustable seats with driver and mirror memory via key remote
Integrated head restraints
Leather interior (including seats) in standard colour
Split-folding rear seats
Additional storage space behind rear seats (coupe)
Three-spoke sports steering wheel with full-colour Porsche crest and 40mm of reach adjustment
Synthetic features finished in soft-touch paint in interior colour
Steering wheel rim, airbag module, gear lever, handbrake lever and door handles in leather
Rooflining in Alcantara (coupe)/fabric (cabriolet)
Lockable glove compartment
Lockable storage compartment in centre console
Door storage bins
Storage tray in front section of centre console
Retractable cupholders integrated discretely into switch panel (the Devil's invention)
Illuminated vanity mirrors in both sun visors
Turbo logo on door entry guards

 

[Guest]

Retail prices (UK from 1st August 2003)
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£90,360.00 911 Turbo Coupe
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Base model £74,166.00 + VAT £12,979.05 = £87,145.05
UK spec = £3,214.95 (sunroof + top tinted windscreen + Porsche driving experience (£500))
(Electric slide/tilt sunroof option code 650, windscreen option code 567)

£96,130.00 911 Turbo Cabriolet
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Base model £81,387.23 + VAT £14,242.77 = £95,630.00
UK spec = £500.00 (Porsche driving experience, top tint windscreen is standard)


Options.
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They are often not round numbers, because the prices are set without VAT. E.g. excluding VAT £199.00, with VAT £233.83
These are the standard options. There are lots more Special Exclusive Options, but I do not have a list of these.


Exterior
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--- £ 978.78 Special colours (minimum lead time 2 months)
--- £1,636.78 Colour to sample (minimum lead time 6 months)
498 £No cost Deletion of model designation FREE
635 £ 325.48 Park assist
XAF £3,522.65 Aerokit turbo (colour coded front spoiler, fixed rear spoiler and painted standard side skirts)
549 £ 213.85 Roof transport system Coupe (75kg payload)

Engine, transmission and chassis
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X50 £8,709.10 Performance kit (includes modified turbos, intercoolers, ECU and gearbox, 331 kW (450bhp))
X54 £ 356.03 Stainless steel tailpipes (four-pipe look, chrome plated stainless steel)
249 £1,961.08 Tiptronic S (five-speed automatic transmission with gearshift controls on steering wheel)
450 £5,355.65 Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) (yellow paint finish on calipers)
X73 £1,347.73 Sports suspension (ride height lowered 20mm with stiffer springs, dampers and roll bars)

Wheels
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XRC £ 841.30 18-inch SportTechno wheel (inc. 17mm spacers on rear axle)
446 £ 98.70 Coloured wheel centres (with colour Porsche Crest)
XD9 £ 705.00 Wheels painted in exterior colour (inc. colour coded centres with colour Porsche Crest)

Interior
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X45 £ 392.45 Instrument dials in interior colour (other colours as Exclusive Special Order)
454 £ 293.75 Cruise control
342 £ 253.80 Heated seats (two stage heating for both front seats)
586 £ 233.83 Lumbar support, passenger side (adjustable)
513 £ 233.83 Lumbar support, driver's side (adjustable with memory function)
XSU £ 352.50 Lowered seats (seats lowered by 10mm with raised head restraints)
P89 £No cost Sports Seats (in leather, with manual height and fore/aft, electric back, no memory)
XSB £ 705.00 Sports seats backrests in leather (rear of backrests in leather in interior colour)
XSA £ 641.55 Sport seat backrests in exterior colour
XSE £ 138.65 Bucket seat in leather, passenger side (rear seats and belts removed)
XSF £ 138.65 Bucket seat in leather, driver's side (rear seats and belts removed)
XSL £ 701.48 Roll-over bar (brushed stainless steel, cross brace for 6-point harness, rear seats removed)
XSX £ 269.08 Seat belts in Guards Red (inc. front and rear)
XSY £ 269.08 Seat belts in Speed Yellow (inc. front and rear)
XSW £ 269.08 Seat belts in Maritime Blue (inc. front and rear)
XME £ 332.53 Rear section of centre console in exterior colour
XX2 £ 337.23 Footwell lighting/central switch (switch for all interior lights and additional footwell lighting)

Leather interior
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--- £ 237.35 Leather interior in special colour (Boxster red or Cinnamon Brown)
--- £ 994.05 Leather interior in colour-to-sample
X99 £ 791.95 Leather interior in natural leather (Natural Brown(code 04) or Dark Grey(code 03))
982 £ 233.83 Soft ruffled leather seats
XSC £ 103.40 Porsche Crest embossed on head restraints
E74 £ 554.60 Leather package small (some plastic bits in leather)
E70 £1,410.00 Leather package large (more plastic bits in leather)
XPA £ 280.83 Three spoke sports steering wheel in leather (I think this is standard on UK cars)
XNS £ 150.40 Steering column casing in leather
XEA £ 198.58 PCM handset in leather
XMZ £ 562.83 Rear section of centre console in leather
XMA £ 669.75 Rooflining in leather (to match interior colour)
XMP £ 265.55 Sunvisors in leather
XZD £ 158.63 Interior light surround in leather
XTG £ 273.78 Inner sill finishers in leather
XSD £ 352.50 Seat controls in leather
XX1 £ 185.65 Floor mats (with leather edging) (UK spec. included mats, but without leather edges)

Burr maple interior
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E75 £ 978.78 Burr maple package small, light burr maple
E76 £ 978.78 Burr maple package small, dark burr maple
E71 £2,939.85 Burr maple package large, light burr maple
E72 £2,939.85 Burr maple package large, dark burr maple
XPB £ 586.33 Three-spoke sports steering wheel in light burr maple
XPC £ 586.33 Three-spoke sports steering wheel in dark burr maple
Y07 £ 404.20 Gear lever and handbrake lever in light burr maple
Y08 £ 404.20 Gear lever and handbrake lever in dark burr maple
Y62 £ 329.00 Tiptronic S gear selector and handbrake in light burr maple
Y63 £ 329.00 Tiptronic S gear selector and handbrake in dark burr maple
XML £ 709.70 Rear section of centre console in light burr maple
XNB £ 709.70 Rear section of centre console in dark burr maple

Carbon interior
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E77 £ 978.78 Carbon package small
E73 £2,939.95 Carbon package large
XPD £ 586.33 Three-spoke sports steering wheel in carbon
XMJ £ 709.70 Rear section of centre console with Auminium look paint finish
Y05 £ 404.20 Gear lever and handbrake lever in carbon (carbon finish with aluminium inlay)
Y61 £ 329.00 Tiptronic S gear selector and handbrake lever in carbon
X69 £ 348.98 Door entry guards in carbon

Aluminium Look/aluminium/stainless steel interior
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E82 £ 514.65 Aluminium Look package small
E80 £1,656.75 Aluminium Look package large
Y29 £ 895.35 Aluminium/stainless steel/chrome package (X70, X54, X71 bundle)
XPG £ 519.35 Three-spoke sports steering wheel with Aluminium Look paint finish
X71 £ 387.75 Aluminium-coloured instrument dials
Y06 £ 404.20 Gear lever and handbrake lever in aluminium
Y23 £ 329.00 Tiptronic S gear selector and handbrake lever in aluminium
XY5 £ 190.35 Tiptronic S gear selector gate with aluminium look paint finish
X70 £ 202.10 Door entry guards in stainless steel

Audio & communications
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692 £ 344.28 CDC-4 six-disc CD autochanger (with MOST connection)
666 £ 522.88 Telephone module for PCM (dual-band GSM 900/1800)
668 £ 142.18 Telephone handset for PCM telephone module


Some exlusive option codes
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CUC Logo on engine lid painted
CUP Control stalks in leather
CUJ Fuse-box cover in leather
CUV "turbo" logo on storage compartment lid
CVW Interior mirror in leather
CX3 Illuminated door storage bins
XX1 Personalised floor mats
CUM Storage beneath stearing column in leather
CVV Two tone sun visors in leather
CPR Dashboard trim strip painted (arctic silver)
CAZ Front intake grilles in Basalt Black
CPZ Padded leather steering wheel

 

[Guest]

Engine
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Cylinders : 6
Firing sequence : 1 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 3 - 5
Valves : 4 per cylinder
Displacement : 3,600 cc
Bore/stroke : 100 mm / 76.4 mm
Max. power : 309 kW (420bhp) @ 6,000 rpm (with X50 450 bhp @ 5,700 rpm)
Max torque : 560 Nm @ 2,700 - 4,600 rpm (with X50 620 Nm 3,500 - 5,000 rpm)
Compression : 9.4:1
Max. rpm : 6,750 rpm
Max. boost : 0.8 bar (with X50 0.9 bar)
Oil consumption : Up to 1.5 litres/1000 km
Engine management : Motronic ME7.8 with static high voltage distribution
Sequential fuel injection, cyclinder specific knock control
Electronic throttle valve
Fuel grade : 98 octane (RON) super unleaded
Generator : 1,680 W
Starter : 1.7 kW
Battery : 80 Ah
Coolant : 28 litres manual, 29 litres Tiptronic S (sealed for life, or until you get a leak)
Oil : 8.0 litres with oil filter change, 7.8 litres without oil filter change

Chassis
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Layout : 4 wheel drive
Front axle : McPherson-strut suspension with anti-roll bar
Rear axle : LSA multi-link suspension with anti-roll bar
Steering : Power assisted (hydraulic)
Ratio : 16.9:1, 2.98 turns lock-to-lock, steering wheel 375 mm diameter
Turning circle : 10.6 m
Brakes : Four piston monobloc aluminium fixed calipers front and rear
Discs : Internally vented and cross drilled, 330 mm diameter front and rear
34 mm thick front, 28 mm thick rear
Stability : Porsche Stability Management (PSM) with ABS 5.7
Wheels : 8J x18 front, 11J x 18 rear
Tyres : 225/40 ZR 18 front, 295/30 ZR 18 rear
Pressures : 2.5 bar (36 psi) front, 3 bar (44 psi) rear

Transmission manual
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1st : 3.82:1 Max. speed 68 km/h
2nd : 2.05:1 Max. speed 112 km/h
3rd : 1.41:1 Max. speed 163 km/h
4th : 1.12:1 Max. speed 204 km/h
5th : 0.92:1 Max. speed 248 km/h
6th : 0.75:1 Max. speed 305 km/h
Reverse : 2.86:1
Final drive : 3.44:1
Transmission Tiptronic S
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1st : 3.59:1 Max. speed 73 km/h
2nd : 2.19:1 Max. speed 121 km/h
3rd : 1.41:1 Max. speed 193 km/h
4th : 1.00:1 Max. speed 272 km/h
5th : 0.83:1 Max. speed 327 km/h
Reverse 1st : 1.93:1
Reverse 2nd : 3.16:1
Final drive : 2.89:1
(Note: manual reaches max speed at the rev limter, i.e. runs out of revs which is traditional Porsche practice,
Tiptronic runs out of power for the gearing.)

Weights Coupe
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Unladen weight (DIN) : 1,590 kg manual, 1,630 kg Tiptronic S
Unladen weight (EC) : 1,665 kg manual, 1,705 kg Tiptronic S
Permissable gross : 1,935 kg manual, 1,975 kg Tiptronic S
Max. axle load front : 825 kg
Max. axle load rear : 1,250 kg
Max. roof load : 75 kg
Weights Cabriolet
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Unladen weight (DIN) : 1,660 kg manual, 1,700 kg Tiptronic S
Unladen weight (EC) : 1,735 kg manual, 1,775 kg Tiptronic S
Permissable gross : 1,980 kg manual, 2,020 kg Tiptronic S
(Weights are for standard spec cars.
EC weight includes 68 kg for the driver and 7 kg for luggage.)

Performance Coupe
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Top speed : 305 km/h (190 mph) manual, 298 km/h (185 mph) Tiptronic S
0-100 km/h : 4.2 secs manual, 4.8 secs Tiptronic S
0-160 km/h : 9.3 secs manual, 10.4 secs Tiptronic S
80-120km/h : 4.8 secs manual (5th gear), 5.5 secs Tiptronic (4th gear)
Performance Cabriolet
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Top speed : 305 km/h (190 mph) manual, 298 km/h (185 mph) Tiptronic S
0-100 km/h : 4.3 secs manual, 4.9 secs Tiptronic S
0-160 km/h : 9.5 secs manual, 10.7 secs Tiptronic S
80-120km/h : 5.0 secs manual (5th gear), 5.7 secs Tiptronic (4th gear)

Fuel consumption l/100km (Coupe and Cabriolet)
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Urban : 18.9 manual, 21.9 Tiptronic S (with X50 19.6 manual, 22.2 Tiptronic S)
Extra urban : 9.2 manual, 9.6 Tiptronic S (with X50 9.7 manual, 9.8 Tiptronic S)
Combined : 12.9 manual, 13.9 Tiptronic S (with X50 13.3 manual, 14.2 Tiptronic S)
CO2 emmissions : 309 g/km manual, 339 g/km Tiptronic S (with X50 324 g/km manual, 345 g/km Tiptronic S)

Dimensions
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Length : 4,435 mm
Width : 1,830 mm
Height : 1,295 mm
Wheelbase : 2,350 mm
Ground clearance : 90 mm
Front track : 1,472 mm
Rear track : 1,528 mm
Luggage volume : 100 litres (front compartment)
Fuel tank : 64 litres
Windscreen washer : 6.5 litres

 

[Guest]

Crankcase with both cylinder banks and cam covers.

 

[Guest]

Assembled engine, looking at the clutch plate.
The tank on the left is the oil tank for the dry sump. On each side are the intercoolers, which are hidden inside ducting in the car.
The silver pipe on the right and the black pipe on the left are the inputs to the two turbos (which you can see) carrying air from the air filter.

 

[Guest]

Here you can see the cooling of the car.
There is a radiator on each side of the nose. Air from these exits through the wheel arches.
The central radiator exits downwards under the car. On the GT2 (and GT3), there is a slot ahead of the bonnet to allow the air to exit up, so not affecting the under car aerodynamics.
Air from the the intercoolers exits from the side outlets in the rear bumper.
Cool air can be drawn down through the slats in the engine cover to cool the engine bay.
Cutouts in the underfloor panneling allow cooling air to pass around the gearbox.

 

[Guest]

Turbo front right brake.
There are 144 holes per disc for you to unblock when they get filled with brake dust.

 

[Guest]

Standard car looks like this.

 

[Guest]

Aerokit looks like this.

 

[Guest]

I forgot to add the colours it came in.
The photo is not great, but then the book does not reproduce the colours that well either. Nothing beats seeing a real car on a sunny day.

White, yellow, red and black are fairly straightforward, although since metallic paint is included, not many are in the solid colours.

Basalt black and Arctic silver are probably the most common, Midnight blue puts in the odd appearance.
Seal Grey seems less common on the turbos that the other 996s.
I don't think Atlas Grey was available from launch.
Lapis Blue and Lagoon Green are quite rare and I don't think I have ever noticed a Carmon Red car.

 

[Guest]

The only remaining thing is the internal colours.
In the book the Metropole blue looks very dark but it is not really.

It is not so easy to read:
Standard colours: Black, Graphite Grey, Savanna, Metropole Blue
Grey and Black are the most common, although I am biased and think Blue is the best.
Savanna is rare in this country.

Special colours: Boxster Red and Cinnamon Brown.
Maybe this is some kind of German humour.

Natural leather: Dark Grey, Natural Brown.
Not sure these were chosen much. My dealer recommended against them, since the standard leather is good enough quality and there was no need to spend extra.

That's it.
If anyone asks for info, I'll point them at this thread to start with.
It should answer 95% of the queries.

Hope it is useful.

 

[tallmat]

Thanks Stuart - that'll be very helpful for all 996 tt drivers, now the pages have been removed from the website.

Could be useful when we come to sell our 996s as we upgrade to the 997t.

Or maybe not.... a close business associate in Hamburg (petrolhead and long term Porscher) emailed me today and said he'd been for drive in development 997t. Evidently some pre-production cars are being offered to long standing Porsche customers to check there's no adverse reaction on release...

His view (and I quote): "it's good, more power, but does not feel that much more than 996 X50, you don't notice new 4WD diff, more toys but overall -- evolution rather than revolution". Just like 996 to 997 other variants, I guess.

Just wondering if his comments re the 4WD set up is why Porsche chose to allow first press test drive on Finnish ice....

 

[Guest]

Were there any differences to the car from the beginning of the production run to the end. I understand some minor changes were made between 2002 and 2003 models. Would someone like to add what they were?

 

[Guest]

The only changes affected what bits came as standard. The later car had more bits thrown in for free.
I don't know if the first cars had PCM1 rather than 2 for the sat nav.

 

[garyw]

My 01 car had PCM1,
My04 car is PCM2

garyw

 

[paulf968]

Quick question:

Where is the C16 (or otherwise) spec of the car actually written down?

thx


paul

 

[SNB993]

And the 2003 model was given the Bose MOST system which IMHO is absolutely dreadful [:'(]
Simon

 

[phil993]

Really interesting - thanks - relevant to me at this time as I'm about to sell my 993 tt to buy 996tt. If its of interest I have the full 2003 m.y. price list that I can email to anyone who would like it.

 

[whoisit]

Hi All,

Just wondered, the MOST sys is in the MY03 cars, is it upgradeable with after market stuff? Not looking for a sound off spec, just looking at cars now which may not have PCM2 so would like to add a Kenwood or Alpine Double DIN unit. I assume MOST does not allow a simple plug in?