Key features
Featuresø
Radio Cassette
Anti-lock Braking
Automatic Air Con / Climate Control
Rear Spoiler
Leather Steering Wheel
Leather Trim
Power Windows
Dual Front Airbags Package
Alarm System/Remote Anti Theft
Central Locking Remote Control
Engine Immobiliser
Side Front AirBags
Sport Seats
Sport Seats - Plus
Power Steering
Power Steering Plus
Limited Slip Differential
Sports Suspension
Sports Suspension Plus
Alloy Wheels
Specificationsø
Engine type
MULTI POINT F/INJEngine size
3600 ccEngine litres
3.6LCylinders
INLINE 6Camshaft
VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAMValves
24Bore / stroke
100x76.4Power
265 kWPower from
7200 rpmTorque
370 NmTorque from
5000 rpmPower to weight ratio
212 kW/tAcceleration 0-100km/h
3.9 sGrears
6Grear type
MANUALDrive
REAR WHEEL DRIVEFuel type
PREMIUM UNLEADED PETROLFuel capacity
64 LE10 compatible
N/AFuel consumption city
N/A L/100kmFuel consumption highway
N/A L/100kmFuel consumption combined
N/A L/100kmFuel average distance
N/A kmFuel maximum distance
N/A kmFuel minimum distance
N/A kmCO2 emission city
N/A g/kmCO2 emission highway
N/A g/kmCO2 emission combined
N/A g/kmEmission standard
N/ATurning circle
10.6 mFront suspension
IndependentRear suspension
IndependentFront brakes
DISC - VENTILATEDRear brakes
DISC - VENTILATEDFront rim description
8.0Jx18Rear rim description
10Jx18Front tyre description
225/40 ZR18Rear tyre description
285/30 ZR18Length
4430 mmWidth
1765 mmHeight
1270 mmWheelbase
2350 mmFront track
1475 mmRear track
1495 mmKerb weight
1250 kgPayload
380 LGross vehicle mass
1630 kgGross combined mass
N/A kgTowing capacity (braked)
N/A kgTowing capacity (unbraked)
N/A kgGround clearance
100 mmANCAP Rating
UnratedAirbags
N/ACountry of origin
GERMANYLaunch year
1999Launch month
09Discontinued
2000Manufacturer
PORSCHEDoors
2Seats
4Body style
2D COUPEDisclaimer
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Comments
2000 Porsche 911 GT3 (996.1) | Guards Red | Mezger Homologation IconSome cars become collectible because they are rare.
Others because they changed everything.
The 996.1 GT3 is both.
As the first ever road-going GT3, this was Porsche’s homologation special — developed in the spirit of the legendary RS cars before it, and powered by the motorsport-derived Mezger flat-six with roots tracing back to the 911 GT1.
This 2000 example, finished in iconic Guards Red, presents exceptionally well and remains in highly original condition — something increasingly difficult to find.
With factory sports bucket seats, full Clubsport roll cage, CD stacker delete and wonderfully honest presentation throughout, it captures exactly what made the first GT3 so special.
Never raced, carefully kept and recently detailed, the car presents superbly. The paintwork has excellent depth, wheels are beautifully presented, and the interior remains remarkably clean and correct.
With approximately 1,868 examples produced worldwide , the 996.1 has long moved from “used Porsche” to recognised modern collectible — and rightly so.
Originally delivered in South Africa and now offered in a particularly desirable specification, this is the kind of GT3 enthusiasts search for.
Guards Red
Mezger 3.6L naturally aspirated flat-six
6-speed manual
Factory sports bucket seats
Factory Clubsport roll cage
CD stacker delete
Highly original, unmodified condition
Never raced
Recently detailed
Increasingly collectible first-generation GT3
No U.S. market deliveries when new — growing global demand narrative as 25-year eligibility arrives
The beauty of the 996.1 GT3 is that it still feels compact, alive and intimate. It has that rare “go-kart” lightness people talk about — not as cliché, but as reality.
It is as rewarding on a fast road as it is significant in Porsche’s GT lineage.
Cars like this are no longer simply bought to drive, they are chosen, curated and held.
Presented through our Kingsgrove, Sydney showroom. Inspections strictly by appointment.
Dream to Achieve.