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Porsche 911 996.2 Carrera 4S Dark Blue GT Spirit 1:18

Porsche 911 996.2 Carrera 4S Dark Blue GT Spirit 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
GT Spirit
Scale
1:18
Material
Resin
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
GT938
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About the Porsche 911 996.2 Carrera 4S Dark Blue GT Spirit 1:18

TL;DR: GT Spirit's 1:18 resin Porsche 911 996.2 Carrera 4S reproduces the facelifted, wide-body all-wheel-drive 911 in Dark Blue. Sealed resin holds precise lines around the revised headlight treatment that marked the 996.2 update, aimed at collectors tracking 911 generation changes rather than casual buyers.

The 996 generation still divides opinion among Porsche enthusiasts, and the 996.2 facelift addressed the criticism that mattered most: the headlights.

Resin Detail on a Facelifted Body

The original 996's headlight design, shared visually with the contemporary Boxster, drew persistent criticism for looking too similar to a cheaper model, and Porsche revised the lamp units for the 2002 model year onward to give the 911 its own identity again. GT Spirit's sealed resin build captures that updated lighting cleanly, with the surrounding bumper and bonnet lines meeting at consistent, tight gaps that a diecast body with opening panels would find harder to hold. The Carrera 4S adds a further distinction: it borrows the wider rear bodywork from the Turbo model even without the Turbo's power, giving this 911 a noticeably broader stance than a standard Carrera. Dark Blue paint sits deep and even across those flared rear arches, and the sealed body means no opening doors or bonnet, a fair trade for the panel precision resin buyers are choosing it for.

Where the 996.2 4S Sits in a 911 Line-Up

This is the 996 generation's most broad-shouldered non-Turbo variant, and it slots neatly into a collection built around 911 evolution: narrow-body Carrera, wide-body 4S, then the Turbo above it. Because it was the first water-cooled 911 generation, the 996 marks a genuine turning point in Porsche's history, and having a 4S in the line-up illustrates how the AWD wide-body treatment carried on into later generations. At 1:18, the model's roughly 22cm length holds its own beside contemporary GT3 and Turbo replicas from other eras, and resin's sharper body lines reward the kind of close inspection this generation invites, given how much scrutiny the styling still receives among owners and collectors alike.

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