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Porsche 911 996 Carrera 4S Silver Maisto 1:18

Porsche 911 996 Carrera 4S Silver Maisto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
WAP02102212
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About the Porsche 911 996 Carrera 4S Silver Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: This Maisto 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 996 Carrera 4S is finished in silver, capturing the widebody, all-wheel-drive variant of Porsche's first water-cooled 911. Mass-market diecast construction makes it an accessible way to add the 996 generation to a 911 collection.

The 996 marked the moment Porsche moved the 911 to water-cooled engines, a decision that split opinion among purists but kept the model line commercially viable into the new millennium. Maisto's Carrera 4S covers the widebody, four-wheel-drive variant that sat above the standard Carrera in the range.

Maisto's Entry-Level Diecast Construction

Maisto operates at the accessible end of the diecast market, and that positioning shows in honest ways: the zinc alloy body carries real weight, doors and bonnet open on simple hinges, and the silver paint reads as a solid, even finish rather than a factory-matched colour code. Panel gaps run wider than a mid-tier or hand-finished piece would allow, and the cabin detail is simplified rather than mapped in fine texture. None of this undermines the model's core appeal: the 4S's flared rear haunches and wider stance over the standard Carrera come through clearly in the tooling, and the silhouette is unmistakably 996-generation 911 from any angle on the shelf.

Building a 911 Generation Collection

The 996 sits between the air-cooled 993 and the more universally admired 997, and a lot of collectors skip straight past it. That makes an accessible Carrera 4S a sensible way to fill the gap in a chronological 911 run without paying premium-tier prices for a generation that still divides opinion. Set beside earlier and later 911s, it earns its place by completing the story rather than by outshining its neighbours, and the silver finish keeps it visually restrained enough to sit anywhere in a mixed-colour display.

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