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Porsche 911 996 Turbo Black Bburago 1:18

Porsche 911 996 Turbo Black Bburago 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Porsche
Model Manufacturer
Bburago
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
3367
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About the Porsche 911 996 Turbo Black Bburago 1:18

TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 diecast Porsche 911 996 Turbo reproduces the black 1999 coupe, the first water-cooled 911 Turbo generation and a genuine break from decades of air-cooled tradition. A Premium Sports piece at accessible pricing for a broader 911 Turbo shelf.

Porsche traditionalists debated this generation heavily when it launched. Decades later, it looks like the moment the 911 Turbo modernised for good.

Diecast Detail on a Turning-Point Turbo

The 996 Turbo's wider rear haunches and fixed rear wing, needed to house a larger twin-turbo engine and manage the extra airflow it demanded, give Bburago's diecast tooling clear, purposeful shapes to reproduce over the standard 996 coupe body. The black finish suits the Turbo's more aggressive, wide-bodied stance, and the coupe's distinctive 996-era headlamps, shared with the standard 911 of this generation but different from every generation before or since, offer a useful visual marker for collectors tracing 911 history chronologically. Diecast construction gives the model honest weight, and the entry-tier finish, while simpler than costlier alternatives, still captures the essential aggressive proportions that separate a Turbo from a standard Carrera at a glance.

The 911 Turbo's Break From Air-Cooled Tradition

This generation marked the first 911 Turbo to use water cooling rather than the air-cooled flat-six that had defined the model since its 1960s origins, a genuinely controversial engineering shift among purists at the time but one that ultimately allowed Porsche to keep developing the Turbo badge's performance for decades afterward. That transitional status makes the 996 Turbo a significant marker on any 911 generation shelf, the point where tradition gave way to modern engineering demands. Bburago's accessible pricing makes it an easy way to represent that pivotal moment without premium-tier spending.

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