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Highlights
- ES Motorsport ES700 package delivering 700bhp
- £15,000 worth of work in the last 18 months
- Mostly unmodified aesthetics with original interior
- MOT to April 2025 with no advisories
- Low mileage and carefully maintained car
The Appeal
This may look like a standard 997.1 Turbo. It isn’t. Not by a long way. That is thanks to an ES Motorsport ES700 upgrade that hikes power way beyond factory standard. To 700bhp in fact.
This catapults an already capable coupe into supercar territory. Fortunately it has been lavishly maintained to match the upgrades, including £15,000 invested in the last 18 months alone.
Thanks to the quality of that ES Motorsport work and the 997 underpinnings, this car is as much grand tourer as pointed B road banzai.
The condition speaks to the low mileage, handful of keepers and extensive maintenance. A long MOT with no advisories to April 2025 adds reinforcement. This is a one-off 997.1 that is at home on a long road trip as a short back road blast.
History and Paperwork
- Registered in the UK
- First registered 25th October 2006
- Six registered keepers
- 991 1st Generation car
- £15,000 spent in last 18 months on various upgrades and maintenance tasks
- All old parts are included to further prove the work carried out
- MOT to 11th April 2025 with no advisories
- Good MOT history with very few and only minor advisories through years
- ES Motorsport ES700 power package upgrade detailed below under Mechanics
- Summary of recent maintenance below and numerous invoices accompany the car from ES Motor and LT Garage Ltd
- Purchase invoice from Porsche Centre Reading
- All removed parts are included with car to prove work has been done
Summary of recent work:
- Engine removed to undertake work below
- Coolant lines with genuine parts
- Spark plugs
- Ignition coils
- Front subframe lowered to refurbish bushes
- New rear arms and bushes
- New rear oil vacuum pump
- Replacement air conditioning pump
- PCM and climate control buttons
- Brake discs, pads, hoses and brake fluid
The Condition
- Tidy and unmodified 997.1 Turbo aesthetics finished in black
- Paintwork presents very well with even, polished finish and few signs of use
- Bodywork is straight and unmodified with factory Turbo aesthetics
- No structural advisories on current long MOT
- Gen 2 wheels and hubs with centre lock wheel set up
- GT2 carbon fibre side scoops and Aero front splitter
- High specification and original black leather interior
- Few signs of wear inside with everything reported to work correctly
- Aquamist turbo monitoring dial inset where Chrono clock was
- 18-way adjustable hardback seats
- PCM satellite navigation head unit
- Two chips on the windscreen
The Mechanics
- 3,596cc turbocharged flat six Porsche 997.1 specification engine
- 6spd manual gearbox
- ES Motorsport ES700 package to increase power to 700bhp
- This includes billet variable turbine upgraded turbos and upgraded intercoolers
- Upgraded Sachs 2.5 clutch Gt2 lightened flywheel
- Gearbox, front and rear diff oils replaced with genuine Porsche oils and filters
- Full sports exhaust system
- Recent engine-out work detailed above
- Methanol kit
- Ohlins fully adjustable shock absorbers for height and dampening
- Intercooler maps can be changed with the Cobb access port
- Upgraded coolant system with lines pinned removing the brittle old connectors
- £15,000 of maintenance in last 18 months
- Clean MOT with no mechanical advisories
- No running or driving issues advised by seller
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