The 993 GT2 Evo was always exceptionally rare, but only one looked like this 👇
and GT1 excepted). To bump the GT2 up a category, Porsche dialled up the twin-turbocharged 3.6-litre engine to 600hp – a 170hp jump over the road car – courtesy of new pistons, camshafts, exhaust system and, of course, beefier turbos. Just imagine how terrified the drivers must have been when it started pouring with rain during the car's first Le Mans appearance in 1995.
As far as I can tell, this GT2 Evo never turned a wheel at La Sarthe. Instead, Porsche presented the car at the 1995 Frankfurt motor show, complete with barmy ‘Harlekin’ livery, to draw in team owners looking to enter top-tier GT endurance racing. It was sold to a collector after its stint as a show car, who took the concept of an art car perhaps a bit too literally by locking it away their ‘private museum’ for the best part of 25 years.
It has, however, been ‘meticulously’ cared for in that time to ensure the car was ready to go on a moment’s notice. It’s since spent the last three years with Mechatronik in Germany, the same dealer looking after, so you’ll have to take travel and import taxes into consideration when enquiring about the POA. It won’t be cheap, obviously. Porsche only produced 11 examples of the 911 GT2 Evo, but this Harlekin is a one-off.
You’ll get your money’s worth, though. Most modern racing cars bear little resemblance to their road-going counterparts and require a team of engineers to get them going. This, on the other hand, is ripe for appearances at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Members Meeting. At anywhere it can go, really. And after so many years locked away, a 911 this awesome deserves to be seen at every possible opportunity.
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