After the controversial Porsche 996, Stuttgart’s best known sportscar redesigned its flagship to include traditional 911 DNA, such as the round/oval headlamps and the brushed steel targa rollbar.

With its twin-turbo 3.6-litre H6, the GT2’s 523 horsepower propelled this Rennsport masterpiece from 0 to 100kph in 3.6 seconds. By 2011, the final year of the Porsche 997, a grand total of 500 GT2 RS-spec cars had left the assembly line.