---
title: "This 1,000-Horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 Could Be Yours for $300,000"
description: "Just traded in: Porsche 996 GT2 with all the bells and whistles. This baby won't last. No lowballers."
date: "2017-05-30"
modified: "2017-05-30"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/10817/this-1000-horsepower-porsche-911-gt2-could-be-yours-for-300000"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Porsche News"
tags:
  - "911"
  - "996"
  - "Coupe"
  - "custom"
  - "GT2"
  - "luxury"
  - "porsche"
  - "sports car"
---

# This 1,000-Horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 Could Be Yours for $300,000

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/05/1-2002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

If you've been effectively priced out of the air-cooled 911 collector's market but still can't stomach being seen in a plain-Jane water-cooled 996, do we have good news for you. Some tortured soul just traded in [a 2002 Porsche 911 GT2 with a U-boatload of custom parts](<https://www.mclarenscottsdale.com/used/Porsche/2002-Porsche-911-ee3b1e230a0e08bc557b8d6c2a654a73.htm>) pushing the horsepower figures into four digits, and now their loss can be your gain—assuming you've got a spare $300,000 lying around.

That may not sound like a deal at first; you could get a [Lamborghini Huracan Performante](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10569/2018-lamborghini-huracan-performante-7-first-impressions-from-italy>) for that price. But with anything air-cooled selling for [stratospheric numbers,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/10768/six-mile-1993-porsche-911-carrera-rsr-3-8-sells-for-2-25-million-at-auction>) it's only a matter of time before the market for the oft-maligned, water-cooled 996 seriously heats up as well. Not that Porsche wants you to [warehouse its track day specials anymore,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10725/porsche-gt-boss-cracking-down-on-people-who-flip-his-cars>) mind you, but it might not be the worst investment in the world.

![message-editor%2F1496178378862-32002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1496178378862-32002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg>)
*McLaren Scottsdale*

![message-editor%2F1496178384038-62002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1496178384038-62002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg>)
*McLaren Scottsdale*

![message-editor%2F1496178391226-42002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1496178391226-42002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg>)
*McLaren Scottsdale*

![message-editor%2F1496178395115-52002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1496178395115-52002-porsche-911-gt2-custom.jpg>)
*McLaren Scottsdale*

Of course, that all depends on whether this [GT2](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/6982/watch-this-fire-spitting-wheel-standing-porsche-gt2-tear-up-the-drag-strip>) and its reported $700,000 in upgrades are all up to snuff. The original 3.6-liter flat-six has been modified to hell and back to get it to 1,000 horsespower, with upgraded brakes and suspension, a "custom built" sequential shift gearbox, center lock wheels, and an all-carbon-Kevlar body keeping things together. And who could miss that giant (and reportedly functional) roof scoop air intake?

Inside, there's a whole lot of carbon fiber, plus a new gauge cluster by Motec and of course the unmistakable sequential shifter. [McLaren Scottsdale](<https://www.mclarenscottsdale.com/used/Porsche/2002-Porsche-911-ee3b1e230a0e08bc557b8d6c2a654a73.htm>) is pretty mum on the specifics—particularly, who's responsible for this creation—but the ad claims more details are "coming soon," and we await them with baited breath.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

### Author social links  
[Bluesky](<https://bsky.app/profile/kylecheromcha.bsky.social>)  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/kylecheromcha>)  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-cheromcha-1550248a/>)