2001 Porsche 911 Carrera Convertible

This generation of the Porsche 911 was introduced in 1998 as the first completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera, shown here at the 2001 Chicago Auto Show, was essentially unchanged, aside from a slight increase from 296 horsepower to 300 horsepower for its rear-mounted water-cooled 3.4-liter dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed "flat" 6-cylinder "boxer" engine. The Porsche 911 Carrera was available with either a six-speed manual or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. 2001 was the last year for this generation’s original styling; in 2002 the 911 Carrera would receive the same headlights as the Porsche 911 Turbo.