We found her at the top of a pass with a tent, a fold out chair, a fresh cup of coffee and an Arctic Silver Porsche 996. The car is the bridge between her two lifestyles. In the city it’s a quiet, understated work of 90s design. It doesn’t have a widebody, it doesn’t have custom rims, it’s just a clean and competent runabout that meshes elegantly into the Swiss street furniture. Out in the open air however, it really comes into its own.
The internet will have you believe that it’s not worth approaching these mountain passes with anything less than a GT3, but the 296 bhp from the 3.4 Carrera is still plenty to play with if you know what you’re doing.
