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As I decided to start the racing Porsches theme, I decided to list all the cars I wanted. Then, when most of the list was completed, I bumped into a picture of this model, and fell instantly in love. It looked so sleek and gorgeous.... and unluckily sold out! I looked around on the internet at various on-line retailers, but since it was issued in 2002, it was pretty much an old model and all retailers had sold their stock. I was displeased with that, I told myself, "Well, there is one gorgeous model that is not going to be in my collection...".


One gorgoues day, I went to Valletta, capital city of Malta. After looking at some diecast shops, looking for some new cars... I found this beauty hiding behind some boxes! Five minutes later, the model was sold and in my collection!


The model is a beautiful piece from Minichamps, the paint is all but perfect. Smooth and even. The headlights and rear lights look very real, especially the headlights. The car also has a set of foglights, a very fine and realistic improvement. The main drawback is the use of decals, they are perfectly applied, but they could easily brittle in the future.


The car opens up fully, the doors, engine cover and front compartment all open to show very fine details. The door hinges are very discrete and look very real. The front part and engine compartment do not have hinges as they completely fall off the model.


The cockpit is to my eyes, poor. I haven't seen any pictures of this part of the real car, so I cannot really say. However, I think it is too poor for a car like this.


The engine cover comes off to show a very detailed engine. As you can see, the engine is fully wired and full of plastic pipes. All in all, it is one of the best engines I have seen from a miniature and coming from a middle range company, it is really surprising to see this level of detail. The front compartment opens up to show a very finely detailed tyre replacement and some other fine details.


The wheel is very nice too, nothing to say against this part. On the other hand, I have to praise Minichamps for not omitting the brake disk and caliper from this model. As you can see, the rim completely hides this part, but Minichamps still put it in the model, and in a very detailed way.


In conclusion, I must say that I am pleased with this model. It is very well made and except for a couple of problems (cockpit and decals), I must say it is one of the best cars I have. Even though it is an old issue (2002) it is very close to todays standards. A great addition to my Porsche theme.