Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS, Sapphire Blue Metallic

The 991 Carrera 4 GTS arrived as the connoisseur's choice in the 911 range: the wide Turbo-width body over all-wheel drive, the 3.8-litre flat-six lifted to 430 horsepower, and a chassis sat lower on centre-lock-look alloys. It read as a quieter statement than a Turbo or GT3, the blackened light bar, smoked tail lamps and GTS sill script doing the talking while the deep front intakes and gloss-black wheels gave it intent. This was the variant for drivers who wanted the breadth of a 911 they could use every day with most of the focus of the hardcore cars, and it became one of the most quietly coveted of the 991 line.

Make Up captures the sapphire blue metallic with real depth, the flake catching light across the long rear haunches while the red calipers sit tight behind open spokes and the cabin and rear grille are picked out in convincing black. The proportions of the wide body are honest, the panel gaps clean. Make Up presents it at 1:18 on a white leather-topped plinth.