One car. One owner. Twelve pages.
A 992.2 Carrera 4 GTS, specced by someone who grew up under Douglas firs and ordered the car to disappear into them.
The owner
Nate was born in Eugene, learned to drive on the logging roads of the Coast Range, and has never lived more than an hour from the Willamette. When the 992.2 configurator went live, he says the paint decision took “about as long as it takes to look out the window.”
The 4 GTS wasn't a status pick. It was a weather pick. All-wheel drive for eight months of wet pavement, the hybrid's instant torque for the short, broken straights between corners on the old Columbia River Highway, and a body that still reads as a 911 from a hundred yards away through the rain.
What he wanted, in his words, was “a car that looks like it belongs parked at a trailhead, not a valet stand.” Hence the green. Hence the black wheels. Hence nothing chrome anywhere on it.
“Every other 911 in this color code is in a garage in Beverly Hills. Mine gets fir needles on it.”
Nate, owner, Portland OR
The color
Porsche's 2025 reinterpretation of a 1970s shade. In direct sun it is a bright, almost British racing green. In Pacific Northwest overcast it drops two stops and reads as forest shadow. Both are correct.
Photographer's note: we shot this car in flat light on purpose. Hard sun turns metallic greens into something louder than the owner wanted. Overcast is what this spec was designed for.
The build sheet
Demo spec. Every line below is the owner's choice and the one-sentence reason he gave for it.
| Model | 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupe (992.2) | Four driven wheels. It rains. |
|---|---|---|
| Paint | Oak Green Metallic Neo | See page 4. |
| Aero | Aerokit | Fixed rear wing and SportDesign front. Looks like it means it, even parked. |
| Wheels | 20/21" RS Spyder Design, Satin Black | Anything bright would fight the paint. |
| Brakes | GTS brakes, calipers in blue | The one loud thing on the car. “Something had to be.” |
| Chassis | PASM Sport, rear-axle steering, front axle lift | Lift is non-negotiable for West Hills driveways and Gorge gravel pull-outs. |
| Exterior | Model designation painted in exterior color | Quieter than deleting it. |
| Exterior | Exterior package Black (high-gloss) | No chrome. Ever. |
| Interior | Black leather with Race-Tex, stitching in Slate Grey | Green stitching was “a lot.” |
| Interior | 18-way Adaptive Sport Seats Plus | Three-hour pass loops. |
| Interior | Carbon fiber interior package, GT Sport steering wheel, heated | Hands get cold in November. |
| Audio | BOSE Surround Sound | Sports exhaust is standard; this is for the rain days. |
| Deleted | Rear wiper, chrome tailpipes, silver trim | Less to look at. |
Three questions
Colophon
Two photographers, Portland, Oregon. This zine is a demo of what we deliver to every owner we shoot: a short printed story about the car, the spec, and the person, not just a folder of files.
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All photographs copyright Burnside Photo. Owner name and specification are illustrative for this demo. Not affiliated with Porsche AG.