986 to 996

[tomc88]

hello

my next car will prob be a 996 (from my current 986S). I want to get a Gen2

what's the easiest way to tell it's a Gen2? It seems I can't rely on the year, or even the shape of the headlights.

When I search Autotrader or google images it's hard to tell exactly where the cut-off date is....


so what's a sure fire 100% sure way to be sure - are there tell tale numbers on the sticker under the bonnet?

It's tricky (for me) at least to tell

thanks