The trouble with limited-run Porsche models is there simply aren't enough to go around, and the 993 Speedster is among the most extreme cases. When Porsche launched a 911-based Speedster in 1989, they initially built 800. When they re-launched the Speedster with the 964 generation in 1994 they made just 936. When the 993 came around, things were …
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The Devil Is In The Details Of This Custom 993 Speedster
Porsche officially built just one 993-generation 911 Speedster. On the occasion of Butzi Porsche's 60th birthday in 1995, the company presented him with a one-off tiptronic Speedster on 17" wheels. Longtime Porsche customer Jerry Seinfeld commissioned the Sonderwunsch program to build him a silver widebody Speedster as well, starting from a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 993 Carrera RS Is Like A GT3 Before The GT3 Existed
Porsche's GT range, at least as we understand it today, began with the 993 GT2. That rear-wheel drive, 444 horsepower, aggressively flared monster was the first use of the GT moniker on a modern Porsche. However, the car that came to define the GT line, the GT3, has much more in common with this car; the Carrera RS. Though it does not share the GT …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen Thrashes A Screaming 993 RSR Around Daytona
I might be the odd man out here, but until I watched this footage, I always felt the 991 GT3 RS had the most glorious exhaust note in the entire 911 family. I was wrong. This sonorous 993 RSR is piloted by none other than Leh Keen, whose exploits are well known here. The lanky ace dons his red and white helmet before stuffing himself into …
Continue to the full articleGunther Werks Unveils Their Newest 993-Based Creation at Rennsport 2018
The creations from Gunther Werks are truly something special. Their appeal should grow with another model—which is somewhat more accommodating than their hardcore 400R. That said, the new 430-horsepower Sport Touring is still quite quick. This particular car, unveiled at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering this past weekend, enjoys several …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Project Gold Is Complete, It’s Air-Cooled And It’s For Sale!
Porsche's meticulously hand-crafted Project Gold is finally ready for its close up. In an effort to celebrate the end of 993 production twenty years ago, as well as celebrate Porsche's 70 year history as an automotive manufacturer, Porsche built possibly the nicest 993 Turbo S in the world. Interestingly Porsche makes mention of the car not being …
Continue to the full articleComparing the Air Cooled Engine of a 993 to the Water Cooled Engine of a 996. What are the Differences?
I’ve been around air-cooled cars all my life. Both my parents had VW Beetles, so when it came time to replace my hand-me down first car, a ’71 Ford Capri, it isn’t surprising I went for a ’72 Super Beetle. Then years later, after I found out that Heidi had an heirloom 1958 Porsche 356A Cabriolet in the family, I made it my mission to get that car …
Continue to the full articleWatch This 700 HP 993 GT2 Make Quick Work of this Hill Climb Course in Portugal
First held in 1927, the Falperra International Hill Climb follows a 3.2 mile course, climbing 860 vertical feet, to the summit of Falperra in Bragua, Portugal. Despite being one of the most popular races in Portugal (it attracts up to 200,000 spectators each year) the race was cancelled for numerous years (2002 - 2010) due to the failure of local …
Continue to the full articleThink the air-cooled market is softening? Think again!
This is what $2.5 Million US Dollars in 993 looks like. Despite signs that the air-cooled market is softening, RM Sotheby's just auctioned off this 1995 Porsche 993 GT2 for an astonishing one million pounds more than the pre-auction estimate. If the market is softening, the buyers after this piece of Porsche motorsport history never got the memo. …
Continue to the full articleWatch a 993 Play Cat-and-Mouse With a Cayman GT4
A 993 Carrera 4 is still a formidable performance car, even more than 20 years on. In the right hands a 993 is more than capable of hanging with modern performance cars. The white Carrera 4 3.6 appears to be track prepared, with stripped carpets and a few other visible mods. The car chiefly benefits from the elusive "driver mod." The driver's car …
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