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Porsche911

Sixty years of refining an engine layout everyone said was wrong.

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The story

A defining chapter in Porsche history.

Explore the ideas, engineering and context that shaped the Porsche 911, then continue into its specifications and place in the marque's lineage.

Origins

Porsche needed to replace the 356 with something faster, larger inside, and capable of carrying two people and their luggage across a country. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, known as Butzi and grandson of the firm's founder, drew the answer: a fastback coupe with a sloping tail, upright headlamps and a greenhouse of almost no visual thickness, a shape so resolved that the company has never seriously tried to leave it behind. Behind the rear axle sat an air-cooled 2.0-litre flat six, driving the rear wheels. It was shown at the 1963 Frankfurt motor show as the 901 and renamed before deliveries began in September 1964, because Peugeot held a registered claim in France to three-digit names with a zero in the middle. Porsche changed one digit and, in doing so, acquired the most valuable model designation in the industry.

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Design and engineering

The layout was simultaneously the problem and the point. Hanging the engine out behind the rear axle loads the driven wheels in a way front-engined rivals cannot match, and it produces a balance that rewards commitment and punishes hesitation. The early cars had a reputation for swapping ends that Porsche spent decades engineering out, starting with lead weights in the bumpers and moving through longer wheelbases, wider rear tyres, revised rear suspension geometry and eventually electronic stability control. What the company never did was move the engine. Every generation is a further iteration on a configuration that most engineers would have abandoned, and the accumulated development is precisely why the current car works.

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In production

Porsche itself lost faith twice. The front-engined 928 of 1977 was conceived as the 911's replacement, won European Car of the Year, and was outlived by the car it was meant to bury. Then in the early 1990s the model nearly died along with the company, which was building too many unrelated cars in too small a volume; it survived because Wendelin Wiedeking rebuilt the manufacturing operation and because the new Boxster shared its front structure and much of its hardware with the 996-generation 911. That car also brought the switch from air cooling to water in 1997, still the most argued-over moment in the model's history, and the reason the preceding 993 became the most sought-after of all.

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Legacy

Alongside the road cars ran an unbroken competition programme: the stripped 2.7-litre Carrera RS of 1973, the turbocharged 935 that dominated sports car racing in the late 1970s, and a continuous line of GT cars still contesting endurance events today. Road versions have appeared as coupe, convertible, targa and speedster, with rear or all-wheel drive, naturally aspirated and turbocharged, and production has continued without interruption at Stuttgart since 1964. The 911's real distinction is not its speed or its sound. It is that Porsche committed to one difficult idea and then spent sixty years improving it, never once permitted the luxury of starting again.

At a glance

The facts that define it.

Produced

1964–present

Body

2-door, 2+2 or 2-seat coupé

Technical specification

The 911, in detail.

Production: September 1964 – present
Class: Sports car/Grand tourer (S)
Body style: 2-door, 2+2 or 2-seat coupé ; 2-door 2+2 or 2-seat convertible ; 2-door 2+2 targa top ; 2-door 2-seat speedster (automobile); speedster
Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive
Designer: Ferdinand Butzi Porsche (original design)
Assembly: Germany: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Manufacturer: Porsche AG

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Complete model family

Every Porsche 911 production model

The 911 has had eight generations since the original 901 was shown in 1963. This catalogue follows the complete factory road-car family through the current Type 992, including the main Carrera, Targa, Cabriolet, Turbo, GT, RS, Speedster and globally significant limited-production derivatives.

8 generations127 production-model families1963–present

What “every 911” means here: A model is listed separately when Porsche gave it a distinct production name, drivetrain, body concept or homologation role. Engine-size updates and major facelifts are separated; ordinary option packages, paint-and-trim editions, regional dealer editions and individual Sonderwunsch commissions are not counted as new 911 models. Pure competition cars are recorded separately beneath each generation so they are not confused with road-legal production 911s. Production dates can overlap because Porsche introduced generations and derivatives during a model year.

Generation 1 · 901 / original 911

First generation

1963–1973

The air-cooled original established the rear-engined flat-six layout. Porsche expanded it from one coupé into T, E and S performance levels, the Targa, and the Carrera RS homologation model.

Porsche 901 pre-series

Factory special

1963–1964

Coupé

The launch-name cars built before Peugeot's naming objection led Porsche to adopt 911.

911 2.0

1964–1969

Coupé · Targa

The original 130 PS production 911; the glass-rear-window Targa followed the early soft-window version.

911 S 2.0

1966–1969

Coupé · Targa

Higher-output model that introduced the forged Fuchs wheel to the 911 range.

911 T 2.0

1967–1969

Coupé · Targa

The lighter, lower-powered entry model below the E and S.

911 L 2.0

1967–1968

Coupé · Targa

A one-model-year luxury specification that bridged the original 911 and later 911 E.

911 E 2.0

1968–1969

Coupé · Targa

Fuel-injected middle model; E stood for Einspritzung, the German word for injection.

911 T / E / S 2.2

1969–1971

Coupé · Targa

The first displacement increase retained the three-level T, E and S range.

911 T / E / S 2.4

1971–1973

Coupé · Targa

Longer-stroke final regular versions of the original-generation 911.

911 R

Homologation

1967

Lightweight coupé

A tiny factory series of exceptionally light competition-oriented 911s that anticipated the RS idea.

911 Carrera RS 2.7

Homologation

1972–1973

Touring · Lightweight

The 210 PS homologation 911 with the production-car 'ducktail' spoiler; 1,525 were built.

Generation 2 · G-Series / 930

Second generation

1973–1989

Impact bumpers identify the long-running G-Series. It introduced the production 911 Turbo, the full Cabriolet, the SC and Carrera 3.2, and the first series-production 911 Speedster.

911 2.7

1973–1977

Coupé · Targa

The base impact-bumper 911, initially with a 2.7-litre flat-six.

911 S 2.7

1973–1977

Coupé · Targa

The more powerful regular 2.7-litre G-Series model.

911 Carrera 2.7

1973–1976

Coupé · Targa

The early G-Series Carrera, with market-dependent engines and specifications.

911 Carrera RS 3.0

Homologation

1974

Lightweight coupé

A rare widened 3.0-litre homologation successor to the Carrera RS 2.7.

911 Carrera 3.0

1975–1977

Coupé · Targa

A short-lived naturally aspirated Carrera using an aluminium 3.0-litre engine case.

911 SC

1977–1983

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

The 3.0-litre standard 911; the first fully open 911 Cabriolet joined for the final model year.

911 Carrera 3.2

1983–1989

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

The final regular G-Series, with Motronic engine management and a later G50 gearbox.

911 Turbo 3.0 (930)

1974–1977

Wide-body coupé

The first production 911 Turbo, rated at 260 PS.

911 Turbo 3.3 (930)

1977–1989

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

Larger intercooled Turbo; open versions and a five-speed gearbox arrived late in production.

911 Turbo Slantnose / Flachbau

Factory special

1981–1989

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

Factory flat-nose Turbo inspired by the 935, first through Sonderwunsch and later as a regular option.

911 Carrera 3.2 Turbo-Look

1984–1989

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

Naturally aspirated Carrera with the Turbo's wide body, brakes and suspension.

911 Carrera 3.2 Club Sport

Factory special

1987–1989

Lightweight coupé

A lighter Carrera with reduced equipment and a more responsive engine calibration.

911 Carrera Speedster

Factory special

1988–1989

Narrow body · Turbo-Look

Two-seat, low-windscreen open model; Porsche produced 2,103 G-Series Speedsters.

Generation 3 · 964

Third generation

1988–1994

The 964 modernised almost every component, introduced Carrera 4 all-wheel drive and Tiptronic, and retained the classic Coupé, Targa, Cabriolet, Turbo and Speedster forms.

911 Carrera 4

1988–1994

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

The first series-production all-wheel-drive 911 and the launch model for Type 964.

911 Carrera 2

1989–1994

Coupé · Targa · Cabriolet

Rear-wheel-drive 964, offered with manual or Tiptronic transmission.

911 Turbo 3.3

1990–1993

Wide-body coupé

The first 964 Turbo retained an evolved version of the earlier 3.3-litre engine.

911 Turbo 3.6

1993–1994

Wide-body coupé

The final regular single-turbo, air-cooled 964 flagship.

911 Carrera RS

Homologation

1991–1992

Lightweight · Touring

A lighter, sharper rear-drive homologation model based on the Carrera 2.

911 Carrera RS America

Factory special

1992–1994

Lightweight coupé

US-market Carrera 2 derivative inspired by the European RS but built to different regulations.

911 Carrera RS 3.8

Homologation

1993

Wide-body lightweight coupé

Rare 3.8-litre homologation car with Turbo-width bodywork.

911 Turbo S 3.3 Lightweight

Factory special

1992–1993

Lightweight coupé

Limited, stripped-out higher-output Turbo developed by Porsche Exclusive.

911 Turbo S 3.6 Flachbau

Factory special

1993–1994

Flat-nose coupé

Very limited final 964 Turbo S with a factory flat nose and 3.6-litre engine.

911 Carrera 4 Lightweight

Homologation

1991

Lightweight coupé

A small-series, competition-oriented all-wheel-drive 964 built by the customer-sport department.

911 Carrera 2 Speedster

Factory special

1992–1994

Narrow body · 15 wide-body cars

Two-seat Speedster; 930 regular narrow-body examples were joined by 15 factory wide-body cars.

911 America Roadster

Factory special

1992–1993

Wide-body Cabriolet

North American Carrera 2 Cabriolet using Turbo-width bodywork, brakes and suspension.

911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turbo-Look

1992–1993

Wide-body Cabriolet

The RoW counterpart to the America Roadster, combining Carrera power with the Turbo body.

911 Carrera 4 30 Jahre

Factory special

1993–1994

Wide-body coupé

Thirty-year anniversary model combining Carrera 4 running gear with Turbo-width bodywork.

Generation 4 · 993

Fourth generation

1993–1998

The final air-cooled 911 brought a multi-link rear axle, the first twin-turbo and all-wheel-drive Turbo, a sliding glass-roof Targa and the first road-going GT2.

911 Carrera

1993–1998

Coupé · Cabriolet

Rear-wheel-drive core model, updated with Varioram induction from the 1996 model year.

911 Carrera 4

1994–1998

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive Carrera using a lighter viscous-coupling system.

911 Targa

1995–1998

Glass-roof coupé

Reinvented Targa with a large powered glass panel sliding beneath the rear window.

911 Carrera 4S

1995–1998

Wide-body coupé

Carrera 4 drivetrain in the Turbo body, with Turbo chassis and brakes.

911 Carrera S

1996–1998

Wide-body coupé

Rear-wheel-drive wide-body Carrera with a distinctive split rear grille.

911 Turbo

1995–1998

Wide-body coupé

The first twin-turbo and first all-wheel-drive production 911 Turbo.

911 Turbo S

Factory special

1997–1998

Wide-body coupé

Porsche Exclusive's higher-output final version of the 993 Turbo.

911 Carrera RS

Homologation

1995–1996

RS · RS Clubsport

Naturally aspirated 3.8-litre lightweight model; Clubsport added more extreme aero and safety equipment.

911 GT2

Homologation

1995–1998

Rear-drive wide-body coupé

Turbo-based road homologation model with bolt-on overfenders and rear-wheel drive.

911 Speedster factory one-offs

Factory one-off

1995 and 2001

Two-seat open car

Two 993 Speedsters were factory-built for individual owners, but Porsche never offered a regular 993 Speedster series.

Generation 5 · 996

Fifth generation

1997–2005

The first water-cooled 911 was a clean-sheet design. It created the modern GT3 line, returned the GT2 and broadened the range with Carrera 4S, Turbo Cabriolet and a new sliding-glass Targa.

911 Carrera 3.4

1997–2001

Coupé · Cabriolet

The original narrow-body, rear-wheel-drive water-cooled Carrera.

911 Carrera 4 3.4

1998–2001

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive version of the first 996 Carrera.

911 Carrera 3.6

2001–2005

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted rear-drive Carrera with a 3.6-litre engine and revised headlamps.

911 Carrera 4 3.6

2001–2005

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted all-wheel-drive Carrera.

911 Carrera 4S

2001–2005

Coupé · Cabriolet

Naturally aspirated all-wheel-drive Carrera using the Turbo's wide body and chassis hardware.

911 Targa

2001–2005

Glass-roof coupé

Rear-drive Carrera with a sliding glass roof and opening rear hatch.

911 Turbo

2000–2005

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive twin-turbo flagship; the Cabriolet arrived for 2004.

911 Turbo S

2004–2005

Coupé · Cabriolet

Final higher-output Turbo with ceramic brakes as standard.

911 GT2

2001–2005

Rear-drive coupé

The fastest 996 road model, combining twin turbos with rear-wheel drive and no stability control.

911 GT3 (996.1)

Homologation

1999–2001

Coupé

The first GT3, a naturally aspirated road-legal track model that replaced the Carrera RS role.

911 GT3 (996.2)

Homologation

2003–2005

Coupé

Updated 381 PS GT3 with revised aero and optional ceramic brakes.

911 GT3 RS

Homologation

2003–2004

Lightweight coupé

The first GT3 RS, lighter and more competition-focused than the regular GT3.

911 Millennium Edition

Factory special

1999–2000

Carrera 4 coupé

Numbered 2,000-car special based on the Carrera 4.

911 40 Jahre

Factory special

2003–2004

Carrera coupé

Fortieth-anniversary rear-drive model with X51 power and limited-slip differential; 1,963 were built.

Generation 6 · 997

Sixth generation

2004–2012

Round headlamps returned and the factory range grew to 24 variants. Direct injection and PDK arrived at the facelift, while GT2 RS and GT3 RS 4.0 became the generation's extreme bookends.

911 Carrera / Carrera S (997.1)

2004–2008

Coupé · Cabriolet

Rear-drive launch range with 3.6- and 3.8-litre naturally aspirated engines.

911 Carrera 4 / 4S (997.1)

2005–2008

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive Carrera models with wider rear bodywork.

911 Carrera / Carrera S (997.2)

2008–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted rear-drive models with direct injection and optional PDK.

911 Carrera 4 / 4S (997.2)

2008–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted all-wheel-drive Carrera range.

911 Targa 4 / Targa 4S

2006–2012

All-wheel-drive glass-roof coupé

The 997 Targa was offered only with all-wheel drive and the wide Carrera 4 body.

911 Carrera GTS

2010–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

408 PS rear-drive bridge between Carrera S and GT3.

911 Carrera 4 GTS

2011–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive version of the first 911 GTS.

911 Turbo (997.1)

2006–2009

Coupé · Cabriolet

First petrol production engine with variable-turbine-geometry turbochargers.

911 Turbo (997.2)

2009–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

Direct-injected 3.8-litre facelift with available PDK.

911 Turbo S

2010–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

530 PS flagship with PDK and ceramic brakes as standard.

911 GT3 (997.1)

2006–2009

Coupé

First GT3 with Porsche Active Suspension Management.

911 GT3 (997.2)

2009–2011

Coupé

Updated 3.8-litre, 435 PS GT3.

911 GT3 RS 3.6

Homologation

2006–2009

Lightweight coupé

Wider, lighter homologation derivative of the first 997 GT3.

911 GT3 RS 3.8

Homologation

2009–2011

Lightweight coupé

Facelifted 450 PS RS with still more track-focused aero.

911 GT3 RS 4.0

Factory special

2011

Lightweight coupé

Four-litre final RS; production was limited to 600 cars.

911 GT2

2007–2009

Rear-drive coupé

530 PS rear-wheel-drive twin-turbo model positioned above the Turbo.

911 GT2 RS

Factory special

2010–2011

Lightweight rear-drive coupé

620 PS limited-series flagship and the first 911 to use the GT2 RS name.

911 Sport Classic

Factory special

2009–2010

Wide-body rear-drive coupé

Ducktail-equipped heritage special limited to 250 cars.

911 Speedster

Factory special

2010–2011

Two-seat open car

Wide-body 408 PS Speedster limited to 356 cars.

911 Black Edition

Factory special

2011–2012

Carrera coupé · Carrera Cabriolet

Globally offered end-of-generation Carrera special limited to 1,911 cars.

911 Turbo S Edition 918 Spyder

Factory special

2011–2012

Coupé · Cabriolet

Turbo S special offered exclusively to 918 Spyder customers.

Generation 7 · 991

Seventh generation

2011–2019

A longer wheelbase and aluminium-steel body transformed the 911. The Carrera family switched to turbocharging at the facelift, while the R, Carrera T, Touring Package and 700 PS GT2 RS broadened its character.

911 Carrera / Carrera S (991.1)

2011–2015

Coupé · Cabriolet

Naturally aspirated rear-drive launch models with 3.4- and 3.8-litre engines.

911 Carrera 4 / 4S (991.1)

2012–2015

Coupé · Cabriolet

Naturally aspirated all-wheel-drive models with a full-width rear light.

911 Targa 4 / Targa 4S (991.1)

2014–2015

Powered Targa roof

Return of the classic Targa bar, combined with a fully automatic roof mechanism.

911 Carrera GTS family (991.1)

2014–2016

Coupé · Cabriolet · Targa 4 GTS

Naturally aspirated 430 PS GTS offered with rear- or all-wheel drive.

911 Carrera / Carrera S (991.2)

2015–2019

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted rear-drive Carrera range with 3.0-litre twin-turbo engines.

911 Carrera 4 / 4S (991.2)

2015–2019

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted twin-turbo all-wheel-drive Carrera range.

911 Targa 4 / Targa 4S (991.2)

2015–2019

Powered Targa roof

Turbocharged facelift of the all-wheel-drive Targa.

911 Carrera GTS family (991.2)

2017–2019

Coupé · Cabriolet · Targa 4 GTS

450 PS turbocharged GTS offered in rear- and all-wheel-drive forms.

911 Carrera T

2017–2019

Coupé

Lightened, rear-drive driver-focused Carrera that revived the T badge.

911 Turbo / Turbo S (991.1)

2013–2015

Coupé · Cabriolet

First Turbo generation with rear-axle steering.

911 Turbo / Turbo S (991.2)

2016–2019

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted Turbo range, culminating in the 580 PS Turbo S.

911 GT3 (991.1)

2013–2016

Coupé

First PDK-only GT3 and first with rear-axle steering.

911 GT3 (991.2)

2017–2019

Coupé

Four-litre 500 PS GT3 with PDK or a returning manual gearbox.

911 GT3 with Touring Package

2017–2019

Wingless coupé

A discreet manual GT3 without the fixed rear wing.

911 GT3 RS (991.1)

2015–2016

Lightweight coupé

Four-litre PDK-only RS with magnesium roof and extensive aero.

911 GT3 RS (991.2)

2018–2019

Lightweight coupé

520 PS evolution of the 991 RS.

911 GT2 RS

2017–2019

Rear-drive coupé

700 PS twin-turbo flagship and the most powerful production 911 of its generation.

911 50th Anniversary Edition

Factory special

2013–2014

Wide-body rear-drive coupé

Heritage-detailed Carrera S special limited to 1,963 cars.

911 R

Factory special

2016

Lightweight coupé

Manual, naturally aspirated wingless special limited to 991 cars.

911 Turbo S Exclusive Series

Factory special

2017–2018

Coupé

607 PS Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur special limited to 500 cars.

911 Speedster

Factory special

2019

Two-seat open car

GT3-engined manual finale limited to 1,948 cars; the last 991 produced.

911 Black Edition

Factory special

2015

Carrera · Carrera 4, Coupé · Cabriolet

Globally marketed dark-themed special based on the base Carrera models.

Generation 8 · 992

Eighth generation

2018–present

The current 911 introduced a wide body across the range and, with the 992.2 Carrera GTS, the first road-legal 911 hybrid. It also revived off-road and heritage ideas through Dakar, Sport Classic, S/T and Spirit 70.

911 Carrera / Carrera S (992.1)

2018–2024

Coupé · Cabriolet

Rear-drive launch range with an eight-speed PDK; a manual was available on the S.

911 Carrera 4 / 4S (992.1)

2018–2024

Coupé · Cabriolet

All-wheel-drive Carrera and Carrera S models.

911 Targa 4 / Targa 4S (992.1)

2020–2024

Powered Targa roof

All-wheel-drive open-roof range with the signature wraparound rear glass.

911 Carrera GTS family (992.1)

2021–2024

Coupé · Cabriolet · Targa 4 GTS

480 PS non-hybrid GTS, offered with rear- or all-wheel drive.

911 Carrera T (992.1)

2022–2024

Coupé

Manual-only lightweight Carrera positioned between the base car and Carrera S.

911 Turbo / Turbo S (992.1)

2020–2025

Coupé · Cabriolet

Twin-turbo all-wheel-drive range, with 650 PS in the Turbo S.

911 GT3 / GT3 Touring (992.1)

2021–2024

Winged · Touring coupé

First road 911 with a double-wishbone front axle; manual or PDK.

911 GT3 RS (992.1)

2022–present

Coupé

Extreme active-aero RS with DRS and a 4.0-litre naturally aspirated engine.

911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition

Factory special

2020

Targa

First Heritage Design production special, limited to 992 cars.

911 Edition 50 Years Porsche Design

Factory special

2022

Targa 4 GTS

Black Targa anniversary model limited to 750 cars.

911 Sport Classic

Factory special

2022–2023

Wide-body rear-drive coupé

Manual, rear-drive Turbo-bodied heritage model limited to 1,250 cars.

911 Dakar

Factory special

2022–2024

Raised all-wheel-drive coupé

Off-road-capable limited series of 2,500 cars.

911 S/T

Factory special

2023–2024

Lightweight coupé

Manual 60th-anniversary model combining the GT3 RS engine with Touring-style bodywork; 1,963 cars.

911 Turbo 50 Years

Factory special

2024–2025

Coupé

Turbo S-based anniversary edition limited to 1,974 cars.

911 Carrera (992.2)

2024–present

Coupé · Cabriolet

Facelifted non-hybrid base Carrera with a revised 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine.

911 Carrera S (992.2)

2025–present

Coupé · Cabriolet

Higher-output rear-drive facelift model.

911 Carrera 4S / Targa 4S (992.2)

2025–present

Coupé · Cabriolet · Targa

All-wheel-drive S models added to the facelifted range in 2025.

911 Carrera T (992.2)

2024–present

Coupé · Cabriolet

Manual-only Carrera T, offered as a Cabriolet for the first time.

911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid family (992.2)

2024–present

Coupé · Cabriolet · Targa 4 GTS

First road-legal hybrid 911, in rear- and all-wheel-drive GTS forms.

911 GT3 / GT3 Touring (992.2)

2024–present

Winged · Touring coupé

Updated GT3; the Touring can be ordered with rear seats for the first time.

911 Turbo S T-Hybrid (992.2)

2025–present

Coupé · Cabriolet

Electrified twin-turbo flagship and the most powerful series-production 911 to date.

911 Spirit 70

Factory special

2025–2026

Carrera GTS Cabriolet

Third Heritage Design model, limited to 1,500 examples and based on the T-Hybrid GTS Cabriolet.

911 GT3 S/C

2026–present

Two-seat Cabriolet

The first open-top GT3: a non-limited, manual-only Sport Cabriolet with a 9,000-rpm flat-six.

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