1992 Porsche 911 Turbo

It feels like it has been a while since I’ve written about the 964 Turbo so now seems as good a time as ever to remedy that. I’ve featured quite a few examples of the 930, my personal favorite of the 911 Turbos, but as the 930’s heir the 964 Turbo provides a very familiar recipe for driving enjoyment packaged in a more modern and refined machine. Utilizing the same basic setup as the 1989 930, a 3.3 liter turbocharged flat-6 mated to the G50 5-speed manual transmission, the 964 actually can provide the opportunity for experiencing much of the greatness of that final 930 model year, but for less cost. The cost will not likely be significantly less, but with the ’89 930 attracting significant attention on the collector market while the Turbo 3.6 garners most of the attention among 964 fans, the standard 964 Turbo sits in a nice middle position where we can’t quite say it is being ignored but it does fly under the radar just that little bit. How that will continue to play out over time remains to be seen, but right now it is not a bad car to pursue for those in search of the menacing performance that only a single-turbo rear-drive 911 can provide. The example we see here, a Guards Red 1992 Porsche 911 Turbo, located in Miami, shows with very reasonable mileage for its age and generally presents quite well.

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Year: 1992
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.3 liter turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Mileage: 61,000 mi
Price: $115,000

Considered in the Porsche world as the redefined 930! This All original, low mileage turbo is the perfect investment piece.

This 92′ has only covered 61k miles since new! Properly preserved and maintained since new, this car has only been driven sparingly form PCA events, and local car shows back to its Airport hanger were it slept with a multimillion dollar collection of other aircooled cars!

Women owned since 2006, our 964 has never seen a track nor any type of abuse. Soon after she purchased the car, she decided that it would benefit from a engine out reseal, new clutch and new turbo. Engine, tranny, suspension, brakes, everything are on the money… this car was not shipped to my location, put nearly 700 miles the day of the purchase until arriving safely back home with out one hesitation or issue.

Inside and out she shows little evidence of wear and tear. Paint is nearly flawless and much better then to be expected of a 23 year old car. Interior is mint with only normal wear on the drivers seat. Pictures some what speak for themselves but do it enough justice, rare to find a well preserved example like this.

The iconic and wide body lines, the reliable and incredibly fast 3.3 turbo intercooled engine and the bulletproof g50/50 5 speed transmission, factory updated suspension and brakes, and much colder A/C…

These are the things that make this is the perfect aircooled Porsche in my eyes.
Car is located in Miami, FL and Can Be Shipped to Your Doorstep Upon Request.

Call Tony @ 305-988-3092

The 964 always had a somewhat funny existence and the constant progression and changes to the Turbo reflect that. The introduction of the 964 was a significant moment for Porsche, who was bringing about the first major redesign to its now iconic 911 since the introduction of impact bumpers in 1974. But then Porsche seemed to move on from it rather quickly, introducing the further redesigned 993, which itself had a short model run prior to the even more significant changes, this time to both the body and the engine, that came with the 996. It is almost as if Porsche wasn’t exactly sure how they wanted to proceed once they begun to truly inaugurate those first major alterations. The 964 Turbo itself underwent major revisions mostly due to the fact that it took significant time and energy to develop a turbocharged version of the 3.6 liter engine that was standard for the model in general. So it began life by borrowing the well known unit from the 930 and it was not until the final two model years that we saw the full 3.6 liter version, though those were produced in more limited numbers. Of course, most of this has little to do with the specific car here, but I raise these points because I remain curious how we will remember the 964, and related to that, how the market will respond to the 964 over the long haul. The histories of the classic 911 and 993 seem more sure, but with the 964 I don’t know. There is so much variety among the models produced that the 964 almost seems like an experiment in engineering. I, myself, am a somewhat late adopter of the 964’s excellence. For a long time I failed to appreciate these cars and I tended to quickly return to the later 993 or earlier 911SC and 3.2 Carrera. As I’ve begun to reflect upon them much of this has changed and now on that rare chance that I see one on the road my attention is drawn to them far more than to other 911 models. I have no idea whether I’m alone in this response, but I do find these to be very captivating cars. I’m just not sure what to make of their somewhat ephemeral history.

-Rob