1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S | Retro Review 

Shit that was fast as hell a mid 12 in the qm yikes

It's impressive now. Sure you've got a Corvette that will go sub 3 on a 60 run but that 911 would still be considered fast right now. It's also got the added bonus of being able to see out of the damn thing since it doesn't need the pillars to house airbags or to be thick enough to support the weight of the entire car if it ever finds itself hurtling off a cliff upside down. Thank God the government is here to protect us. Oh and yeah, 12s in the 1/4 is very, very impressive.

It's still really fast. Way faster than anyone will be driving on public roads, loaded with other, regular vehicles. Who's actually out there blasting 0-60 full-throttle out of every mini-mall parking lot and from every countless traffic light on congested business zone thoroughfares? 3.9 is too fast and beyond the capabilities of 99% of drivers, anyway. That's why today's cars are filled with computer nannies. Let's go back to slower, simpler, and cheaper cars.

@@blisterbrain I’m guessing your the 1%?

@@Mystery_Man84 Nope, not me! I know my limits.

Squad like up

Welcome to our universe. Rules of thumb, only a few selected rich people, the rest are poor people.

Or a 1997 Toyota twin turbo supra

Or 1997 viper gts in blue. Lol

She’s still a beauty

I think higher. There's one on bringatrailer going for 526K with 4 days left and nowhere close to the reserve price. Amazing.

Yeah, more like $500k and beyond for a low-mileage S. Non-S can fetch north of $200k easily.

I only wish Corvettes would have the same fetching price.. ( 1984 and up )

@@oreally8605 Haha never gonna happen, except for maybe a C7 ZR1 or the C8 Z06 in 20+ years

Real g’s know about need for speed on ps1

​@mipmipmipmipmip 😂

Same exact position. All of the cars I wanted in that era are all unavailable or completely out of reach financially.

Why don’t you lower your expectations like we all have to?

​@@roddydykes7053"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." -George Carlin

That's it

12.3/117mph quarter mile is impressive, even today

I've got a 718 GTS 3.7 to 3.9 0to60 12.2 quarter mile @ 116. 20 years after this masterpiece was made, spoiled people say that my masterpiece 718 GTS doesn't sound like a Porsche. My last 3 Porsches have been flat 6, two air cooled 911s and an 06 Cayman S. All those cars were fast to me, and still are. I love my flat four it put almost all loud cars to shame! The steering is spot on too, something I've always expected in a Porsche. Hopefully in some years after Porsche stops making gas powered engines mine will be worth a lot more too.

Wast a dig on 2.5t gts, have one myself with 3 pedals for good measure. Pretty similar to 993tt as stated which is impressive. Technology marches on and 992tt would run away from either in a straight line

@@gregalanbelleasy to tell a Porsche owner from how up in arms they get at a perceived slight, with a spreadsheet ready to go at the moment’s notice

Just get 996 , 20k can get you decent one , buy now b4 you Miss another train lol

Some people did know, based on how few miles some have.

nor did my Dad know the 959 would do $1m+ only 2 years after he was offered one for $253kUSD in a letter signed by Dr. F. Porsche and he turned it down...

My dad had a mint base black on black 1995 993. Sold it for a new base white on blue 996. Now he drives a BMW X1 lmao.

@@Chuffmaster654was he disappointed by the 996?

@@mirzatajic89 Nah, he enjoyed it. It was still a 6 speed manual. It was newer, but man, I will never forget that aircooled sound. After the 996 he had a couple Boxters and C6 Corvettes. His financials must've dived lol.

That’s $280,000 in 2023… so not really

Nope. Standard 993 Turbo with reasonable miles is a $200K car now. Even the cheapest Turbo S models go for $450.000 and reaching $900.000 for the top ones. 993 GT2's are seven figure cars, all of them.

lol wrong, are you high?

It's very close. I think 993 2S/4S without the aerokit is even nicer. No matter which generation Turbo, I'd go for without the huge spoiler. But 993 Turbo is still amazing looker.

@2 Corinthians 4:7-11 No one buys a base 911 Turbo S with no options so expect that price for a 2023 example to be over $330k.

Dodge Demon 170s are going for 300k new, so there’s that…

Similar to a 911 Sport Classic today.

Gosh.

They're so good looking. That's why. Small and compact, true sports cars.

Same here. That didn't work out very well.😆

Ruf CTR2. Look it up.

I like 997 Turbo S alot.

While I absolutely love these, especially compared to the new ones, “Pure” would be an RS, not a Turbo.

Was that an option in 97?

550-700 K

That was the 930 turbo not this one.

It's not the community's fault, they are just great cars

Time to change the Depend and have another Ensure for dinner.

@@gavinvalentino6002 Time to trade in Chinese translator for better.

@@azilll haha, that clearly went over your head. Made perfect sense.

Whats the problem?

Sounds like you don't know much about 911's

Lol talk about clueless. 993s sell for more than new, but the 993 turbo S sells for for around three times it's brand new RRP !

Scintillating.