1997 Porsche 993 Turbo: More refined than you think | One-Mile Review 

Owned both pre and post 911's to the 993 turbo (plus other porsche's). The 993turbo was and is the best 911 that I've ever owned (for 10yrs). Stupid me to sell it.

My father in law traded his 85 turbo for this one! I I remember going with him to brumo Porsche in Jacksonville Fl to pick it up. It was sitting in middle of the showroom. It was bitter sweet because he really loved the 85 930 which it only had 30k on the odometer! However driving the new 993 turbo home we quickly forgot about the 930! Lol! I think he paid 138k for the 993.

Wow this is a real dream car, thanks for this review. Before I never liked the 933 Turbo, but this changed my mind.

These cars now go for $230-250K, Turbo S goes for $350-450K.

Have owned a 993 twin turbo since 2001. Prior to that owned a 70 911S for 20 yrs. Clearly, this model was the peak iteration of the air cooled Porsche. Fastest, most comfortable, livable, reliable version of the 911 bodied car that Zuffenhausen produced. Mine has 47k and drives like new. The engine sounds like a plane engine. An Engineering masterpiece.

993 turbo review that's covered everything we know about them to those of you that currently own one- me a (997.26sp'turbo 4wd) & black. & will recognize exactly what he's talking about. the mileage or this car is crazy low & would rate at a handful maybe two in the world. i have a 1996-97mag with a burgundy red 993t on the cover & remember back then thinking how huge the hp was for the time, but now as we know a fairly medium nice power nowadays. A well sorted review & always enjoy looking at another collectable porsche.

I owned a 1996 993 Turbo in speedyellow It had the 3.8 conversion 600 hp 595 ft lbs torque @ 1 bar PSS9 suspension plus other tasteful upgrades

I will never not love the 993 and this is such a great example. Thanks for the review…it did nothing to diminish my desire for a 993 TT.

I purchased my 993tt in Memphis 12 years ago and drove it back to Boston. Got my first speeding ticket with it less than 24hrs later. These are solid and quick. The boost is intoxicating. Everytime I think about selling it I just drive it and that thought goes straight out of my head. Someone else mentioned the Golden Rod by Fister and they are right, best mod for 993's. No slop in the linkage with it installed. Mine at 115k miles does not rattle or creak and drives like a 38k mile car. Vu, I may have missed it but I don't think you mentioned the power assisted clutch, so easy to actuate. Everything about the car is "rock star". I would have given it 9.5, you would have too if you had a chance to run it up the scale 🙂

buy it, Vu!

Great vid! How can PCA have such a small channel? Mind boggling

This was such an informative review on an amazing car. I love the ideas of these 1 mile reviews and think this format works great in its slightly longer form.

You have a great presentation style, Vu. Easy to listen to. Really enjoying these videos.

Good job Vu. Beautiful car with only 16k miles.

You lucky son of a gun... I would give a kidney to drive one of these for a day. Who needs a kidney?

I really enjoyed this 1 mile review! Infact, I think Vu did as well. So much so that, I’d like to check that odometer from the time he got into the car, until the time he got out. Have a feeling it was a bit more than a mile 😄 Great job Vu!

an 8, an 8? she's a 10 I'll tell ya! Look at those hips, look at the way she sings, the way she moves, the way she grooves! I think some rock star sang a song about this 911, 😂.

Great review! Probably as close as I’ll get to driving one of my dream cars.

I’m in a 991.1 TT Cab but would really love to sample one of these 993 TT someday just to get the air cooled experience. Could never justify owning one due to $, but love the videos and keep them coming.

Be still my heart! The first Porsche I ever rode in was a 930 Turbo at the age of 15. I was HOOKED from the get go. I really love the turbo cars and this was a great review. Keep up the good work

Wonderful! Great review ! You guys are the best. PCA is and was always my favorite club. I still dream of owning a 911, never know.

Love the new one mile review.Great job Vu.

Great video of a beautiful car! 👍

Beautiful car, great review. That was definitely more than one mile ;)

Keep up the great work on these One-Mile Review videos and I sure love to see you guys reviewing the classic Porsche 911s. You have an open invitation to do a One-Mile review video with my modified 997.1 GT2 next time you're in the Pacific Northwest.

I just love the 993 Turbo looks amazing in Polar Silver!

I owned an Arena Red 993 Turbo for over ten years and just sold it last year - and agree with almost all of your comments. One issue is the value of the model has risen (and they are so milage sensitive) so much that DD is pretty well out of the question. There really is no turbo lag, the power is linear and the car does go like stink. So why did I sell? A few reasons 1 - the value climbed so high that I noticed I was not driving it much due to risk 2- I had 993’s for almost 20 years and it was time to try other cars in the Porsche lineup, god forbid I was getting bored of it lol. 3 - Fuel consumption - these cars are THIRSTY - like 12 mpg in the city, so running costs were quite expensive. 4 - Rising maintenance costs, although I do all my own work, including engine builds so that was mitigated somewhat, but parts have skyrocketed So what did I get to replace it? A mint Cobalt Blue 997.1 GT3 with 11K miles, Euro Spec, and I pocketed pretty well what I paid for the 993 Turbo in the process. Regrets? NONE - I enjoyed the Turbo, great car, but it was time to move on and have someone else enjoy the car, and the GT3 is just on at another level. Great review and nice work!

Nice review. Love the 993 turbo. I think you shift too soon. Gotta wind it out a bit.

Good review Vu. I have a '97 C4S, and, except for the obvious power difference, many similarities. The shift throws are long and rubbery, as you state, a common complaint. Darin Fister and Jeff Gamroth offer corrections, the Golden Rod(GR) and short shift kit(ssk). FD Motorsports' GR is a must for most 993-owners, and improves things. The ssk helps, but not dramatically- I have both. Surprised the owner(s) of this car did not add the GR, or both? I argue that supple leather, not on this car, while not the favorite of all, is very comfortable and (was) fashionable- still is, in my view. The car you drove has other obvious factory options: onboard computer, rear wiper, dual exhaust tips, these being standard on the Turbo S. Floor-mounted pedals definitely are different from most manuals. Such does not enable stretching feet under the pedals on long drives. I'm 6'4". Referencing your 996, many 993-owners are not fans of 4-spoke steering wheels and swap for the 3-spoke, like in your 996. The overall smaller size and shapeliness when parked next to a 992, for example, are dramatic. Too bad you drove the car only in the city and in traffic, not having opportunity to open it up..! Fred

Like the standard partial leather seat much more than the supple look. Also, get and install the Immoblock that will eliminate the need for depressing the button prior to starting.

Nice review Vu, love the car. One question, has the owner had PPF or Ceramic added to this turbo? Watching the video, I cringed every time I saw a big truck near by.

Did you beat Damon in "rock, paper, scissors" to get to do this one-mile-review?

I own a 95 C2 , A 993 is My Car For life.

literally my dream car. i will get one some day

Still my favorite turbo Porsche.

Great review, you picked the right roads!👍 Car show: 10 😃 Daily driver: 7 (kinda too valuable to daily) 🤑 Road trip: 3 (perhaps more fuel efficient and reliable than its competitors like C5 Z06 and Ferrari 355, but still 12mpg is low) 😆 Fun factor: 10 (never driven one, but it looks like fun!) 😎👌 Average: 7.5 - I'll take it!!! 😁👌

Another excellent video. I’ll have to stick with my stock Amazon green 964. But I really enjoy all the videos you produce. A question: I have a little rust along the lower edge of the windshield. Maybe a fourth of an inch. It is shame to have to probably replace the original windshield after the body work?

13:23 "can't feel the turbo lag" ... because it is in the next 2-3 thousand rpm you aren't using putting around.

The 993 Turbo with the stock turbo chargers starts delivering significant boost from around 2,500 rpm. In any gear at any speed, even with low rpm in a high gear, all you need to do is plant your foot on the accelerator and enjoy the short moment in anticipation before that intoxicating swooooosh firmly comes on. Even today, with slightly enhanced Motronic, but stock turbochargers almost no one will overtake you, even on some low traffic stretches of German autobahns, if you don’t want. I always take the long way home.

This is the counter part of David lee

Today this car is worth about $300k. I would not sell my C4s for less than $220k and I don't even use it. I just love looking at it and touching it.

Dude is A menace to society blowing numerous red lights at intersections. Total disregard for public safety. Stop wiggling the shifter, you’re not standing at a urinal. I’ve over 40 yrs driving and maintaining my Porsches. Thankfully you didn’t make the fatal error sticking your hand through the steering wheel for turns which will break your wrist if the wheel kicks back.

i think car and driver got 3.7 to 60 on a cabriolet no less. 4.4 is very conservative, basically the opposite of Tesla.

I've owned multiple 911 generations through the years including Turbo variants, as well as 2 928's, 2 944's, a Boxster, etc... but I'll never understand why people claim that 911 doors sound "vault like" upon closing. The only model Porsche or car for that matter that's truly sounded vault like to me has been the 944, with the 928 coming in at a close 2nd. Beautiful 993TT BTW!

Nah, 993 Turbos in mint condition, can be found in Austin Texas for around $130k

I hear it has a long shift throw.... 14 times

Long shift throw… Is that why you push it in and out of 1st gear about 3-5 times every stop?!?!?!? Respect it and give it a rest.

Nothing new from you! You know very little. Always in the left lane 😂