The pie was cut almost evenly, with 37% wanting a lease or finance option, and 25% selecting to buy it outright. This week, it’s dream car time – the 911 Turbo. Specifically, 991 Porsche 911 Turbo values.
They are sneaky cheap.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo vs any 991 GT3
See the Turbo listing here.
Porsche doesn’t make sense, at least not from a business or engineering standpoint. If I blindfolded you and gave you the option of a mid-engine or rear-engine car, you’d pick the mid-engine. Yet the 911 survives, even though the Cayman is better balanced.
And then there’s the 911 Turbo. I recently took a spin in one (not literally, I kept it shiny side up), and came away impressed because…it’s a 911 Turbo. But now, every 911 is a Turbo, whether Porsche wants to put the badge on or not. And the 911 GT3 has replaced it atop the lineup as the 911 to have.
Does that make the Turbo cheaper? Oh yea.
With a starting MSRP of $173,000 in 2017, the Turbo cost about the same at a GT3, but they couldn’t be more different in feel. We’ll debate that another day, because I’ve found a Turbo for sale, and I was shocked at just how low they can go.
The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche fans, like BMW ones, obsess over “LCI”, or mid life-cycle refresh. So while the Turbo I drove was an updated 991.2, this 2017 is “just” a plain ol’ 991. Sorry.
- Black on black. Yawn. People spec these like it’s a 330i.
- 37,100 miles
- Bid to $74,000 so far
- Sport Chrono Pack, front lift system
- PDK transmission, the only available on the Turbo, with all-wheel drive
- Clean CarFax
- 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six, with 540 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque.
- This example has ugly aftermarket wheels and window tint, but is otherwise unmolested.
Those numbers don’t sound incredible, right? I means, a G80 M3 produces waaay more torque. Until you find that this car can get to sixty in 2.6 seconds. And believe me, it felt like it.
“Whatever Mike, I still want a GT3. “
Now you wait just a minute…
991 Porsche 911 Turbo values
Porsches don’t really depreciate, right? This one does.
Here’s one for $78,000. 56,000 miles sure, but that means you can just drive it without worrying about the value. There are tons of other examples, see for yourself.
GT3s? Sure, here’s one for $160,000. On average, they retain more than 70% of their value, while Turbo models drop 50%.
Sure, very different driving experiences, but if you’re looking for a good daily that gets reasonable mileage, is reliable, and has all-whether traction with snow tires, the Turbo is it.
As Clarkson would say, speed and power. What would you get?
