One to Buy: Speed Yellow non-sunroof 1995 Porsche 911 3.6 Turbo (993)
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18 months after the 993-type 911 had made its world debut, Porsche added a highly anticipated Turbo to the range at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1995.
Unlike its forced induction predecessors, this latest iteration of the 911 Turbo theme most notably broke with convention on account of its full-time four-wheel drive system. A rear-drive 911 Turbo, the GT, was also unveiled at Geneva in ‘95, but this car was effectively a widebody forced induction version of the hardcore Carrera RS created purely to homologate the most effective race car possible.
By contrast, the regular 993 Turbo offered all the refinements most Porsche customers had by now come to expect from the 911. With 408bhp in standard trim, it packed sufficient punch for a 184mph top speed and 0-62mph time of 4.5 seconds.
Like most 993s of the non RS / GT variety, the overwhelming majority of 911 Turbos produced between 1995 and 1998 were ordered with an electric sunroof that added weight, lessened rigidity and increased the chance of water ingress.
However, set to go under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s sale in Paris on February 5th is an exceptionally rare 993 Turbo in non-sunroof trim: chassis ‘370078’.
Just the 78th 993 Turbo built, chassis ‘370078’ was completed a few weeks ahead of the ‘95 Geneva Motor Show on January 31st 1995 having been ordered by a customer from Stuttgart in the trademark 993 livery of Speed Yellow with Black leather upholstery. The list of optional equipment fitted included heated seats and cruise control.
Today, this extremely early and very nicely configured example of the last air-cooled 911 Turbo has covered a little under 71,000km.
