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1995–1998 Porsche 911 (993) value

The last air-cooled 911, prized for its looks, multi-link rear suspension and Varioram engines. Recent sold auction prices, updated weekly.

Silver 1998 Porsche 911 Turbo S (993) coupe, front three-quarter view in the Porsche Museum
Photo: Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Price snapshot

Fair price range*$89,200–$226,000
Median sold (USD)$137,000
Low$40,700
High$967,500
Sales used287

*Fair price range = middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) of USD sold prices in this sample. Condition, mileage, trim and options move any one car outside it.

Snapshot window: last 12 months. 346 sold cars (287 in USD), model years 1995–1998, sold Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. Non-USD sales are shown in their original currency and left out of USD statistics (we don't convert currencies).

Market signal

BUYbuyers' market
HOLDno clear move
SELLsellers' market
Sell: looks like a sellers' market

Why: prices are up meaningfully and the 12-month trend agrees.

  • Mix-adjusted median +11% vs the prior 3 months on 85 recent and 64 earlier USD online-auction sales (80% range +2% to +18%). Adjusted for trim and model year so a run of pricier cars doesn't look like a rising market.
  • Raw median $131,000 in the last 3 months vs $104,875 before (+25%; median model year 1997 → 1996).
  • 12-month trend: +7% per year (mix-adjusted, 256 sales).
  • Sales volume (all auctions the data provider tracks for this model, Aug 2026 to Oct 2026): 93 sales vs 72 in the 3 months before (+29%). Context only; volume doesn't set the rating.
prior 3 molast 3 mo$90k$129k$168k$208kSep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26Sep 2025: median $136,500 from 16 salesOct 2025: median $117,000 from 16 salesNov 2025: median $105,000 from 21 salesDec 2025: median $165,250 from 14 salesJan 2026: median $108,500 from 6 salesFeb 2026: median $194,000 from 21 salesMar 2026: median $174,000 from 20 salesApr 2026: median $164,000 from 24 salesMay 2026: median $104,875 from 22 salesJun 2026: median $103,250 from 24 salesJul 2026: median $109,666 from 19 salesAug 2026: median $152,996 from 28 salesSep 2026: median $119,996 from 26 salesOct 2026: median $127,000 from 31 sales
Red: monthly median USD sold price at online auctions in our sample (months with 3+ sales; bigger dot = more sales). Dashed line: 12-month mix-adjusted trend. Shaded: the two 3-month windows compared.

Based on a sample of public auction results for the Porsche 993, not all sales. A rough read of recent price direction, not financial or investment advice and not an appraisal. How the market signal works.

Value by trim

Trim is read from the listing title. Only trims with at least 5 USD sales in the snapshot window are shown. The overall median depends heavily on which trims sold recently.

TrimSalesMedianMiddle 50%
Turbo S6$766,750$665,400–$925,500
Turbo38$313,000$257,200–$362,600
S38$200,000$165,100–$239,000
4S46$186,500$164,200–$236,200
Base / other159$94,000$72,000–$117,500
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Sold prices over time

$0k$270k$539k$809k$1,079kNov 2025Mar 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026median $137,0002025-11-03: $135,0002025-11-06: $75,0002025-11-06: $93,5002025-11-07: $60,5002025-11-07: $350,0002025-11-08: $105,0002025-11-09: $54,0002025-11-11: $59,0002025-11-13: $369,0002025-11-16: $126,0002025-11-17: $66,5002025-11-17: $176,0002025-11-20: $184,0002025-11-20: $340,0002025-11-21: $63,0002025-11-24: $86,9612025-11-25: $226,0002025-11-26: $63,5002025-11-26: $180,0002025-11-28: $96,0002025-11-28: $339,9932025-12-03: $47,7502025-12-09: $168,0002025-12-09: $275,0002025-12-12: $247,0002025-12-13: $255,0002025-12-15: $76,0002025-12-15: $83,0002025-12-16: $187,0002025-12-17: $162,5002025-12-22: $75,0002025-12-22: $137,0002025-12-27: $87,5002025-12-30: $255,0002025-12-31: $950,0002026-01-02: $395,0002026-01-05: $120,0002026-01-14: $97,0002026-01-18: $158,0002026-01-22: $40,7002026-01-23: $179,2002026-01-23: $224,0002026-01-23: $252,0002026-01-24: $330,0002026-01-24: $660,0002026-01-27: $87,5002026-01-31: $61,0002026-02-01: $194,0002026-02-02: $55,5002026-02-04: $94,0002026-02-05: $73,5002026-02-05: $336,0002026-02-10: $198,0002026-02-10: $255,0002026-02-11: $94,0002026-02-11: $330,0002026-02-12: $202,0002026-02-13: $163,0002026-02-13: $252,9932026-02-17: $180,0002026-02-18: $49,0002026-02-18: $190,0002026-02-20: $205,0002026-02-21: $120,0002026-02-23: $126,0002026-02-25: $228,0002026-02-27: $242,0002026-02-27: $330,0002026-03-01: $90,0002026-03-03: $206,0002026-03-04: $117,9932026-03-05: $162,4002026-03-05: $220,0002026-03-05: $307,5002026-03-07: $125,0002026-03-07: $173,6002026-03-08: $161,0002026-03-09: $107,0002026-03-10: $274,9932026-03-11: $130,0002026-03-13: $187,0002026-03-13: $361,0002026-03-14: $280,0002026-03-17: $120,0002026-03-17: $275,0002026-03-18: $69,0002026-03-23: $375,0002026-03-24: $270,0002026-03-27: $63,0002026-03-30: $80,0002026-03-31: $285,0002026-04-01: $156,0002026-04-02: $61,0002026-04-03: $233,0002026-04-07: $97,9332026-04-08: $151,0002026-04-09: $205,0002026-04-10: $401,0002026-04-11: $63,9112026-04-12: $341,0002026-04-16: $190,0002026-04-17: $83,5002026-04-19: $197,5002026-04-20: $108,0002026-04-21: $72,9112026-04-21: $132,0002026-04-22: $191,0002026-04-22: $268,0712026-04-23: $55,0002026-04-24: $232,9722026-04-25: $95,2002026-04-25: $112,0002026-04-25: $263,2002026-04-25: $288,2502026-04-25: $409,2502026-04-25: $681,5002026-04-28: $172,0002026-04-29: $70,0002026-04-29: $117,0002026-04-29: $240,0002026-04-30: $211,0002026-05-01: $170,0002026-05-02: $91,5002026-05-03: $184,8002026-05-03: $308,0002026-05-03: $560,0002026-05-04: $76,0002026-05-05: $185,0002026-05-06: $101,0002026-05-07: $97,0002026-05-08: $102,0002026-05-09: $188,0002026-05-11: $86,5002026-05-12: $56,9932026-05-12: $69,0002026-05-12: $216,0002026-05-13: $138,0002026-05-14: $107,7502026-05-19: $93,0002026-05-19: $258,0002026-05-20: $82,5002026-05-20: $156,0002026-05-21: $226,0002026-05-22: $241,0002026-05-25: $381,0002026-05-26: $86,5002026-05-26: $87,5002026-06-01: $189,0002026-06-02: $86,0002026-06-03: $110,0002026-06-04: $96,0002026-06-04: $222,0002026-06-05: $340,0002026-06-06: $96,5002026-06-08: $53,9932026-06-08: $76,5002026-06-11: $64,5002026-06-12: $172,0002026-06-15: $55,0002026-06-15: $185,9932026-06-16: $79,0002026-06-17: $65,5002026-06-18: $146,0002026-06-23: $193,0002026-06-24: $261,0002026-06-25: $136,0002026-06-25: $151,0002026-06-26: $65,5002026-06-26: $69,9932026-06-26: $70,0002026-06-26: $77,0002026-06-27: $184,0002026-07-02: $60,5002026-07-05: $116,0002026-07-06: $48,7502026-07-06: $52,0002026-07-06: $55,0002026-07-08: $115,0002026-07-09: $135,0002026-07-10: $245,0002026-07-14: $158,0002026-07-16: $58,9932026-07-16: $116,0002026-07-17: $212,0002026-07-21: $109,6662026-07-22: $77,5002026-07-23: $92,5002026-07-25: $101,2002026-07-28: $130,0002026-07-28: $172,9932026-07-30: $100,9932026-07-31: $65,2502026-08-03: $86,5002026-08-03: $157,0002026-08-03: $286,6662026-08-05: $179,0002026-08-06: $92,0002026-08-08: $99,3002026-08-08: $107,0002026-08-10: $140,0002026-08-11: $111,1112026-08-11: $320,0002026-08-12: $95,5002026-08-12: $192,5002026-08-12: $325,0002026-08-12: $343,5002026-08-13: $305,0002026-08-14: $82,0002026-08-14: $263,2002026-08-14: $500,0002026-08-14: $500,0002026-08-15: $112,0002026-08-15: $145,6002026-08-15: $217,0002026-08-15: $240,8002026-08-15: $390,0002026-08-15: $797,0002026-08-15: $967,5002026-08-17: $118,0002026-08-19: $42,9932026-08-19: $153,9932026-08-19: $203,5002026-08-20: $151,9992026-08-20: $176,0002026-08-20: $378,0002026-08-21: $186,0002026-08-24: $136,0002026-08-25: $109,9932026-08-26: $75,5002026-09-02: $110,0002026-09-02: $260,0002026-09-07: $88,0002026-09-08: $71,0002026-09-08: $112,0002026-09-09: $131,0002026-09-11: $103,3332026-09-14: $55,9932026-09-17: $146,0002026-09-18: $136,2502026-09-18: $852,0002026-09-21: $71,0002026-09-21: $225,0002026-09-21: $306,0002026-09-22: $90,0002026-09-23: $94,5002026-09-23: $115,0012026-09-23: $265,0002026-09-24: $75,5002026-09-24: $277,0002026-09-25: $101,0002026-09-28: $88,0002026-09-28: $127,9932026-09-29: $150,0002026-09-30: $62,0002026-09-30: $145,0002026-09-30: $240,0002026-10-01: $240,0002026-10-04: $180,0002026-10-05: $94,0002026-10-06: $95,0002026-10-06: $146,5002026-10-07: $127,0002026-10-08: $135,0002026-10-08: $291,0002026-10-12: $86,5002026-10-12: $225,0002026-10-13: $78,0002026-10-13: $95,5552026-10-13: $239,0002026-10-14: $66,5002026-10-15: $65,0002026-10-15: $257,0002026-10-15: $275,0002026-10-17: $188,0002026-10-19: $79,0002026-10-19: $88,0002026-10-19: $127,0002026-10-20: $104,9932026-10-21: $52,5002026-10-21: $130,0002026-10-23: $98,0002026-10-26: $335,0002026-10-27: $122,0002026-10-30: $88,5002026-10-30: $160,0002026-10-30: $172,0002026-10-30: $212,000
Each dot is one sold auction (USD sales only). Hover a dot for date and price.

12-month market trend

$0k$70k$139k$209k$279k2025-11: 22 salesNov 252025-12: 12 salesDec 252026-01: 12 salesJan 262026-02: 22 salesFeb 262026-03: 24 salesMar 262026-04: 31 salesApr 262026-05: 27 salesMay 262026-06: 25 salesJun 262026-07: 20 salesJul 262026-08: 38 salesAug 262026-09: 28 salesSep 262026-10: 27 salesOct 262025-11: avg $148,267 (22 sales)2025-12: avg $237,229 (12 sales)2026-01: avg $217,033 (12 sales)2026-02: avg $220,485 (22 sales)2026-03: avg $203,020 (24 sales)2026-04: avg $211,361 (31 sales)2026-05: avg $186,705 (27 sales)2026-06: avg $129,819 (25 sales)2026-07: avg $111,117 (20 sales)2026-08: avg $253,609 (38 sales)2026-09: avg $176,270 (28 sales)2026-10: avg $148,909 (27 sales)
Red line: monthly average sold price. Grey bars: monthly sales volume. Source: Old Cars Data market statistics.
12-mo sales volume288
All-time median (provider)$97,933
Sell-through rate77%
Auctions tracked (all-time)1,681

Provider-computed statistics for Porsche 993 (Provider model '911', model years 1995–1998), covering auction data from 2018 onward. These are unfiltered: they can include parts lots, project cars and extreme outliers, so averages can swing month to month. The price snapshot above uses our own filtered, cars-only USD sample instead.

Recent sold prices

ListingSold priceDateSource
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cup 3.8 (Lot 100)$212,000Oct 30, 2026Hagerty Marketplace
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe 6-Speed Rear Seat Delete (Lot 89)$88,500Oct 30, 2026Hagerty Marketplace
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe 6-Speed$160,000Oct 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
14k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa 6-Speed$172,000Oct 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
One-Owner RoW 1997 Porsche 993 Carrera S Coupe Vesuvio Edition$122,000Oct 27, 2026PCARMARKET
RoW 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo WLS2 Conversion$335,000Oct 26, 2026Bring a Trailer
24k-Mile 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet 6-Speed$98,000Oct 23, 2026Bring a Trailer
26k-Mile 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet$52,500Oct 21, 2026Bring a Trailer
14k-Mile 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 6-Speed$130,000Oct 21, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa 6-Speed$104,993Oct 20, 2026Bring a Trailer
42k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa$88,000Oct 19, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe 6-Speed$127,000Oct 19, 2026Bring a Trailer
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet$79,000Oct 19, 2026Cars & Bids
1995 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe$188,000Oct 17, 2026Cars & Bids
1997 Porsche 911 (993) Carrera 4 - Manual£70,650 GBPOct 16, 2026Collecting Cars
1996 Porsche 911 Turbo$257,000Oct 15, 2026Bring a Trailer
42k-Mile 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet 6-Speed$65,000Oct 15, 2026Bring a Trailer
19k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe 6-Speed$275,000Oct 15, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet 6-Speed$66,500Oct 14, 2026Bring a Trailer
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S€159,500 EUROct 14, 2026broadarrow
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe$78,000Oct 13, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Turbo 6-Speed$239,000Oct 13, 2026Bring a Trailer
RWD-Converted 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe 6-Speed$95,555Oct 13, 2026Bring a Trailer
36k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa$86,500Oct 12, 2026Bring a Trailer
35k-Mile 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe 6-Speed$225,000Oct 12, 2026Bring a Trailer
1995 Porsche 911 (993) Turbo€195,000 EUROct 12, 2026Collecting Cars
1995 Porsche 911 Turbo€207,000 EUROct 9, 2026broadarrow
11k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 6-Speed$135,000Oct 8, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo$291,000Oct 8, 2026Bring a Trailer
1998 Porsche 911 (993) Targa£42,995 GBPOct 8, 2026Collecting Cars
46k-Mile 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 6-Speed$127,000Oct 7, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa 6-Speed$95,000Oct 6, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 993 Carrera 4S Coupe$146,500Oct 6, 2026PCARMARKET
35k-Mile 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet 6-Speed$94,000Oct 5, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 6-Speed$180,000Oct 4, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 C2S 993 Coupé Manual - 8,900 miles£250,000 GBPOct 3, 2026Car & Classic
1997 Porsche 993 C2 Targa Manual£81,000 GBPOct 3, 2026Car & Classic
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera Cup 3.8$240,000Oct 1, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 6-Speed$145,000Sep 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
3.8L-Powered 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 6-Speed$62,000Sep 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
Modified 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe 6-Speed$240,000Sep 30, 2026Bring a Trailer
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe 6-Speed$150,000Sep 29, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 6-Speed$127,993Sep 28, 2026Bring a Trailer
1997 Porsche 911 993 Carrera Cabrio Auto£47,000 GBPSep 28, 2026Car & Classic
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe 6-Speed$88,000Sep 28, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe 6-Speed$101,000Sep 25, 2026Bring a Trailer
46k-Mile 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe$75,500Sep 24, 2026Bring a Trailer
1996 Porsche 911 Turbo$277,000Sep 24, 2026Cars & Bids
1996 Porsche 911 (993) TargaA$137,500 AUDSep 24, 2026Collecting Cars
1997 Porsche 911 Targa 6-Speed$115,001Sep 23, 2026RM Sotheby's

Showing the latest 50 of 392 sold cars in the current sample.

Buyer tips

Check for secondary air injection (SAI) faults, valve-guide wear and oil consumption. Manual coupes, Carrera S/4S widebodies and Turbos carry large premiums over Tiptronic cabriolets. Service history and paint originality matter a lot at this price level.

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FAQ

How much is a Porsche 993 worth?

In our current sample of 287 U.S.-dollar auction sales, the median sold price was $137,000, with sales from $40,700 to $967,500. Individual cars vary with condition, mileage, trim and options; this is a market snapshot, not an appraisal.

Where do these 993 prices come from?

From completed public auctions (for example Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, PCARMARKET and others). Sold-price data from Old Cars Data auction records. Only sold results are included, not unsold high bids or dealer asking prices.

What should I check before buying a 993?

Check for secondary air injection (SAI) faults, valve-guide wear and oil consumption. Manual coupes, Carrera S/4S widebodies and Turbos carry large premiums over Tiptronic cabriolets. Service history and paint originality matter a lot at this price level.

Are Porsche 993 prices going up or down?

In our sample, the median USD sold price over the last 3 months was $136,250 (from 95 sales), higher than the $101,600 median of the 3 months before that (66 sales), a +34% change. The mix of trims and condition changes from month to month, so read this as a rough signal.

How often is this data updated?

Weekly. Each refresh adds the latest sold auction results to the sample.

Is this an official Porsche price guide?

No. PCar Values is independent and isn't affiliated with Porsche AG or Porsche Cars North America.