In 2012 Porsche introduced the third generation 911, designated the 991. But Porsche also still sold in 2012 brand new second generation 911’s – the 997 series. So I’m never sure until I check out the interior of a 2012 Porsche 911 which one it is. Both of these 2012 models are in fact 997’s, just like my old 2008 model I picked up from CarMax for less than $40,000! Except these two are stupid fast convertibles that sold new for $170-200,000, depending on options. Only about 2,100 911 Turbo S convertibles were sold worldwide. A unicorn? Autotrader shows only five for sale, all for more money and lower miles, and none offer MaxCare for another five years and up to 125,000 miles of coverage on a 10 year old race car. Also, there’s a live auction underway on Bring a Trailer for a similar 2012 car – ends on May 25, 2022 and it’s at $63,000. I’ll bet it doubles in the last hour. (5-26-22 Update – the BaT car sold for $121,000. I was close.)
Not much in the way of features inside. Sports chrono. Navigation. Decent audio. No rear view camera.
The 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S was rated at a ridiculous 523 hp from the 3.8 liter six cylinder, and sprinted to 60 mph in under three seconds. Top speed was just under 200 mph. The car is AWD and runs with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) transmission. This particular model is a four-owner, accident free car currently in Irving, Texas. Find it here.
Stock # 22415867 VIN # WP0CD2A95CS773243
The blue 911 at the top is “only” $101,998. If you bump up the budget by $18,000 you can have this almost identical gray 2012 Porsche Turbo S with 17,000 less miles AND a hardtop ($3,450 option) for winter driving! I mean, they are AWD, after all. It’s a one owner car from Illinois. I do not know enough about Porsches to identify anything else that makes this car $17,000 more better than the blue one. If you do please give me a shout.
I have to resist calling blood-red interiors garish. Somebody likes them enough to order it on a $200,000 car, and almost always when I criticize a car of my readers writes to tell me they have one and like it. Will just say it’s not for me – although I almost never looked at the 2013 BMW M3 I bought this spring because it was listed as red. It’s Fox Blood, almost brick colored, and I love it. This car’s interior will for sure wake you up before the turbo thrust does. This 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S was in Las Vegas and is in the process of being transferred somewhere. I’ll track it – you can too with this link.
Stock # 21523448 VIN # WP0CD2A91CS773188
Not sure that blue one is really a Turbo S. I know it has the badging, including on the gauge and the engine air intake, but the VIN is coming back “regular” turbo. I also not that it doesn’t have the center lock wheels that it should have. Can’t tell about the brakes. It has the yellow calipers consistent with CCBs, but those are easy to repaint.
https://rennlist.com/forums/vindecoder.php?vin=WP0CD2A95CS773243
Looks like I might be wrong. Apparently it was a no-cost option to decline the center lock wheels on a Turbo S. I’ve just never seen one. And it does come back a Turbo S on this site: https://vinanalytics.com/car/WP0CD2A95CS773243/
I just KNEW one of you all would know what’s special (or not) about these. Just updated – the Bring a Trailer one sold for $121,000.