Porsche 993 vs 996

The 996 took over from the 993 in 1997. The 993 is the last air-cooled 911; the 996 was the first water-cooled one and a complete redesign, with a front end, including the so-called fried-egg headlights, shared with the Boxster. The 993's 3.6-litre flat-six has 272 PS, or 285 PS from 1995; the 996 Carrera started with a 3.4-litre flat-six of 300 PS, and had 3.6 litres and 320 PS from the facelift of 2001. Both came as Carrera and Carrera 4, as Cabriolet, as Targa with a glass roof and as the wide-bodied Carrera 4S. The 993 Turbo was the first 911 Turbo with twin turbochargers and all-wheel drive; on the 996, the GT3, GT3 RS, Turbo, Turbo S and GT2 use a racing-derived engine and are the most sought-after versions. In the other 996s, the Carrera, Carrera 4, 4S and Targa, the intermediate-shaft (IMS) bearing can fail and destroy the engine; many owners have fitted an upgraded bearing.

Going by asking prices, the 996 is the cheaper of the two: on 6 October 2026 its median asking price was €42,400, against €95,500 for the 993, about 56% less. Those medians cover 641 cars for sale for the 993 and 1,747 for the 996; within each model, the price depends on the version, year and mileage.

Of the cars on AutoScout24 that sold in the last 90 days, the 993 was online for a median of 58 days (295 sold) and the 996 for 67 days (808 sold). The 993 sells faster. A car counts as sold when its listing disappears; the last asking price is not necessarily what it sold for.

On 6 October 2026, Driveyart lists 641 Porsche 993 cars and 1,747 Porsche 996 cars for sale across mobile.de, AutoScout24, AutoScout24.ch and PistonHeads. See all Porsche 993 cars for sale and all Porsche 996 cars for sale.