Porsche · 1994–1998
911 Carrera (993)
Manual · RWD · Germany
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£68,000
Checked against recent sales on 4 November 2026. How we value cars
Fast-moving market
Sold prices for 993 Carrera coupés have run well above the longer-run picture this year, and the value is moving up in steps. Half of the 15 sales in the last 12 months fell between £68,000 and £101,000 (sales recorded by The Classic Valuer). Our figure sits at the low end of that range while our weekly review moves it up. Treat it as a guide and check the latest results before you buy or sell; we re-check this car every week.
Estimated price by condition
Project
£40,800
Restoration candidate
Driver
£68,000
Good usable example
Concours
£102,000
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Porsche 911 Carrera (993)
The 993 was designed in the knowledge that it would be the last air-cooled 911, and it is the most resolved of them: new multi-link rear suspension, a six-speed gearbox for the first time, and the 3.6-litre engine revised to 272 bhp. It is also the air-cooled 911 that is easiest to use every day.
What moves the price
- The “last air-cooled” premium is real, and the water-cooled 996 that followed made it permanent.
- Body and specification: the wide-bodied Carrera 4S and Carrera S command premiums over the standard Carrera.
- A complete specialist service history, which buyers treat as non-negotiable.
Before you buy, check
- The service record, ideally from a recognised Porsche specialist throughout.
- The secondary air injection system, whose ports can clog and bring on a warning light.
- Oil leaks and, on high-mileage engines, signs of valve-guide wear such as smoke on start-up.
From our research for Porsche 911 · The Air-Cooled Generation, which covers it in full.
Vehicle data
Specifications
1994–1998
Performance
Production
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The 996 Carrera: the cheapest 911, and the engine question that decides it
A good 996 Carrera is valued at £25,000, less than the 997 that replaced it and well under half an air-cooled 993. The discount is real, and so is the reason for it. The car to buy is the one whose engine history you can read.
6 min read
Everyone says "the last air-cooled 911". Here is what the phrase actually costs.
A 993 Carrera is £68,000. The 996 that replaced it two model years later is £25,000. Almost nothing else about the two cars explains a gap that size.
5 min readPorsche 911 Carrera (993): value questions answered
- How much is a Porsche 911 Carrera (993) worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Porsche 911 Carrera (993) is worth around £68,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £40,800, and a concours-quality example around £102,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one 911 Carrera (993) worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the 911 Carrera (993) I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many 911 Carrera (993) cars were built?
- Around 19,721 were built, by our production records.
- Is there a buyer's guide to the 911 Carrera (993)?
- Yes: Porsche 911 · The Air-Cooled Generation, a 40-page collector’s guide. You can read a complete dossier free before you buy it.
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