Porsche
968 Turbo S

Why it matters

The 968 Turbo S was the road-legal derivative of the 968 Turbo RS GT race car and the most powerful four-cylinder Porsche of its day. Production stopped after only 14 cars, making it one of the rarest series Porsches of the 1990s.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Porsche 968 Turbo S (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 968 Turbo S)
  Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Porsche 968 Turbo S (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 968 Turbo S)
  Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Porsche 968 Turbo S (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 968 Turbo S)
  Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Porsche 968 Turbo S (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 968 Turbo S)
  Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Developed in 1993 from the 968 Turbo RS, the Turbo S replaced the 968's naturally aspirated engine with a turbocharged 2,990 cc four-cylinder fed by a single KKK turbocharger. It drove through a six-speed Getrag transaxle with limited-slip differential. Porsche halted production after 14 cars, one of them a prototype.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Series cars share the 968 Turbo S chassis prefix WP0ZZZ96Z; cataloged examples are 890061 and 890068, while the only prototype is 800412 and was painted Speed Yellow, a paint-to-sample code (98) not offered on series cars until 1994. Features cited are three-piece lightweight Speedline wheels, twin bonnet scoops, a larger front air intake, a chin spoiler and a larger adjustable rear wing, plus hard-shell fixed-back sport seats on most cars. The code tag shows sport chassis (030) and limited-slip differential (220). One 1994 car had standard seats, air conditioning and airbags.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Time lapse: Porsche's transaxle models Level A Porsche Newsroom (Christophorus 418) · 2026-06-11

   • With production halted after 14 units, the car is extremely rare today.

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Porsche Newsroom – Time lapse: Porsche’s transaxle models Level A

   • 14 units (production halted after 14)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
3. 3
   1993 Porsche 968 Turbo S (Lot 148, Amelia Island 2026) Level C Gooding & Company

   • SOHC inline-four with a single KKK turbocharger
   • 2,990 cc
   • 305 BHP at 5,400 RPM
   • 6-speed Getrag manual transaxle

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   1993 Porsche 968 Turbo S (Amelia Island 2026, lot 148) Level C Gooding & Company

   • 2,990 CC SOHC Inline 4-Cylinder Engine (Technical Specs)
   • Single KKK Turbocharger (Technical Specs)
   • 6-Speed Getrag Manual Transaxle with Limited-Slip Differential (Technical Specs)
   • Front Independent Suspension with Lower Wishbones and Coil Springs (Technical Specs)
   • Rear Independent Suspension with Semi-Trailing Arms and Transverse Torsion Bars (Technical Specs)
   • 4-Wheel Ventilated Disc Brakes with ABS (Technical Specs)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
5. 5
   1994 Porsche 968 Turbo S (Miami 2025, lot 235) Level C RM Sotheby's

   • 304 horsepower and 368 pound-feet of torque
   • shared brakes with the 911 Turbo 3.6

   Accessed 2026-11-12