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This Is A 400,000+ Porsche 911 Speedster, What Makes It So Valuable?

YouTuber Ryan Friedman Took It For A Spin To Find Out

The Speedster Nameplate Goes Back Decades, To The Original 356 Speedster, Introduced In 1952

The 911 Speedster Was Introduced By Porsche In 2019 To Celebrate The Brand's 70th Anniversary

An Easy Way Of Identifying A Speedster Model Is With The Double-Bubble Rear Deck-lid

Porsche Only Made 1948 Examples, To Commemorate The Brand's Year Of Inception, This Speedster Is Number 1033 Of 1948

It Comes With An NA 4.0-Liter Flat-6 Engine With Making 502 HP And 346 Lb-Ft Of Torque

The Only Transmission On Offer Is A Six-Speed Manual

It Also Features Lightweight Carbon Ceramic Braking System For Additional Stopping Power

One Of Its Unique Aspects Is Its Voodoo Blue Exterior Shade, Which Is A PTS+ Color

The Blue Theme Extends To The Interior With Blue Stiching And Blue Accents Scattered Around

Another Cool Feature Is The Front-Axle Lift Systen To Prevent Scrapping The Front End

We Also Get A Demonsttration Of The Manually Operated Canvas Top.

The Drop Top Is Stowed Under A 22- Pound Carbon Fiber Lid

This Trunk Lid Was Specifically Designed For This Model

This One Of A Kind 911 Speedster Is Currently Listed On ryanfriedmanmotorcars.com for $419,995

The 2025 Porsche 911 GTS, with its T-Hybrid powertrain, is a new perspective on hybrid-tech

The brand new 3.6-liter turbo flat-six and an e-motor produce a combined 532 hp and 449 lb-ft of torque

However, since the 2025 911 Carrera GTS is a mild hybrid, Porsche doesn't offer the Acid Green accents associated with its PHEVs

Porsche applied the Acid Green accents for the first time in the 2010 918 Spyder concept

Since then, only the PHEV Porsches, like the Cayenne and the Panamera E-Hybrid models, come with Acid Green accents by default

In the case of the 2025 911 Carrera GTS, it features a Turbo-hybrid for performance enhancement rather than efficiency

So, to keep the E-Hybrid distinctive from the mid hybrid 911, Porsche opted out the use of Acid Green accents

But don't worry. Porsche offers the Acid Green color as an exterior color, from its range of PTS (Paint to sample colors)

It will cost you no less than $14,190 for this rather shouty color

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Magnus Walker has a soft spot for air-cooled Porsches

The Poschephile says he likes his cars affordable, which means they don't, necessarily, need to be pristine examples

Walker acquired many of the cars in his collection for under $10,000

But his daily driver is something even he didn't expect to like at first

A high-mileage Porsche Turbo S sounds like a risky purchase, but not when it has been well-looked-after

Once a nearly $200,000 car, Magnus acquired this 2014 Turbo S daily driver for $60,000

The odometer shows 183,000 miles, most of which (159,000 miles) done by the original owner

The only visible sign of wear is the driver's seat, which really tells you Porsche 911s are built to last

The semi-usable back seats is where Magnus' dog, Willow, often, sits

The PDK transmission was changed at 120,000 miles, which cost the previous owner $30,000

This 991 Turbo S is Magnus' only Porsche that doesn't have a manual transmission

Swipe up to learn more about why he chose this modern-day Porsche as his daily driver.

This Is A 1:1 (991.1) Porsche 911 GT3 RS With A CXX Package

It Belongs To YouTuber TJ Hunt

He Has Shot His Latest Video Along The Scenic Stretches Of Big Sur, California

This 911 Was A Present From His Wife Sabrina

It Is A Pre-Owned 2015 991 GT3 RS Which Was Specced Originally At Porsche Miramar In San Diego

The CXX Package Is Also Known As The 'Special Wishes' Package

The CXX Package Is Offered By The German Brand To An Exclusive Few, Customers Who Have Been With The Brand For A While

On The Exterior, The CXX Package Adds Gloss Black Painted Accents

Other Unique Interior Features Include Leather Wrapped Dasboard And Light-Up Door Sils

The Package Also Includes Custom Yellow Stitching And Seatbelts

The Factory Seats Also Got This Houndstooth Textile Pattern, Which Is Not A Standard Option

Coincidentally, This Particular 911 Was The Most Expensive One Ever Made At $266,530

The Only Modifcations Done By TJ Include A Titatnium Dundon Exhaust System And BBS Wheels

The Video Ends On The High Note Of TJ Taking The Car Around The Laguna Seca Raceway

TJ Believes That The Track Is Where The GT3 RS Belongs, And We Agree With Him

This 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 is one of only 9 race cars Porsche sold to privateers

The condition of this veteran race car is surprisingly immaculate, considering the grueling nature of Endurance racing

Being a '97 model, this 911 GT1 features 993 front headlights for homologation purposes

The 993 GT1 taillights, however, come from the Porsche 996

This particular 911 GT1 Race version is chassis number 108 and one of the most successful 911 GT1s to grace IMSA and Le Mans

The 911 GT1 is the only mid-engine Porsche 911

The 911 GT1's clamshell hides a twin-turbo, water-cooled flat-six, and one of the last Mezger engines

In order for the 911 GT1 Rennversion to go racing, Porsche built 25 Street versions of the GT1

Unlike the road-going GT1s, which came with a 6-speed manual, the Race version had a sequential transmission

Even early, 993 GT1 variants could hit 62 moh in 3.9 seconds and blast down the 1/4-mile in 11.6 seconds

On the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans, the Porsche 911 GT1 reached over 191 mph. The GT1 Evo was even faster, at 205 mph

At just 2,480 pounds, the 993 GT1 was lightweight

The 993 GT1's rear subframe was a direct- carry-over from its predecessor, the Porsche 962

This 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 has the potential to become one of the most expensive Porsches ever sold at an auction. Swipe up for more details

Porsche recently unveiled its first-ever production hybrid the 2025 911 Carrera GTS

It features Porsche's T-Hybrid tech which is different from their E-Hybrids

The T-Hybrid system incorporates an e-motor inside the turbocharger which helps spool it faster in the lower rev range

As a result, the 2025 Carrera GTS should feel more responsive with instantaneous throttle response

There's another e-motor inside the gearbox that produces 54 hp and is powered by a tiny 1.9 kWh battery pack

E-Hybrids meanwhile are typical PHEVs with their own set of twists

Both the Cayenne SUV and the Panamera sedan features the E-Hybrid technology

E-Hybrids pack a larger battery pack than a mild hybrids and it allows electric-only driving for short distances

The battery packs inside PHEVs can be charged externally via a charging cable, unlike mild hybrids

Swipe up to read more about the differences between T-Hybrid and E-Hybrid

Porsche has employed Boxer engines in its sports cars for decades

The first time Porsche used a boxer engine wasn't in a Porsche car, but the original VW Beetle

The first Porsche to feature a boxer engine was the Type 64. It was a modified VW Beetle engine

Hans Mezger was responsible for almost all Porsche boxer engines in the brand's history

The last Porsche to feature the Mezger boxer-six engine was the 997 GT3 RS 4.0

Porsche chose the boxer engine for a few important reasons, and all of them have to do with the car's driving dynamics

The boxer engine (especially the six-cylinder variants) are incredibly smooth and balanced

This also allows boxer engines to feel like they can rev more freely

The low engine profile makes for better handling, despite some earlier 911s suffering from snap oversteer

Before AWD became common, cars with rear-mounted engines had better handling in harsh conditions

Among the boxer engine's many advantages is that they are the best candidates for air cooling

However, boxer engines are very wide, making them more difficult to service

Boxer engines are also more expensive to make due to their compelxity

But having the boxer engine in the rear allows the 911 to launch like no other car

Porsche doesn't plan on phasing out the boxer engine, and the T-Hybrid powertrain ensures it

Swipe up to read more about the benefits and drawbacks of Porsche's boxer engines.

The 2025 BMW M5 debuts with a new 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor. Together, the setup produces 717 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque

Surely, the power figures are pretty impressive, but the 2025 BMW M5 weighs 5,390 pounds, which is about a 1,000-pound more than the previous M5 Competition

For some context, the 2025 BMW M5 is even heavier than the Tesla Model X Plaid which weighs 5,248 lbs!

The new M5 is even heavier than the Ford F150 XL, which weighs 5,122 lbs

The increase in curb weight is mainly due to the addition of the 14.8 kWh battery pack, the e-motor, all the wiring and other components

For the first time, the M5 can be driven around town without firing the gas engine for about 25 miles!

However the increase in efficiency and increased hybrid power could cost the M5 a more dull driving dynamics.

It can hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds but is two-tenths of a second slower than the previous M5 Competition

The 2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid is a strong M5 competitor and is also heavy, but not as much as the Bemmer at 5,302 pounds

Similar to the M5, the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid features a twin-turbo V8 with an e-motor, but the V8 is slightly compact at 4.0 liters.

With a total combined output of 670 hp and 686 lb-ft of torque, the electrified Panamera Turbo can sprint to 60 mph in 3 seconds

Weighing 88 fewer pounds than the 2025 BMW M5, the Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid packs a larger 21.8 kWh battery

The battery pack offers about 30 miles of electric-only driving, which is better than the M5.

Porsche has managed to insert a bigger battery yet keep the curb weight under check

T learn more about the reasons behind the 2025 BMW M5's mass gain, swipe up.

Like other Porsche names, the "Targa" comes from racing

In this case, the Targa Florio, in Sicily, which Porsche won 10 times

All 911s score a retro-futuristic design, but the Targa goes further with the signature B-pillar from the 1965, original 911 Targa

Porsche calls its 911 Targa, the first "safety" convertible, due to the fixed roll bar

The Targa's retractable roof uses identical mechanism to the 911 Cabriolet

The Porsche 992's retractable Targa top goes down in 19 seconds

The Targa top can also be operated at speeds of up to 31 mph

Versatility comes at a cost. At 3,847 lbs, the 992 Targa is the heaviest 911 ever made

Porsche 992 Targa is offered only as an all-wheel-drive model

In 4 GTS guise, the 992.2 Targa comes with Porsche's new T-Hybrid powertrain and does 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds

Despite the additionally-reinforced chassis, the 992 Targa is not the best choice for track days, especially with the top down

The 992 Targa is the most GT-oriented 911. It comes with a softer suspension setting

However, The Porsche 992 Targa is as practical as the fixed-head coupe while adding versatility

Swipe up to learn why the Porsche 992 Targa is the most versatile 911

YouTuber Tyler Hoovie Of Hoovie's Garage, Bought This 2001 911 Turbo For A Low Price Of $24,000

The '01 Turbo Packs A 3.6 L Flat-Six With 415 HP And 413 Lb-Ft With AWD. This One Has The Infamous 5-Speed Tiptronic Box

As A Former Vegas Rental, This 996-gen, 911 Had Clocked 1,46,000 Miles With Some Minor Leaks And Niggles

Tyler Bought The Car With Plans For An Off Road Conversion, Before He Gets It Inspected By The Car Wizard

Next, He Bought $17,000 Worth Of Parts From Elephant Racing

It Got Long travel Coil Overs, Subframe Spacers, Off-road tires, A bull bar, Auxiliary Lights, And A Roof Basket

This 23 Year Old Porsche 996 Turbo Got Second Lease On Life

The 911 Works Just As Well As Tyler Predicted

We Get Some Spectacular Footage Of The Highriding 911 Ripping It Up Off Road

He Even Hit Some Mud And Slush Tracks, Which Promptly Got Him Stuck

Tyler Has The Time Of His Life Pushing His Bargain 911 Safari To It's Limit

Hoovie Has Since Tried To Sell The 911 To One Of His Friends To Fund His Home Renovation And New Garage

Unfortunately It Was Returned To Him Citing Some Issues With It, Which Made Him Believe Something Went Wrong When Off-Roading

Luckily It Was A Minor Issue Which Was Rectified. Not Bad For A Build Which Cost $41,000

Both the GT3 and the GT3 RS, based on the 992.1 pack race-bred performance

But, do you know why the GT3 RS has a side vent, but the standard GT3 lacks one

There are two main theories for the missing side vent on the GT3

The GT3 RS produces extra power and requires more cooling for the engine under pressure

However, both models pack the same naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six engine making 503 and 518 hp respectively

The actual reason for the side vent on the RS is for improved aerodynamics, which come courtesy of the aggressive bodywork

The GT3 RS produces three times the downforce compared to the GT3 and the side vent plays a part

The vent helps create a vacuum and reduce air resistance at the rear of the car.

The GT3 RS sacrifices a slightly higher top speed (184 mph) for better track performance

With lesser downforce, the standard GT3 has a higher top speed at 197 mph

Also, the GT3 uses the Carrera's narrow-body platform

The GT3 RS meanwhile uses the wider body of the Turbo

The wider body of the RS allows for more aerodynamic features besides the side vent.

The 2025 992.2 911 Carrera GTS is the first production hybrid 911

It's powered by a new 3.6-liter single-turbo flat-six and an e-motor, generating a healthy 532 hp and 449 lb-ft of torque

Porsche calls the hybrid system "T-Hybrid", which basically indicates a turbocharger with a e-motor, helping it to spool up without the exhaust gas

A separate electric-motor placed in the 8-speed PDK is powered by a compact 1.9 kWh battery pack

The 2025 Carrera GTS is like the trial pack before the true king of speed drops, the 992.2 911 Turbo S

Since the Carrera GTS features a larger displacement mill for 2025, we can expect the same with the forthcoming 911 Turbo S facelift

The estimated power figures of the 992.2 Turbo S could be around the 700 horsepower mark

Also, there's a concern of increased weight affecting the 0-60 mph time of the 992.2 Turbo S

The facelifted Carrera GTS gets to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds, which is half a second quicker than before

So, you could expect the upcoming Turbo S to deliver a sub-2-second 0-60 mph

Swipe up to read more about the upcoming 992.2 911 Turbo S/