What's the most common?

[t951]

What is the most common porsche ever made?

So, all things considered....
So, if it is a 1986 911, then it was a red one, then it had a black interior....etc.

I was just curious to see if I had one of the most common ones..

1983 911 Cab red/black.

I am not sure if this is the right forum, but I figured this is where most of my time is spent and the 911 crew seems to be the most knowledgeable.....

So, I am not sure if the question is clear....but I am wondering what is the most common car with the most common options....

just curious!

thanks.

t.

[the]

Your SC cab is one of the least common Porsches made!

[the]

If you are talking all "Porsches," my guess would be one of the years of the Boxster has the highest production number for any given model year.

If you are talking, say, pre-89 cars, I'd say that one of the mid 80s years of the 944 had the highest. Maybe 85 or 86. Red on black, or black on black.

Those are just guesses.

[RWebb]

or 914

are you totaling over model years? or the max per single year?

or lumping T, E, and S?

or what...

[the]

I think you could lump T E and S, wouldn't make a difference, even combined, their sales wouldn't come close to being the highest.

I think the highest year for the 914 was around 1973, with around 27,000 cars sold. Pretty sure the 944 sold in the 30-40,000 range at it's peak, around 85/86

[emcon5]

I would guess Boxster.

[1982911SCTarga]

Those 914 and 944 numbers are fairly huge in Porsche terms at the time, right? Does that partly explain the lower values? Supply and demand?

Brian

[the]

IMO, no, not really.

Supply of decent 914s and 944s is actually pretty low. But so is demand.

[t951]

Does anyone have a yearly breakdown?
I was just curious as we all tend to know the most rare, so what is the most common...

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by the

I think you could lump T E and S, wouldn't make a difference, even combined, their sales wouldn't come close to being the highest.
....

then we would lump Boxster & Boxster S, right?

would you lump in the Cayman/S with the Boxsters?

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by t951

Does anyone have a yearly breakdown?
I was just curious as we all tend to know the most rare, so what is the most common...

I have one with some huge gaps in it...

[the]

I don't think that chart can be right. I think, for example, that Cayenne production alone in some years exceeded 40,000 units.

[t951]

OMG, is it possible that the most common Porsche is an SUV?!? The horror!!!

So, to answer a question from above, all models included...I would imagine that the Boxster and Boxster S would be different, as would a 944 Turbo and a 944.

I will cry if its an SUV....

[1982911SCTarga]

I compiled these 911 (and 996) worldwide model-year production totals based on Patrick Paternie's "Porsche 911 Red Book."

These totals combine all types and variations of 911s, but not 930 turbos.

1970 -- 14,466
1972 -- 12,962
1974 -- 11,624
1977 -- 12,427
1982 -- 10,117
1983 -- 12,613
1987 -- 15,120
2000 -- 27,954 (996)

Brian

[the]

Originally Posted by t951

OMG, is it possible that the most common Porsche is an SUV?!? The horror!!!

So, to answer a question from above, all models included...I would imagine that the Boxster and Boxster S would be different, as would a 944 Turbo and a 944.

I will cry if its an SUV....

If you are including the Cayenne in your question, then I think for sure the Cayenne has the highest single year production.

I'm not sure it ever made the production number goals, but those were pretty high. This was a car designed to be a relatively high volume car.

The base Cayenne, using the engine out of a VW Golf and sharing chassis costs with VW, was able to be sold at a fairly low price for a "Porsh," and sold a lot of units.

I think over half of Cayennes sold are the base v6 version, the S and Turbo varients cover the rest.

[dw1]

For Porsche 911, 1984 - 1989, here are the factory production numbers.

This also doesn't separate M491 turbo-look/supersports, as I have yet to find a trustworthy source for that information.

And of course, this doesn't include 930's, or any cars since converted to something else, e.g. "normal" 911's converted to Club Sport look-alikes, or Speedster conversions.

1984........total 12,888
Carrera Coupe......................3973
Carrera Coupe - Japan..........157
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN....2222
Carrera Targa........................1409
Carrera Targa - Japan............4
Carrera Cabriolet...................1775
Carrera Cabriolet - Japan......17
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......2200
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...1131

1985........total 11,320
Carrera Coupe.......................3469
Carrera Coupe - Japan..........162
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN....1899
Carrera Targa........................1375
Carrera Targa - Japan............4
Carrera Cabriolet...................1524
Carrera Cabriolet - Japan......15
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......1882
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...990

1986........total 14,584
Carrera Coupe.......................3984
Carrera Coupe - Japan..........173
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN....2559
Carrera Targa........................1698
Carrera Targa - Japan............8
Carrera Cabriolet...................2300
Carrera Cabriolet - Japan.......20
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......1916
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...1926

1987........total 13,956
Carrera Coupe.......................3341
Carrera Coupe - Japan...........248
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN.....2856
Carrera Targa........................1295
Carrera Targa - Japan............19
Carrera Cabriolet...................1407
Carrera Cabriolet - Japan.......25
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......2172
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...2593

1988........total 12,164
Carrera Coupe.......................3524
Carrera Coupe - Japan...........370
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN.....2066
Carrera Targa........................1223
Carrera Targa - Japan............20
Carrera Cabriolet...................1444
Carrera Cabriolet - Japan.......21
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......1440
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...2056

1989........total 9114
Carrera Coupe.......................3472
Carrera Coupe - US & CDN.....1096
Carrera Targa........................1003
Carrera Cabriolet...................1442
Carrera Targa - US & CDN......800
Carrera Cabriolet US & CDN...1301

"Special" Production 1984 - 1989.....total 2447
953 4x4 (1984).......................................3
Club Sport, 1987 RoW.............................81
Club Sport, 1988 RoW..............................148
Club Sport, 1988 USA..............................21
Club Sport, 1989 RoW.............................83
Club Sport, 1989 USA.............................7
Speedster, 1989 RoW Turbo-look...........1124
Speedster, 1989 Row narrow body..........161
Speedster, 1989, USA & CDN Turbo look...819

Total production: 76473

[Super_Dave_D]

Here are some interesting numbers on 924/944/968 production numbers. Dont know how accurate it is.

http://www.connact.com/~kgross/FAQ/944faq03.html

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by the

I don't think that chart can be right. I think, for example, that Cayenne production alone in some years exceeded 40,000 units.

the graph is for total production of all 911s (or "911s" for the later years of the 964/993/996/997)