Porsche Nomenclature

[Kaliv]

I swear it must be the fumes...but once you get one Porsche, the next car you want is another Porsche. My thinking is that I want to work on my current car, but can't stand taking it apart because then I'll be without it...so I'm looking at Boxsters as something to zoom around in so I can put my 911 on jack stands.

I'm regressing...the question. I'm a bit confused about what all the different 911s there are.

911 C2 is your basic model...while adding a 4 is as in 911 C4 is all-wheel drive.

But add an S, like 911 S, it becomes a turbo right? But then why is there a model called the 911 Turbo? Are they the same thing?

Then there's the GT2, which is like your basic race car...all lightened up with lots of HP.

But then they have a GT3, which I have no idea where it fits in but it costs more and has a big tail.

Main question is though...what's the difference between a turbo and a 'S' trim?

[BRPORSCHE]

K, this is a pretty basic definition of each. Only applies for 996 and on.

911 C2 - Your basic 911.
911 C2 S - add a few more hp, maybe 35 to the base model. More things come standard.
911 C4 - add four wheel drive to the base model C2
911 C4 S - almost a Turbo. Has everything on it except the turbo though.
911 Turbo - has 4 wheel drive and a turbo. Your everyday super car.
911 Gt 3 - Race car for the street. No turbo's and a very radical suspension.
911 Gt 2 - Take the extremely good suspension geometry from the gt3 and throw in the turbo engine. These are RWD only and they 996 version was appropiately nicknamed the 'widow maker'

[Kaliv]

Ah...for some reason I thought the S-trim had a turbo. Thanks for the definitions.