Porsche 930 Turbo Price Guide & Auction Results

The 930 Turbo was, for most of its production run, the fastest and most expensive car in Porsche's lineup — and one of the most notorious. Introduced for 1975 (1976 in the U.S.), it paired a turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six with wide rear bodywork and the "whale tail" rear spoiler that became the car's defining visual signature. Porsche enlarged the engine to 3.3 liters for 1978, adding an intercooler and pushing U.S.-market output to 265 horsepower — enormous for the era, delivered through a four-speed gearbox and rear-wheel drive with a dramatic turbo lag that gave the 930 its reputation as a car that could bite an inattentive or inexperienced driver.

That reputation is a genuine part of the car's mystique and, for collectors, part of the appeal: the 930 is the 911 generation most associated with 1980s excess and outright speed, and clean, well-sorted examples have appreciated significantly as that era's cars have come into full collector focus. A five-speed gearbox finally arrived in the U.S. for 1989, the 930's final model year, and late cars with the five-speed and the "M491" wide-body treatment carried over from other Carrera variants are particularly desirable.