Porsche Chassis Codes

Early Porsche

  • 356 — (1948–1965)

Early 911

  • 901 → renamed 911 (1964–1973)
  • 912 — (1965–1969)

G-SERIES

  • G-Series 911 — (1973–1989)
  • 930 — 911 Turbo (1975–1989)
  • 914 — (1969–1976)
  • 924 — (1976–1988)
  • 928 — (1978–1995)
  • 944 — (1982–1991)
  • 959 — (1986–1989)

AIR-COOLED (1989–1998)

  • 964 — 911 (1989–1994)
  • 993 — 911 (1994–1998) ← last air-cooled

WATER-COOLED (1997–2010)

911

  • 996 — (1997–2005)
  • 997 — (2004–2012)

Boxster / Cayman

  • 986 — Boxster (1996–2004)
  • 987 — Boxster/Cayman (2004–2012)

SUVs / Sedans

  • 955 / 957 — Cayenne (2002–2010)
  • 970 — Panamera (2009–2016)

911

  • 991 — (2011–2019)991.1 (2011–2016)991.2 (2016–2019)

Boxster / Cayman

  • 981 — (2012–2016)
  • 982 — 718 Boxster/Cayman (2016–present)

SUVs

  • 958 — Cayenne (2010–2018)
  • 95B — Macan (2014–present)

Sedan

  • 971 — Panamera (2016–present)

911

  • 992 — (2019–present)

EV

  • J1 — Taycan (2019–present)

SUVs

  • 9Y0 / 9Y3 — Cayenne (2018–present facelift updates)

The Icons

911 Highlights

  • 930 Turbo — (1975–1989)
  • 964 Turbo — (1990–1994)
  • 993 Turbo — (1995–1998)
  • 996 GT3 — (1999–2005)
  • 997 GT3 / GT2 — (2006–2012)
  • 991 GT3 / GT2 RS — (2014–2019)
  • 992 GT3 / GT3 RS — (2021–present)

Notes

  • Porsche uses internal “Type” numbers (964, 991, etc.)
  • Facelifts are shown as:.1 = first version.2 = facelift
  • Example:991.1 = early991.2 = updated (turbo engines)