Porsche Chassis Codes

Early Porsche

  • 356 β€” (1948–1965)

Early 911

  • 901 β†’ renamed 911 (1964–1973)
  • 912 β€” (1965–1969)

G-SERIES

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

AIR-COOLED (1989–1998)

  • 964 β€” 911 (1989–1994)
  • 993 β€” 911 (1994–1998) ← last air-cooled

WATER-COOLED (1997–2010)

911

  • 996 β€” (1997–2005)
  • 997 β€” (2004–2012)

Boxster / Cayman

  • 986 β€” Boxster (1996–2004)
  • 987 β€” Boxster/Cayman (2004–2012)

SUVs / Sedans

  • 955 / 957 β€” Cayenne (2002–2010)
  • 970 β€” Panamera (2009–2016)

911

  • 991 β€” (2011–2019)991.1 (2011–2016)991.2 (2016–2019)

Boxster / Cayman

  • 981 β€” (2012–2016)
  • 982 β€” 718 Boxster/Cayman (2016–present)

SUVs

  • 958 β€” Cayenne (2010–2018)
  • 95B β€” Macan (2014–present)

Sedan

  • 971 β€” Panamera (2016–present)

911

  • 992 β€” (2019–present)

EV

  • J1 β€” Taycan (2019–present)

SUVs

  • 9Y0 / 9Y3 β€” Cayenne (2018–present facelift updates)

The Icons

911 Highlights

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

Notes

  • Porsche usesΒ internal β€œType” numbersΒ (964, 991, etc.)
  • Facelifts are shown as:.1Β = first version.2Β = facelift
  • Example:991.1 = early991.2 = updated (turbo engines)