2001 Porsche 911 Turbo | Retro Review

If you can get past the "fried egg headlights" and bland interior, the 5th gen 911 Turbo still puts up soul stirring numbers...and they're cheaper now than they'll ever be.
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[@Highlander1432]

I think I like every generation of 911 They're iconic

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

Every generations of 911 is iconics

[@embiggens1]

A Porsche with only $3,500 worth of options is unbelievable in 2024. Now Porsche is like "Oh, you wanted seats?"

[@dabro1569]

Don’t forget the 10K convertible top!!!! 💪🏿🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸✊🏿

[@anthonyrowland9072]

$2700 "custom stitching"

[@dabro1569]

@@anthonyrowland9072 The Weissach package is my favorite! Around 40k to make your car lighter and get fewer features 🤣😅. Gotta love it 💪🏿🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸✊🏿

[@okenwa1983]

🤣😭🤣😭

[@fredrce]

Honestly, I'd oreder a modern 911 with only 4 optionals to be good. awd (so the 4S trim), manual (free optional and includes the sport chrono), ceramic brakes (must have for me) and paldao wood. Bucket carbon fiber seats would be a nice 5th, but the 911 4s is great just like this

[@rushmatic]

I don’t care how much time has passed, I still want one.

[@2.3_44XD--]

Not still but even more now

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Same. I still have a magazine from the period [October/00] with the test of a Speed Yellow 996 Turbo. Beautiful car, beautiful color.

[@hakeemsd70m]

​​@@Roddy_Zeh I too would love a 996 Turbo. Very cool, what magazine? I have the September 2000 issue of Car & Driver with a 911 Turbo on the cover alongside a Ferrari 360 Modena and an Aston Martin DB7, titled "The 400 hp Club." Great read.

[@Roddy_Zeh]

@@hakeemsd70m It was a Brazilian magazine, called Automóvel e Requinte, or "Automobile and Refinement". Great magazine, had plenty of examples when I was a kid. 😁 Sadly they went bankrupt a few years later. I actually still have that very magazine along with a few others, that I had as a kid, then lost/got rid of it, then years later purchased again, for collection. 😎👍🏻

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Beautiful car. The 996 is still one of my favorite of the Turbo models. 😊

[@allimkhan7540]

I love this channel! I really enjoy watching old car reviews I find it relaxing

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Where fried eggs are concerned, this is a good looking 911.

[@arr0gant1]

You're mistaken. Only the Boxsters and 996.1 Carrera had the fried egg headlights. The 996.2 and 996.1 Turbo never got that treatment.

[@fitfogey]

This was close enough to fried egg. Never liked it.

[@rossw5576]

Love the porsche hate because of headlights. The elites are never happy.

[@MrCarGuy]

​@@rossw5576 Right? Such a petty thing

[@FredRRated]

Be wise and know the facts before posting. As @arr0gant1 points out, the fried egg reference is specifically about the boxter and non turbo models .

[@vivluv777]

God i love the design language of the late 90's-early 2000's luxury cars, they look so sleek and sophisticated. 996 is my all time favorite generation of 911.

[@BitcoinTo150K]

Cheapest 911 too

[@Eremite2109]

except the headlights

[@SongByeok]

Holy wheel hop

[@timhanna4700]

Still potent as hell 23 years later. Love a 911

[@liamseanking23]

Those numbers for 2001 are wild !!

[@americancheese]

The only 911 of that era without engine destruction mode

[@CarbonCabron]

The King of all Cars: Porsche

[@barryfastcars25]

What a fantastic review. The car, the setting, the track time and of course, the music. No one does it better than Motorweek!! Ive been watching religiously since 1996!

[@scotturich]

I love my 2001 carerra 4. 996 has gotten better looking over time.

[@blindfoldedmissile]

Honestly, frankly, I like these headlights more.

[@ripskip160]

Why????

[@alanprobsten2858]

Dream car back in 2001 and dream car here in 2024. I was just on a walk with the dogs and thought to myself, one day I’ll get to drive a 911. I’ve been a car guy since I was tiny and it seems I’ve missed every opportunity to drive a 911 or any Porsche for that matter. Sigh.

[@chadwickrunner602]

The nostalgia is real! I used to watch this stuff every Saturday morning and remember this - kinda what solidified me wanting a 911 turbo. 20 years later I have my Black over Savannah Beige 01 Turbo with original MSRP of $129k that coincidentally was the highest spec’d car that year.

[@SubieandFriends]

May I ask how much you paid for it?

[@bryanwashington9511]

A timeless classic

[@gsxellence]

Best looking 911 🤤

[@jonaveul]

Honestly it has aged so well !!🔥

[@atribecalledcookies4]

Just a beautiful Porsche !!! Timeless classic! Thank you MW.

[@setunedouche]

What a great way to start the day!!

[@arnoldhryciuk7091]

Funny thing is the famous and very expensive GT 1 had the same headlights yet you never hear anyone bashing the headlights on that car.

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

In my heart, every Porsche 911 Turbo (and even the ragtop) is the heart and soul of the marque.

[@RDEnduro]

295s are pretty wide tires, these cars in Silver with red interior are really choice. Look how well it gets around the course wow, it looks like its launching out of every corner

[@cmair77]

An absolute classic! Love the cars from that time,i wanted one back then when i was 24 and i still want one now!

[@70s80sVintage]

I own one of these 2001 996TT...and it is a damn beast...and gorgeous. I know some have very strong opinions on the lights and interior...but I adore all of it. It is a time capsule and amazing.

[@christurbo951]

These came out when I was in high school. It was my dream car! I’ve had one for 8 years now and love it!!!

[@Mystery_Man84]

That’s a sick automobile even in today’s landscape.

[@barryfastcars25]

Off to autotrader to try and find a deal on a 2001 Turbo.

[@bobkaiser8782]

Anything that terrorizes minivan drivers holds a special place in my cold, dark heart.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

You'd be driving home in a C5 Z06... That was the best era for cars though, safe, and just complicated enough.

[@jdrennsport8704]

Yes, the Z06 had similar performance for less money, but that car was never in the same league as the 911 turbo. The 911 turbo is a much more complete package with 2+2 seating and all weather usability. Corvette is not great in the rain and is virtually an iron block in the snow. Time has not been kind to the C-5 exterior design in my opinion whereas the 996 generation has risen fairly significantly in value as the market has realized this is a really unique generation of 911 and buyers have come around on the look of these cars. Also as panned as the interior of the 996 has been, the Barbie Corvette inspired look and quality of the C5 interior makes the 996 look Bentley-ish in its stateliness. Finally look at current market pricing - a low mileage Z06 can be had in the $25-30k range while a similar low mileage 996 911 turbo is now in the $75 -$95k range - so roughly triple the Vette.

[@davidbaron6647]

the good old days

[@dohc1067]

Classic Porsche performance with bone crushing torque.

[@bb57365]

After owning a 996, I have never been a fan of that generation. But this is a very impressive iteration.

[@integraf40]

Brutal launch

[@ShepTheCreator]

The prices have been crashing down recently so I think I might pick a couple up.

[@backofmyhouse]

1:06 Imagine showing this to someone who knows little to nothing about cars and asking them to figure out what tiptronic means

[@LaszloGaspar-s3x]

That’s crazy numbers back then 👍

[@simplygregsterev]

This is still a FAST car even nearly 25 years later. This wasn’t even an X51 car.. Only downside are the glued coolant pipes and shifter that feels like plastic because it is. Toss a Porsche Classic Infotainment system in, numeric shifter and you have a modern car

[@ml9867]

I completely forget that these had a rear windshield wiper.

[@revelare_xvii6269]

Imagine telling people from this time period that future entry level muscle cars would be this fast.

[@texan176]

Pretty cool how they cut the price of the top dog model in sync with the slightly slower 0-60 time and downgrade in quality of materials compared to the 993 model. The last air cooled 993 Turbo S in 1997 was the best one ever made with a 0-60 of 3.8 seconds and crazy expensive price of $160K. They will make some hybrid electric 911 that can get to 60 in below 1.5 seconds but the air cooled one will be the legendary model. Both of these cars were made in an era before the gig economy, social influencers, KZbin stars, etc…and there were no 84 month car loans. You had to be somebody like a doctor, lawyer, C level corporate officer, or the top drug lord to buy one of these cars.

[@lt9303]

Well said

[@Highlander1432]

Yup 100%

[@hakeemsd70m]

The 996 still had a better interior, at least in my opinion. I'd rather have the 996 Turbo.

[@hakeemsd70m]

Oh, and you forgot to mention that that the 3.7 0 to 60 time was from the 911 Turbo S, not the base 911 Turbo, which got to 60 from stop in 4.5 seconds. So the base 996 Turbo is still faster.

[@michaelmartin1361]

Liked it when they first showed it!

[@daveg5857]

I'll bet the numbers would be significantly better with today's tires.

[@zachizard88]

Legendary car

[@John.Christopher]

996❤

[@cucamongaduke3600]

I have a 2003 and it’s everything described here plus a glove box. 😊

[@Brew311]

I’d be sitting in my class at college, daydreaming of winning the lotto and buying the 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo.

[@SARCASM_IS_MY_FIRST_NAME]

0 to 60 in 4s , In 2001, 23 years later, the 911 turbo does it in 3.5s, almost nothing has changed, only the price.

[@henryovalles1163]

New turbo does it in 3 seconds

[@josephthomas8318]

The 0-120 time has dropped significantly

[@ahemgee9542]

The current 992 turbo does it in under 3 secs, the Turbo S - 2.6 seconds. Massivey quicker.

[@rick7439]

Not only does the 992 Turbo S shave a full 2 seconds off the 1/4 mile time, $114,000 in 2001 is equal to $203,000 in 2024 according to inflation calculators. The base Carrera will do the 2001 turbo’s 0-60 and 1/4 mile time

[@juanc5149]

An automatic base 992 Carrera 4 is significantly faster than this 996 Turbo. That’s despite being heavier and down on power. Look at quarter mile times mid 12s and traps at 112-115 mph. Carreras are in the low 11s to low 12s and trap in the 118-125 mph, depending on trim. 911 Turbo S? Those are low 10 second cars and trap 132+ mph. 20 mph faster trap speed than a 996. A 996 turbo S might beat a manual rwd 992 base carrera.

[@Matticus289]

The throw on that stick...second gear is almost in the back seat! There's probably half a second to be gained in the quarter just by shortening that throw

[@punemax]

207k in todays money.

[@effinut00bsux]

A bargain

[@bbb12345]

Dream car.

[@JDMEVOVIGSR]

12.6 sec quarter mile seems a bit off the pace for a 996 Turbo... should be closer to a flat 12 or high 11....

[@jameswillard1]

It’s slightly slower, the X50 package cars could run 11.9’s but regular 996 Turbo 6-speeds were 12.3 second cars

[@TheSmokingDen]

Motorweek doesn't do clutch dumps, so they get slower times.

[@jameswillard1]

@@TheSmokingDen you mean they’re not very good at them, because that was definitely a clutch with all that wheel hop

[@dash456789]

My dad had a white ‘04 X50 with Nav and PCCB and I’m still mad at him for selling it 6-7 years later.

[@madanto2394]

The turbo didn't have the ims bearing

[@peabody2884]

I want this car. I want every performance option.

[@layne4376]

Crazy to think that a MK8 Golf R DSG posts the same acceleration times....

[@matthewadams4510]

Things a monster

[@funkmasterfox]

if you can find any other car in the same league as the 911 turbo for less moolah, buy it!- we'll know you'll be walking home

[@hakeemsd70m]

I never laughed so hard 😂😂😂

[@jameswillard1]

Interesting spec…..Meridian Silver Metallic (champagne ish silver) over Metropol Blue leather 🤔

[@caddieguy6510]

Crazy how my Camaro is faster in a straight line than a 911 turbo from only 20 years ago. Times have changed

[@deloreanman14]

I'd forgotten these came with those little rubber front bumperettes. I bet 99% of owners took them off immediately.

[@jjojo2004]

$114700.00 USD is the equivalent of $206500.00 in 2024! Not a cheap 911 for sure….but no new 911 ever really was….😂😂😂😂

[@lordmaster5522]

They forgot to mention the IMS bearings which will gernade this engine.

[@mattatautotalent7878]

GT3 and Turbo models didn't have that issue

[@lordmaster5522]

@@mattatautotalent7878 if you know Porsche well like I do, then you should know that this generation 996 is the first switch from the old air cool flat 6 to water cool flat 6 and that’s when the infamous IMS and RMS was also introduced and is well documented. Then problem went again when they updated it to become the Mezger engine.

[@mattatautotalent7878]

@@lordmaster5522 To be very clear the 996 Turbo and GT3 motors, aka Mezger engines did not suffer the IMS Bearing issue. Not all 996 911 had mezger motors. Also the IMS issue wasn't a widely known issue back in 2001 when this episode aired. I hope this helps

[@TracyC-nj2tq]

Second cousin of the VW Bug.

[@jameshall2775]

A 911... in Minecraft

[@bradkalman2353]

He still will never understand.

[@pmafterdark]

Ahhhhhh he of the endless money pit. 😂

[@stephmaccormick3195]

2:34 Funny how 4.1s to 60 doesn't sounds impressive in 2025... Sorry.. scratch "funny"... I meant "sadly".

[@SavageListener]

996 0-60 in 4.1 was slow compared to the prior 993 turbo at 3.7

[@marcelb7259]

993 Turbo S (450 HP) did 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7s. The 993 Turbo (420 HP) in 4.5 s, which is not bad after all.

[@dbddecosta]

Looks heavy

[@billschlafly4107]

I'm from the future. Has the IMS been replaced?

[@ibrahimcehajic]

No,as soon as you buy one it grenades itself,it always works like that

[@FoolAndHisMoney_Channel]

No IMS in the Metzer engine found in the 996 turbo, GT3 or GT2.

[@billschlafly4107]

@@FoolAndHisMoney_Channel Have you seen auctions on BAT? They will ask regardless.

[@FoolAndHisMoney_Channel]

I'd forgotten about the ridiculous US-spec front bumperettes on these cars!

[@Boostleaked]

Is that what those are? They look hideous. What’s the purpose?

[@FoolAndHisMoney_Channel]

@@Boostleaked To appease useless bureaucrats....

[@romulus_]

@@Boostleaked I've never seen them on a car until this video. guess everyone took them off immediately. they were to protect the front bumper in low speed impacts i.e. someone backs into the car while parallel parking

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

Those bumper guards 🤮

[@speeddemonRS3]

It's a sweet car with some age, but it's nice to know my 24 Audi RS3 would easily beat this Porsche in every way imaginable! Love both brands! VAG ftw!

[@tommym321]

Cars have gotten unbelievably fast, in general- across the board. Not even talking about electric.

[@Ludeboi420]

I would definitely still take this turbo over your Audi it will probably last longer too Porsche ftw

[@speeddemonRS3]

@@Ludeboi420 Lol

[@briansukhu4392]

It does not look 23 years old

[@Loachie90]

Interior design definitely did not age well

[@svenlabots1869]

It was ok, but could 've been way better in my honest opinion 😐

[@romulus_]

your *uninformed* opinion

[@wolf1597]

Crazy e55 amg is faster then 911 turbo

[@gregmayled]

No it’s not…

[@BitcoinTo150K]

​@gregmayled yeah this guy can't use Google 12.7 vs 12.6 1/4 mile. Close but no cigar

[@ahemgee9542]

​​​@@starkparker16 above 100 mph an E55 or SL55 is actually considerably faster than 996

[@Ludeboi420]

Around any race track no but in a straight line yes E55 were/are beasts

[@AccentShmaccent]

Less capable tho

[@DaniSmith_95]

You could probably get one of these for 10k in 2025

[@freakadore]

60k and up now.