DRIVEN: Midnight Blue Porsche 993 911 Turbo is Classic German Perfection

[@AliceC993]

Disregarding its halo status as the last of the air-cooled 911 models, the 993 Turbo is still my absolute favorite of them all simply because... well, _look at it!_

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

Agreed that rear end with the full length brake light

[@ernestcapbert7270]

Thank you Tony H

[@stanmarks3950]

Nice to hear from another Harry M fan.

[@MrFlazz99]

Quite agree - and if I sold my house, I could buy one! Reckon the house is a bit more comfy, though....

[@pdcichosz]

I'm looking... I used to love them as a kid, they look like big toys to me now... Round, fluid and girlie. Not what I look for in a sports car. Sorry mate ;)

[@drmarcushead9036]

That air cooled flat 6 sound will be played at my funeral. Nothing better. I had the joy of my mother’s 930 turbo as a young to mid 20s lad. Utter magic.

[@EvoraGT430]

Lexus LFA or Carrera GT not as good, seriously?

[@drmarcushead9036]

@@EvoraGT430 both fantastic too but sound their best at redline - not very relaxing for a funeral!

[@aldostefanini1392]

I have been privileged here in South Africa. My friend in Pretoria had a yellow fully modified 993 it made 850hp on 1 bar boost. We came back from Kyalami after a Porsche track day and the power with the bigger turbos an straight pipes out of the turbos was orgasmic. It starter wheel spinning even at 120kmph until you changed to 4 gear and the slicks grip. It was very intimidating when it started up in the pits and the sound trumped every other one there. What a machine hands down the fastest car I've ever been in.

[@Carrera-gp9od]

That’s the nicest 993 turbo I’ve seen , the interior colour combination is absolutely gorgeous 👍🏻

[@stevenjcrutchley1]

I’ve never forgotten visiting my Uncle in Madrid in the summer of 1998, I was 14 at the time and I’d always been a fan of cars. He took me up to Carlos Sainz’s indoor karting place just to have a nosy. As we arrived, there was a blue 993 Turbo parked up by the entrance door, side on, and it was the absolute most beautiful car I’d ever seen. I can still picture it now, 25 years later and I still really want one… best get up and get off to work and carry on saving!

[@detonator2112]

Ironically it costs way more now than it did back in the 90's. LOL.

[@Jo3man96]

One of my dream cars, the 993 turbo

[@MinerBill]

This is without doubt the best looking of the 911 series. It's modern, but at the same time it is absolutely classic.

[@SKBSKBSKBSKBSK]

it’s neither of those things

[@arkaitzplaza1540]

So many memories of driving this car in NFS High Stakes as a kid

[@TomasWatchReviews]

I can almost hear that techno music of the 00's :D

[@Freimopp777]

NFS Porsche Unleashed

[@fabiandimaspratamathesecond]

Yeah, NFS Porsche Unleashed too. 993 is the definition of 1990s Porsche.

[@waynemangan9925]

Cheers to that mate!

[@lr_s3102]

Can you please release a video saying it's shit? I want to afford these at some point in my life

[@jose7777777777777777]

That sadly doesn’t work. Just look at clarkson’s opinion on the Z8 and then their current prices

[@TheDalitis8]

@@jose7777777777777777 Or Hammond's opinion about the NSX-R II for that matter.

[@OCDRex11]

As I watched this I realized that I forgot that this is one of my favorite cars of all time. I say that but you reading this don't know what that means, lol. I love most everything with a motor and wheels. I have owned many cars. I love them all. But this particular Porsche is a top 5 for me and I am sad I will never own one (at least in the current market and next decade). Great video!

[@EddieRicks-i8v]

I hope to try the 993 out sometime 😊 years ago I did not realize how cool 😎 of a car it really was lol

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420]

An unmolested car on Jay's channel. It's been a while but worth the wait. Lovely car.

[@ianhoyle8459]

I’m not sure if I mentioned this before; but I always very much enjoy watching your drive by camera angles depicting such a controlled, therefore I consider, appreciative respect of whatever or whoever’s car you are driving.

[@paulmanning9540]

My bosses husband has one, owned from new, Black on black with 11`000 miles on it! stunning car.

[@papa_pt]

What an ass. 400 miles a year 😂 great taste in cars though

[@sram993]

Those rear seats and the lip provide the ideal platform to securely transport a rack mount server such as an Apple Xserve 😜 The space between the rear trim panel and the lip is about bang on 19”. When I used to use mine as a daily driver I would regularly turn up to data centres such as telehouse and carefully load or unload a server into the back. This is back when I picked the car up for the same as a new Golf (not even a GTi) and so I wasn’t as careful with it as I am these days. Still, it gets used and abused and not cosseted in cotton wool. Thanks for the very enjoyable vid. 👍🏼

[@KevinFlory993]

Great video. I have a 170K+ on mine and drives better today than the day I drove it off the lot. BTW - you are supposed to keep the car @ ~3K when you shift, at which point, there is very little lag to the turbos starting to kick in @ ~3500.

[@samcourt6228]

Gorgeous; the 993 is my favourite iteration of the 911. They look so dinky compared to modern cars. A family member has a C4S alongside a 996 GT3 RS. The C4S is a car he’s had for years and years and used to be his daily driver, but is now a toy. It’s a lovely, lovely thing. This car is a cracking colour combination.

[@jim_bocho]

Can’t really understand the bloated 993 prices, but this - 993 in general, Turbo especially - would be the 911 to go for for me, as it’s the one I grew up with. Looking at my bank account, my 944S will stay the only Porsche in the garage for a while however 😉

[@JoJoJoker]

I’d like a 964 Carrera 4, white with white wheels.

[@detonator2112]

Why can't you understand them? It's the best looking Porsche model ever made, with honorable mention to 964 Turbo.

[@Robert-un3cf]

Videos just like this one have certainly not helped the air cooled mania.

[@bluetitan20]

What an absolute honey of a car. Perfect spec, love the colour combination in the interior. I've always loved the curves on the 993 Turbo, I still remember seeing my first one in 1996 when I was over in the UK, same colour as this as well I think. Thanks for sharing it Roland, enjoy it.

[@stephenlane2826]

My 2018 911 turbo s is an absolute monster. You can beat it to death and other than new tires it's almost impossible to hurt. Love it.

[@Ethan-wr2os]

I will say the 991 was probably the best looking 911 since the 993

[@rosssmith9697]

I love the use of all my favourite driving roads! I can only imagine how fun that would be to use on those roads.

[@waynemangan9925]

This car in this color is my favorite teen hood 911 ever. Simple, clean, beautiful!

[@Tropicarna]

I am soooooooo jealous! ! ! ! One of my favourite cars of all time. Great video review James. Great shirt!

[@SDK2006b]

This was my dream car in 95/96. Love the 993 Turbo 👍🏼

[@elvincuevas1727]

A lot of people had the same dream in those days. A lot of the same people are grown adults today and those that made their homework have the cash today and they are probably the responsible ones for the prices of these cars today.

[@jimklawitter2329]

Is it me, or does Jay Emm use the word absolutely......absolutely, absolutely, absolutely too many times in his videos? I say ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@bundy26]

To me that's the best 911. Absolutely beast of a car.

[@benpenagonzales6014]

I don’t care about the cooling, this is probably my favourite looking 911, #lottery win. I maintain that a 986 boxster S is still the bargain Porsche of today

[@v4skunk739]

996 are on the up though.

[@Dwelijan]

Okay, that shirt is just exquisite 👌nice car as well! Brings back great memories...

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

993 turbo! Absolutely amazing & this colour combo stunning! Thankyou a great vid too!

[@niall3973]

Another great review. My favourites 911 Turbo's are the 993 and 997. Elegant, graceful and slightly understated.

[@pkl8811]

I've been waiting a very long time for you to review this gem✨✨✨

[@hmk911]

I do confirm everything you say. Did the last ride before hybernation yesterday, and am already looking forward to next spring. This is the last car I‘d give away, and I hope there will be enough high octane fuel left until I die.

[@marcnobel3938]

Lotus, Porsche - the content lately just pushes my buttons. Great! THX

[@carllynch8798]

My favourite 911 Used to see one about in Ascot years ago in guards red. Just stunning

[@eddieh9857]

great channel Jay! glad i found it few weeks ago! from Los Angeles, sending u the best!

[@joseph_8486]

A wide body 993 is definitely the ideal air-cooled 911 in my book

[@EastsideBodega_]

993 911 is that perfect 90’s styled Version of the car. I love this car. It’s the 911 for me

[@Francis0275]

For me simply the best 911 of all time. I've own a 993 C4s and it's an incredible machine but the Turbo version it's the holy grial.

[@Ethan-wr2os]

I don't own a Porsche but I worked for them and can safely say the Carrera 4S is definitely one of the prettiest examples. Those hips

[@andyhunt457]

Happened to stumble upon a small car meet in Lincoln a few weeks back.Some great new ferraris,Astons,Lambos,jags.Then in the back corner a tiny silver 993.The size comparison was quite amazing to see.

[@laggyhacker]

5:30 the typical 90's filming angles, nice touch

[@Wiggy321]

My favorite looking Porsche since I saw a yellow one with the widest rear tires I've ever seen on a street car at the time. The thing silently blew past me on a back road....waw!

[@mkc1rrc]

Another great Porch-sha video Jamie. haha....I'm going to have to rewatch that one you did in the German accent - super hilarious man. Thanks again as always and keep em coming!

[@04dram04]

400 hp form an engine that is essentially cooled like a lawn mower. insane.

[@amphilbey]

That interior is a joy, great speccing by the original owner. Great vid.

[@stemcleeds]

What an amazing example!

[@djdrastic1]

Wow that looks so good.

[@daveblock1688]

I had a 1979 930 for 32 years. (AIR COOLED) Porsche, there is no substitute. A few 80s 911s at C&C now. Nothing like the sound.

[@simonwilliams1740]

Aside from the latest 911s, this is always my favourite model especially in turbo dress👌

[@kyleholloway3470]

This is my dream 911. The 993 is still my favourite generation. If I won the lottery, I'd hunt one of these down.

[@grayfool]

Great cars on lovely roads. What a lucky geezer you are James. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful cars. Still don't get the utterly ridiculous prices of Porsches though. Utterly nuts.

[@ozeskiman]

What a fabulous colour combination on this 993 Turbo. James gives a great review and obviously enjoys driving the car... and who can blame him. However, whilst it may have supposedly been quicker then a 355, it's nowhere near it in excitement, especially in the aural area. Like Jay, I had a 355, and when you rung it out to its 8,500 redline, nothing else came close in sound.

[@sidewayssam]

I have a 996 turbo, love it ,complete porschaphile, but would still love a ferrari 355..they have a lot of theatre

[@ozeskiman]

@@sidewayssam but they cost a lot to maintain...more than my 575.

[@sidewayssam]

@@ozeskiman and that is what would worry me. I can do most stuff myself ( i am an engineer) but if something goes wrong, it would be eye watering due to parts cost. As for a cambelt change 😳

[@diablow1411]

My favorite Porsche, hands down!

[@kylelewis4685]

Love it. I would give my soul for a '89 930LE

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Very nice car. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@javiergamezmartin86]

Great video, and great locution, especially welcome in my case (Im spanish). Thanks

[@samtoscano6891]

Sweet ride. Thanks for sharing your insight on 993 ownership.

[@jameshunterford4099]

And right there is some of that brilliant Porsche content!

[@melp1088]

Almost my fav 911. The perfect 991 imo would be a 993 with a front end of a 964. my fav porsche though is the 987 generations. Just a lovely car especially from the rear.

[@detonator2112]

I agree. While 993 front looks nice, 964 might be even nicer with those old school cannons. But the 993 fat rear is in the league of its own.

[@kb9072]

Drove a 993 Convertible back when it was 4 years old. It was the slowest in the range but the fastest car I've driven. I can't get my head around how much faster more modern ones are. The interior was basic but comfortable. Easy to drive and rode very well. Still to this day the best car I've ever driven.

[@albertpflugfelder8590]

Agree. For me from all 993 range the Carrera Cab or Coupé is the most agile. 4s are too heavy... And the Turbo I don't need because I drive my 993 Cab Varioram with G50 short gear only for fun

[@Izzy111R]

My poster wall car, stunning.

[@detonator2112]

This is the King of all Porsches. Sure the new models are faster but this is so much better looking than any other 911 model, it's not even funny. PS: They sold a Turbo S for over 500.000 euros just recently. I bet a low mileage standard Turbos go for 250.000 now.

[@crissignori7482]

I've had mine for 12 years and yes they are essentially bullet proof with very little expense unless of course you track your car. The oil to use is Mobil 1 V-Twin 20w - 50

[@erolcoulson9194]

Wow the 993 I want one brilliant car

[@ratherbegliding]

Fantastic review of one of my all time favourites. Loving the Porsche content Sir 👍😁

[@peterdejong5456]

Very stylish car! And a shirt to match. 🤩

[@alexairconditioning1581]

What a Machine! Great video as always James!

[@markonmotoring]

Porche always exceed my expectations be it a friend's Boxter S which really surprised me almost twenty years ago, or a later 911 turbo I had the pleasure of driving a few short laps in. I can see why people would think of the 993 as being the pinnacle of the 911 being the last evolution of the air cooled cars. Regarding the OBD2 port, my 1997 Mégane coupe has the port but doesn't support the system. It still used Renault's own system but obviously was a sign of change coming.

[@stevennorth6484]

Great insight, after all its about the cars....whether its the most base up to R.R. Ghost.

[@MetalHead1904]

Imagine what 993 GT2 is like!

[@resnonverba137]

Faster, uglier and far less classy. Horses for courses.

[@detonator2112]

It's a 2 million dollar car. Who'd be crazy enough to drive it regularly?

[@jackdoe3889]

Had one of those in 2005, even the same color. Cost more than the 996. One of the most fun 4WD cars I had but also very nervous once you got above about 210 kph. Passing a truck at that speed would cause the front end to sidestep a good half a meter. At around 270 kph it would again stabilize but it was quite a handful on German Autobahns. It had just 28k km and was fully Porsche Stuttgart inspected and serviced so there was nothing wrong with it. Best it could do was 303 kph read off the OBC. 100% stock. Sure this is only relevant in Germany but compared to a RS6 it was not something you felt comfortable with at high speed. The Audi runs stable like a train, but then again weighs as much as one too. Had one of those too around the same time. It was sort of a love hate relationship and I sold it rather quickly for a nice profit. The prices today are quite insane though. Back then I paid € 57.500. It's a nice car but not great IMHO.

[@AbyNeon]

its a shit car

[@jackdoe3889]

@@AbyNeon No. Austin Allegro is a shit car. It's just not worth the insane prices they sell for today.

[@MikeTheBike58]

Never been in a Porsche but I love these

[@ernestcapbert7270]

The prettiest, practical race car in the world.

[@mikebarnard2689]

Understated Majesty… the car is good as well .

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

My favourite 911.

[@johnnyboy1586]

I remember Jay Leno saying these car are oil and air cooled as they take twice as much oil as A standard car

[@detonator2112]

Sure. About 13 litres for the standard Carrera.

[@eze8970]

Thanks J!

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

The 964 looks wrong in my opinion, it's like half old half modern whereas the 993 was a complete design update

[@diablow1411]

Yet the 993 is criminally underrated.

[@JumboStiltskin]

@@diablow1411 the prices suggest it’s not underrated at all!

[@xebek]

Did you import/export them?

[@diablow1411]

@@JumboStiltskin I meant with the media representation lol; games usually feature the 964 over 993 On another note, that's bound to happen anyway, as it's the last air-cooled Porsche; collectors would give an arm and a leg for this.

[@BRAINFxck10]

Nope you're literally describing the 993 😂 The 964 does not look half modern it looks completely retro especially the targas the 993 is when the 911 started getting too big, the rear end looks great but the front and side profile looks a bit off like it got melted in a microwave

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Good drive there sir. I've always liked that era of Porsche cars. I'd purchase a 996 Turbo instead. Are you or have you driven one?

[@kristianspencer1978]

The 993 turbo s is in my opinion the finest that Porsche ever made. That’s why they’re £300000 to buy. The last of the air cooled turbo cars. However I would buy a mint low mileage 997 turbo for £70000, very nearly as nice but at a fraction of the price.

[@WellDressedPunks]

Hey man! Been watching your videos for quite some time. Had no idea you lived in Scotland!

[@waynesimpson2074]

If my memory serves me correctly, speaking of oil, this car has it's turbos in the rear wheel arches. Years back a colleague bought one with a (unknown to him) faked service history, had it trailered to his house, then took it to the sweet shop for it's first bimble. Whilst measuring out the bon-bons the shop assistant asked if the bubbles in the paint were for effect? Insurance company did the full investigation and surmised that congealed oil was to blame due to incorrect maintenance.

[@BySixa]

That is fascinating thanks for sharing

[@ahemgee9542]

AFAIK all twin turbo 911s have the turbos in the arches which can lead to problems. Such as - corrosion causing stuck wastegate actuators and shaft oil leaks.

[@jrbuch]

Back in the day (2003) I was fortunate enough to have a ride in a 993 Carrera RS. One owner from new who paid $165,000 AUD for it. By the time I had a ride in it, it had appreciated to $250,000 and I've no idea what it's worth now. Apparently it just sits under a cover in the garage now, and no longer used for tarmac rallies.

[@Rasec1120]

Dude, you are so good at reviewing cars lol. Hope the S2000 is coming along.

[@hyper8545]

Great Porsche 👍 👌

[@Hypersonik]

Always wanted one of these when I was a kid. Now it's typical classic car - about telling someone you have one rather than driving it. That it's last of the shitty air cooled means it holds a premium.

[@watchfan6180]

Gorgeous car. Colour, nice

[@saraw6446]

Any lack of noise from the exhaust is more than made up for with that shirt... anything less wouldn't do justice to this beautiful classic, look forward to the next car/shirt video & the beautiful Scottish scenery

[@Trophy_R]

Brilliant video mate, well done 👍🏼

[@andrewstubbings5628]

930 turbo for me!! 👍

[@thedrivebygg]

True classic

[@JoJoJoker]

@11:30 some people recommend 20w/50 oil for the air cooled cars.

[@lkmb1717]

Nice video JM

[@harrisonhunter7512]

Great video ,love these Porsches.Plus like the Jame's May shirt.👍

[@markfox1545]

Oh my God please tell me you're being ironic by putting an apostrophe in the name James. No one - NO ONE could possibly be so absolutely fucking braindead as to put an apostrophe in the name James??

[@harrisonhunter7512]

@@markfox1545 thanks for the spell check , tosser.

[@RobinetteBowman]

Love my Porsche 993 TT. Heads up. Never Never Never let the battery drain. Thankfully I left the window down but last year we had a neg -52 f for 2 weeks. Lost power in our car barn and the batteries fried. Wouldn't have been able to get the hood opened without that window left down. B. Bowman CEO Camden Loche Inc

[@baracus901]

Not really you just use the emergency bonnet release under the front wing

[@Alex-qw7iz]

the ultimate dream car of dream cars..

[@911aircooled5]

The best ever road Air Cooled Porsche. Trust me, after 10years of ownership, I know! 🙂

[@MrRoyck10]

Stunning shirt!!!

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thankyou

[@callummunro5400]

What stereo is that? 9:46 Looks quite oem. No flashing lights or BASS button.

[@arisaga822]

I've just figured it out; James is the final boss of PUA of cars.

[@AL-PAKA]

beautiful car