MotorWeek | Retro Review: '92 Porsche 968

[@solarflare1008]

I can not believe those interiors looks better than most 2021 cars.

[@chrisfinch8212]

I remember when this car came out. I was driving in a crappy Chevy from Boston north to Nashua, NH. I was in my early 20's and remember seeing this car for the first time. It was a yellow cabriolet with what appeared to be two beautiful 20 something women driving. I not sure what made the bigger impression. The car or the fact the two beautiful women waved at me. I remember what the car looked like though, however I couldn't tell you if the women were really as pretty as I thought.

[@jama211]

I love this story

[@jmoney7289]

You ever meet adam22 in hasbrown town bro

Who wants to meet that cuck clown? Lmao

[@chrisdooley6468]

Love these. Market value here in the states has gone up to the point that they’re no longer the bargain of say five years ago. I love the big size four cylinder engine and it’s character. Surprisingly torquey too. Oh well someday maybe lol

[@flavienvidal7557]

I like how the radio was set on 91.1 :)

[@nathancoulon5629]

are you from San Diego?

[@Liplip40]

The gauge cluster is perfection. Still want one of these

[@coltsuperocean10]

968 still looks great and has decent performance. Good investment and will last for ever.

[@Joke9972]

It's a pity they didn't sell more of those, liked this one.

[@TXBIGDOG00]

I own a '95 968 6-speed and I absolutely love it. I sold the '97 911T (probably should have kept THAT one), the 968CS (Euro spec), both 944's and the 924 after driving the 968. Aside from the 911's turbo-induced greatness, the 968 coupe does everything else better. People who don't know any better often ask me if it is the "new" Porsche. Funny. You should see their faces when I tell them it's 20 years old!!! My 968 has made many long road trips to Parade and Escape events all while delivering a quiet, comfortable ride + nearly 30 MPG with the A/C on. It's a blast on the track as well as on the street. I will never let this car go.

[@redjones]

It will soon rise in value, it's the next classic

[@dinoo7911]

So you sold a 993 turbo, two 944's, a 924, and a 968 club sport after driving a 968? Just stop it man.

[@thedrivebygg]

1995 model is very rare, you lucky man.

[@Jeff_F7]

I know this comment is a few years old, but how does the 968 club sport compare to the normal 968 in feel and driving dynamics?

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

A 3 liter 4 cylinder is amazing to me.

[@cporteus968]

I'm never selling mine, I had it for 14 years. It's a 1995 Grand Prix White tip with a supercharger and I get a lot of compliments on the car

[@cporteus968]

+Alex Alex it a 1995 Porsche 968 with a custom built supercharger made for the 968

[@cporteus968]

+Alex Alex now that would be crazy! Lol

[@erikhertzer8434]

Christopher Porteus :i always thought it was better looking than the 928...

[@sassiqua]

Christopher Porteus have you sold it yet?

[@incyphe]

oh man that bunny hop at the launch lol

[@thedrivebygg]

Great video, if your a 968 fan, love the colour combinations.

[@chriseon598]

I had a 944 end of the eighties (metallic wine red) kept it til 92/93 when I moved up to a new 968 (metallic silver wi full grey leather) kept it til 2004 when I moved up to a 911 4S Cab. Tiptronic Slate grey wi beige leather, navy roof (also came wi hard top for winter which I stored in a spare bedroom - never used.) Sold 911 in 2009 when my 2 boys could not fit in back. If I could bring one back to the future and find one of these on my drive tomorrow, it would have to be the 968. Relatively comfy even long journeys (911 - Not), siting low and legs outstreched, not bent, reasonably economical....fast.....top speed....handling.....noise levels....all mod-cons (for then) a.c., p steering, electric windows, and a massive boot wi seats down and boot cover cloth removed. I once bought and took home 2 sun-loungers in 968, (Grosfilex) did not fold much either! Loved the pop out headlights (as opposed to the pop up on 944.)

[@detonator2112]

Amazing how good the old Porsches look compared to the new ones. All of them. This is WAY better looking than any of the Caymans (which actually replaced this in the lineup).

[@lgz2006]

One of the most underrated front engined Porsche! I absolutely love this car!!!😍

[@fabts6498]

That's a really nice car " Porsche there no substitute "

[@OmegaSwitch]

The 968 Club Sport has to be one of the greatest drivers cars Porsche ever produced.

[@delcosspdfreek]

Robert Millsop, agreed........until the release of the Cayman R

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

True. I like 968s esp the CS one and i wanna see them drift

[@karlfontanari2169]

Agreed had a yellow one with yellow wheels back in the 90's great car really miss it wish I had not sold it..

[@LVQ-so5th]

I owned a 968 cabriolet and eventually replaced it with a Honda S2000. I prefer the S2K, but the 2 cars have some similarities. The variable valve timing in the 968 is a lot like VTEC (though it kicks in at around 4000 RPMs). One difference is that the 968 requires a lot of expensive regular maintenance, such as replacing the timing belt every few years. Ultimately, my 968 suffered from so many mechanical problems, plus overheating, that I was glad to get rid of it.

[@ricksays7133]

I have a 968 and a guy with a Honda S2000 struck a conversation with me at a gas station one day. It was a great conversation on comparison between our cars. He was pretty surprised on how much more maintenance the 968 required compared to his S2000. I use my 968 a few days on a weekly basis these days. I work on its basic maintenance on my own. I keep at least $2k-3k for any maintenance that requires equipment or technical experience that I don’t have. Right now the 968 community is waiting on Porsche to solve an issue on parts availability for its timing belt tensioner.

[@thewiseguy3529]

750cc per cylinder is fantastic! That is great stuff.

[@jackallen6261]

As a 951 owner I still want a 968. I love my turbo but the 968 is an awesome car!!

[@prl08]

5:35 "Finally it has happened to me, right in front of my face"

[@whoohaaXL]

prl08 "Meeting Mr. Right...." That fucking song...

[@fatoputso7375]

Lol, that song is in my head

[@AhJotahTube]

As the owner of a 924 (the grandfather of this car and the first modern front-engine Porsche) I still want one of these so bad. It's near impossible to find one with a manual and if you do the prices are crazy and they've usually been beaten to death. Most are automatic convertibles. Yuppies.....

[@CockatooDude]

You can find some good ones, you just have to go far to get them.

[@erikhertzer8434]

Yes I noticed that too, very frustrating...

[@lgz2006]

It's a great car, and it also comes with price though...

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I have a few nice 80s Porsches, but there's always a sweet spot, where the price goes up on certain years and models as it gets older and the price goes up the newer it is, I got a 97 Boxster midnight blue loaded for 5,800$,98k miles. it's a buyers market for everything right now. maybe 10 years ago you could find a perfect 944 for 5k but now they tripled. to see the car next to a new 40k car is what makes me love it so much...because if you lined up 100 new cars that are 40k each,most the people would go right to the 5,800 $ Boxster lol

[@adrianniemiec8669]

A 3.0L- 4 cylinder ? Wow !

[@93remix]

I played it back just to make sure i wasn't going deaf

[@crashmeter]

I love Motorweek’s reviews.

[@skip741x3]

6 spd gearbox back in 92? whoa!

[@thisisrob8750]

corvette was too

[@jackallen6261]

I have a 944 Turbo, It is an absolute beast with a Lindsey dual port waste gate and a manual boost controller. Of course it needs to be chipped to use the extra boost but my god this thing is a blast to drive!! These cars are way under valued in todays market!!

[@Lavaman3682]

Nice to have these videos for those of us who are now buying things like these as 3rd cars. Nice reference. Most excellent, dude. Party on, Wayne.

[@chriscornelius2518]

Those mid 90 Porsche 911s have to be considered one of the most beautiful cars of all time.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

ahead of its time

[@dRockOhio]

Love this car.

[@coreythamm]

Favorite Porsche to date

[@bearboyer705]

coreythamm r

[@brenthatesashley]

My favorite porsche. Was in beverly hills cop 3 briefly.

[@celticsdude]

It was also in "The Specialist".

[@erikhertzer8434]

Part of the sales problem for this car may have been the stigma of a 4 cylinder engine, despite how brilliant it was...”you paid how much? And its only got a 4- banger??” Perhaps If Porsche would have developed a inline 6 or V6, it would have sold more. I think a 90 degree V6, ( like the 928’s 90 degree V8) being a low profile engine, could possibly have worked nicely in that engine bay.

[@anthonyalvear6599]

probably, but Porsche was with serious money problems and that's why I developed an evolution of the 944, one of the most successful there was, afterwards, thanks to the Boxster, it could get out of the red numbers, and now we see the successful company that it is.

[@erikhertzer8434]

Anthony Alvear : yes You are probably right, it was cheaper to use 1/2 the 928 powerplant than to develope a new V6, unless they would have used a Porschified version of the VW V6...but I know, that would have been another heresy they barely got away with on the 924...and yes it warms my heart to see Porsche thriving as they are today. Stats show they make more profit per vehicle that any other mfg. They deserve it.

[@richdelgado3405]

With that silhouette I got hints of an Interceptor.

[@honchoryanc]

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[@SpencerTaylorOnline]

Probably my favorite "normal" car that Porsche killed. This is the ideal time to revive the 968, in my opinion.

[@lancemannion4113]

I had two of these, a red tiptronic, and a stunning polar silver six speed....... Which I really, really regret selling now (this was about 12 years ago). I've also had 944 turbos and although the rush is different, the 968 is just a better car with more usable power. It's amazing to think a non-turbo 4 cylinder back in the early 90s could run a low 14 second 1/4 mile. Not fast by today's standards but 30 years ago that wasn't bad at all. But the one thing that really stands out is the absolute billet like structure of these cars. I think even today the way the doors close is the standard to which every car should be. It's like they chiseled out one solid piece of rock, and motorized it! Awesome cars

[@SportsMusicCars]

14.1 is still quick by 2022 standards for 4 cyl.

[@gelandegear3689]

I love this car as a convertible,Looks awesome.

[@r3toun]

Calling an Airbag "practical" is more than an understatement, what a time it was

[@Jeff_F7]

This particular example is in a superb rare color.

[@crispy8026]

5:35 "Finally" by CeCe Peniston

[@tommydogsdad]

Chris Prisciandaro I saw her perform at a Gay nightclub in San Francisco in 1992. She was very nice.,

[@Minoltalphafan]

Add to the comparison with the Vette: The Chevy has a shit interior and fit and finish all around, and no rear seats for the kid(s). I get the desire to compare a Vette with a 911, and it is exhausting, but with a 4 cylinder coupe?

[@ozzstars_cars]

thanks for posting

[@skip741x3]

Looks like a torquey beast and not a screamer.. nice rare car

[@matthewbowen5841]

John Davis: describes Georgia as balmy, still wears his windbreaker jacket.

[@johannjohann6523]

Porsche really does make some really nice vehicles. This is also a very good looking car inside and out. It's just their price that makes them hard to reach, new anyway.

[@grandizer4531]

Good looking porsche.

[@TXBIGDOG00]

Chris, I sure hope you are right. As Cayman's popularity continues to increase, and as Porsche continues to focus more effort on the Cayman platform, it seems like the venerable 911 has indeed been perfected to the point that it is too costly for Porsche to throw truckloads of money at a car that will not provide a sound return on the corporate investment. That said, it looks like the air-cooled 911's are in the throws of supreme valuation these days. It would appear as though the 924, 944, and 968 should be ready to stand with 928 as the new "gotta' have it" Porsche classic, within the next several years. Regardless, I am keeping my 968 whether its value increases or not. Cheers!

[@thewiseguy3529]

What a sweet engine 💞

[@frankburns8871]

Did he say 3 liters? That's a freaking massive 4-banger. But does it have a volt meter?

[@hertzair1186]

Frank Burns ...or an oil pressure gauge?

[@crujones5319]

@@hertzair1186 Yep, 968's have both oil pressure gauge and volt meter, right side of the cluster.

[@hertzair1186]

@@crujones5319 ….we were responding to kind of an inside joke about John Davis….he always complains if a car doesn’t have an oil pressure gua*encore a voltmeter….

[@bruceccorwin]

It's a great car. I loved mine and wish I still had it. The 968 Turbo RS is the best version though!

[@Evocati-Augusti]

I saw one of the 20 Callaway turbos in a Bond movie last night I freaked..

[@DUNEATV]

Love that car!

[@thomaslewis6858]

I have cabriolet, and I love driving this car.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

jealous. it's so classy

[@ajanderson2787]

I saw one a few years ago at a Supermarket. It sucks you don't see to many of them anymore.

[@adrianniemiec8669]

A 3.0 4 cylinder , wow , 236 HP no wonder .

[@davidbaron6647]

One of the all but forgotten Porsche 968

[@RC-eb5hb]

5:52 those headlights....

[@TheSuperMotoHooligan]

9 to the 6 to the 8...

[@drunvert]

Ive got a 944. Now i want one of these

[@RockwoodJoe]

At least it's not a Panamera!

[@modernworldiscrap]

Of course! The 968 is a true Porsche, an analog purist sport car...

[@sir_ma-at_mons]

Oh shut up the Panamera Turbo is one of the most beautiful and fastest sedans ever made. And yes I’m talking about the First Generation!!!

[@sir_ma-at_mons]

Oh shut up the Panamera Turbo is one of the most beautiful and fastest sedans ever made. And yes I’m talking about the First Generation!!!

[@SubieandFriends]

Amazing power for being a 4 cylnder.....

[@Magnero]

Cool car, I'd be happy to have one but they must have sold dismally. I don't think I've ever seen one.

[@josemontano7767]

I always wanted one.

[@seinsmeld13]

Nice lid Ben.

[@blackthunder7342]

I've never seen one of these in the wild I've seen a bunch of 944s driving around even more 928 parking people's garage is not running due to fuel injection issues but I've never seen a 968

[@celticsdude]

I've seen 4-5 of them over the past five years.

[@calbob750]

FYI: before you buy one of these vintage Porsche be sure to go to a Porsche Owners Forum to discover the problems and costs of indulging your desire for sports cars on a budget.

[@peterzebot1795]

"balmy Georgia"? lol he's wearing a coat.

[@dwilsonjr78]

The irony today is that the latest Boxter/Cayman is powered by a four cylinder, though turbocharged.

[@therealjayseh]

Gem 💎

[@jjs777fzr]

@5:10 how come when American cars have carry over interiors from prior years its ‘dated’ but when a foreign car does it its ‘dont fix whats not broke’. The gauges look like that from a Ford Taurus/Tbird and Mustang. Not hating just observing.

[@thisisrob8750]

because the american interiors were crap to begin with.

[@jmin8400]

@@thisisrob8750 Exactly. Such a false equivalency.

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

@7:20 padiddo (one headlight)

[@rickeybarnes6471]

Wow it had some serious body lean! Handling package?

[@user-ie1hg5ov1m]

Ok so he said the dash in the '89 951 was showing its age fast foward 3 years suddenly the same interior in the 968 is brilliant to him... What?

[@zillsburyy1]

those silly krauts

[@SANYUR]

I remember in 1991, The 300zx was selling like Nintendo keeping 944 sales low, so Porsche Evolution the 944 to 968, once the Supra & RX7 came in the seen in 1993, it was over for the front engine Porsche.

[@SANYUR]

Like I said, The Z32 was selling like Nintendo, over 39,000 Z32's sold in 1990 (1 year) in the US Alone. 1992 to 95 Porsche only sold 4,300 are so 968's US in only 3 years, 2,100 of those were soft-tops. The Turbo 944 has big following & worth more in resale than any 968 period.

[@dinoo7911]

944 Turnos are not worth more than 968's. Sorry to disappoint. In fact, 968's are worth more money than the car that replaced it as well (early boxsters)

[@erikhertzer8434]

Bit 968 held its value compared to the Asian cars...

[@supremeobliterator]

You have obviously never heard of the limited edition 968 Turbo or UK only 968 Club Sport.

[@jmin8400]

@@SANYUR That's all over the place. RX7 was on the streets at the same as the 968, which the latter was already designed in 1989. 1991 944 sales had nothing to do with it.

[@hertzair1186]

0-60 in 6 seconds was very fast in 1990’s…..funny that my 2020 Infiniti QX80 3-ton massive SUV does the same acceleration….how times change.

[@skip741x3]

That body roll though...hilarious by today's standards

[@tobinfrost8934]

I'm getting one of these cars.

[@CockatooDude]

Nice! Hope it serves you well.

[@pbfloyd13]

Didn't have another 4 cylinder car for 25 years...

[@josemontano7767]

I loved the 944 but for some reason I couldn’t get into the 968 it didn’t do it for me.

[@SportsMusicCars]

3L 4 cyl? wow.

[@Doobie1975]

If it's a 3 Liter engine why is it a 4 cylinder engine instead of a 6 cylinder engine?

[@BruceLeedar]

It was based off the Porsche 928 V8 engine, using one bank, presumably to cut costs and give the image of fuel economy (less cylinders = more economy in the public mind). It's also the largest mass produced four cylinder in a modern car, AFAIK.

[@04dram04]

This is how the 928 should have looked like

[@Evocati-Augusti]

who cares about the noise,its so sweet sounded..

[@seinsmeld13]

Beauty lid Ben!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karencoy8286]

Hey motorweek i would like to see a 1st gen dodge dakota review maybe the shelby dakota thanks

[@bobloblaw7613]

92' Porche 968 review brought to you by "Chevrolet Corvette" which is better in every way just in case you didn't know....

[@RM-ty1rd]

bob loblaw ...funny! you are obviously not a "driver"

[@Rennpanzer]

bob loblaw There is no such car as a "Porche 968", just in case you didn't know . . .

[@bobloblaw7613]

ok so that comment went over some peoples head....try again guys....not sure why people on the comments for these videos constantly throw around "your not a driver" ect like little kids...strange to me...whatever you say guy who didn't get the comment he replied to!

[@bobloblaw7613]

in case anyone else doesn't get the comment, I was making fun of how they compared it to the corvette and said the vette was better in every way as sort of a side comment....which I found was strange considering it was a review of the Porsche only. Felt like GM paid them to do that.

[@DolleHengst]

+bob loblaw The 968 is considered one of the best Porsches out there by Porsche engineers! It's the final perfect stage in an two-decades long evolution. It was engineered in a time that marketing and sales people had no say in Porsche developements, just engineers. It's build quality and durability are unmatched, even among many other Porsches!

[@davidvalenzuela4529]

Here's a MotorWeek Retro Review of the Porsche 968 from 1992.

[@Sonic_1000]

Not much faster than the 93 Prelude, haha!

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Hey look everyone, a moron. Point and laugh. HAHA

[@gracien2008]

Back in the time, we could buy an honest to goodness track car with a MANUAL :) That "new" Toyota Supra, Chevy C8, Mustang Shelby 500... I'm not buying it!

[@anajay78]

3.0 l 4 cyl yikes.

[@CockatooDude]

Why? It made good power and wasn't super heavy.

[@rexracer7192]

anajay78 yessr it's a bad boy I have the 16v dohc 3.0 in my 944s and it's my favorite four cylinder, and the best four cylinder ever created period in my opinion. Early version like mine is 215 hp and the later version in the 968 has 235 hp I don't think there is a more powerful normal aspirated production four cylinder made even to this day. Any other four cylinder hittin those numbers is supercharged or turbo charged. I would love to turbo my 3.0 lol it would easily be over 300 hp

[@KC1UER]

The normal aspirated 2.0 liter engine in the Honda S2000 made 240 hp, but was lacking torque compared to the heavier Porsche 968. The Porsche is a better car in my opinion, but Honda still had the hp/liter game won.

[@nighthawk0077]

rex racer it probably is the most power na 4cyl, but its also the biggest ;)

[@brandonmccollum6349]

@@KC1UER the s2k didn't come till 99 or 2000, can't really comepare

[@Edgar-Friendly]

V6 Macan swap would help with an engine swap.

[@MrFilmMakerNumber2]

Just about when they started to put covers on the engine.

[@ss_whole]

FULLY optioned Vette is less than the base price of the 968? Give me the fully loaded Vette any day.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

LOL

[@KingCast65]

5:33 Jodi Whatley.

[@Hot80s]

5:03 in russia car drives you

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Yakov Smirnoff called, he wants his Schtick back.

[@tommyhagan]

what the fuck is george costanza doing on here!

[@sertyuhg]

Meanwhile 10 gen Civic Si has similar numbers and better handling and breaking