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It looks like car collectors are revelling in ‘90s nostalgia as the most iconic rides of the decade are spiking in value.
A Porsche 911 Turbo S 3,6 from 1994 just sold for nearly $1,3 million on Bring a Trailer.
Bring a Trailer is that online car auction platform that has already surpassed $1 billion in sales for the first time ever, a record-breaking success in the car business for sure.
Robb Report notes that the final hammer price of $1,27 million in total is the most ever paid for a 964 Turbo on BaT:
The 33 bids and the seven figures make perfect sense for this classic ride, though:
The 3,6-litre turbocharged 964 was introduced in January 1993 and offered through the 1994 model year. After roughly 1,400 examples had been sold, Porsche decided to upgrade 93 with the Turbo S package.
Only 17 of those were “Package” cars like this particular rarity:
Destined for North America, all 17 paired the standard Turbo bodywork with a distinctive front splitter, asymmetrical side air intakes, a whale tail, quad exhaust tips and 18-inch Speedline alloy wheels.
Under the hood, the 3.6-liter flat-6 was bolstered with the X88 Turbo S power kit. Essentially, the folks at Stuttgart added modified cylinder heads and camshafts, larger-capacity fuel injectors and a bigger turbocharger and intercooler.
The mill is mated to a five-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential. All up, the engine can churn out 380 horsepower and 384 ft lbs of torque.
Besides the seamless black and matching upholstery, the Turbo S also boasts a power-operated sunroof, front sports seats with electric height adjustment, and a Porsche cassette stereo with a trunk-mounted six-disc CD changer.
CDs! What a throwback. It’s a nice excuse to get your playlist-making and CD-burning skills on.
The cherry on top is not so much the “Turbo S” embroidered in cherry red on the floor mats but rather that the four-wheeler has just 8,700 miles (around 14 000 kilometres) on the dial.
That’s also why it was listed as pristine.
[source:robbreport]
