996 Turbo Cabriolet Production Numbers

After seeing an auction listing for a 996tt cab which mentioned that there were only 350 X50 convertibles made, it led me down a rabbit hole to see whether this number could be substantiated. I was able to find the production numbers for 996tt Cabs and North American X50 cars and thought the data was very interesting. In all there were less than 4500 total 996tt ragtops made, about 1000 of which are Turbo S cars. I put the full breakdown bellow. It seems that since they didn't offer the Turbo Cab until late in the 996 run, they ended up being pretty rare cars after all, and even fewer left the factory with the X50 option pack. My 996ttX50 Cab Production Breakdown ​​​​​​ Total 996tt Cabs: 4389 Total 996 Turbo S Cabs: 963 Total 996tt minus S: 3426 996tt Cabs in North America: 2556 Total 996tt X50 in North America: 1124 Total 996tt X50 Cabs: ~350 (unsubstantiated) Model Year Breakdown 2003: 200 2004: 3102 (3 are Turbo S) 2005: 1087 (All Turbo S)

Only ten turbo cab imported to hk

1- 2005 Turbo S in White Rock, Canada on the left coast. Have not seen or heard of another in this area of Canada. My question is why did the Turbo S begin in late 2004? Did Porsche under estimate the PCCB and X50 option purchasers, then decide to load these cabs up with the extra option parts? The Turbo S is born. Was it because mid 2005 the 997.1 was hitting the assembly line? Both? Does someone walk into the boardroom on Monday morning and say we need to make a Turbo S. Get Hans from engineering up here. Can the suits and engineers come together this quickly and alter production line quotas or is this something that is a plan B. It would be interesting to hear some stories on what actually went down on that infamous day in Stuttgart.

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The Turbo S was the best way to make the most of the remaining 996 assets while the 997.1 Carrera assembly line was starting production. With only 1124 X50s ordered, it makes perfect sense to use the remaining go-fast 996 parts and also make the most of the chassis because there wouldn't be a new turbo until 2007. Slapping an S badge on a fully loaded Turbo also offered a good reason the purchase a 996 over the "new" 997 now sharing space in the same Porsche showroom and the Turbo always had the highest profit margins anyway. Since they didn't even bring out a convertible Turbo until 2004, it makes sense there were so many Turbo S Cabs in 2005. The 996 was when Porsche turned their financial troubles around and by the end of the platform's lifecycle they had it down to a science.

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@Dclentmd I'm digging the ducktail mod on your car. Where did you get it? And is it an integrated unit with a whole new deck lid, or is it attached somehow to the original lid? I tried to PM you before derailing the thread with this question, but the system gave me some odd message about sending you a "visitor" message.

That is a standard Turbo decklid/spoiler.

I have a question. This thread states that all 2005 Turbos were S models. This car now on BAT is listed as a 2005 non-S model. Were there non-S turbos produced in 2005? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...e-911-turbo-3/ edit: I meant to ask this on turbo forum. I�ll ask there.