Porsche type numbers
If you are new to the world of Porsches, the model numbers can be very confusing. The Porsche 911, for instance, can be a 964, 993, 996, 997 or 991 and may be badged ‘Carrera’ but they are all, in fact, 911s.
Going beyond the 911, even Porsches with a name, such as the Boxster, also have a Porsche type number which enthusiasts use to identify the various models. Which can make things even more confusing! As well as road cars, Porsche used type numbers for racecars, engines and gearboxes. And they even reused one or two numbers for different projects.
All these Porsche type numbers are three figures and begin with a ‘9’. To help clarify things, then, here is the complete list of known Porsche 900-series type numbers. Note that, although we have put ‘unknown’ by some numbers, it is possible that they have not been used by Porsche.
Please get in touch if you have any information on Porsche type numbers not listed here.
901: Porsche 901 prototype and show car
902: 1965 four-speed 911 transmission (and 912 internal designation)
903: 1965 prototype automatic transmission
904: 1964 Carrera GTS racecar
905: Sportomatic transmission
906: 1966 Carrera 6 racecar
907: 1967 racecar
908: 1968 racecar; 1967 prototype automatic transmission
909: 1968 hillclimb car
910: 1967 racecar
911: Six-cylinder road car
912: Four-cylinder road car
913: Unknown
914: Mid-engined road car with flat-four engine
915: 1972-1986 five-speed 911 transmission
916: 1967 DOHC six-cylinder engine; 1968 908 six-speed gearbox; 1972 mid-engined road car with flat-six engine
917: 1969 racecar
918: 1972 proposed flat-eight engine
918: 2014 hybrid supercar
920 Four-speed 917 transmission
921: 1961 turbine-powered racecar
922: Unknown
923: 1976 912E road car
924: 1976 front-engined road car
925: 911T/E Sportomatic transmission
926: Unknown
927: Unknown
928: 1978 V8-engined road car
929: Unknown
930: 1975-1989 911 Turbo
931: 1979-1983 924 Turbo, left-hand-drive
932: 1979-1983 924 Turbo, right-hand-drive
933: Unknown
934: Group 4 race car
935: Group 5 GT race car
936: 1976 sports race car
937: 1980 924 Carrera GT, left-hand-drive
938: 1980 924 Carrera GT, right-hand-drive
939: 1980 924 Carrera GT Le Mans
940: Unknown
941: Unknown
942: Unknown
943: 964 Tiptronic transmission
944: 1982-1989 front-engined road car (left-hand-drive)
945: 1982-1989 front-engined road car (right-hand-drive)
946: 1985-88 924S, left-hand-drive
947: 1985-88 924S, left-hand-drive
948: Unknown
949: 1984 956 transaxle
950: Unknown
951: 1985-1991 944 Turbo
952: Unknown
953: 911-based 4×4 rally car
954: 911SC RS rally car
955: 2002-2006 Cayenne 4×4
956: 1982 Group C racecar
957: 2007-2010 Cayenne 4×4
958: 2011- Cayenne 4×4
959: 1986 911-based 4×4 road car
960: 1984 928 four-speed automatic transmission
961: 1986 959-based racecar
962: 1984 Group C/IMSA racecar
963: Unknown
964: 1989-1993 911 road car
965: 1988 prototype 911 Turbo replacement
966: Unknown
967: Unknown
968: 1991-1995 front-engined road car
969: Planned name for 965 prototype
970: 2009- Panamera
971: Unknown
972: Unknown
973: Unknown
974: Unknown
975: Unknown
976: Unknown
977: Unknown
978: Unknown
979: Unknown
980: Unknown
981: 2012- Boxster and Cayman
982: Unknown
983: Unknown
984: 1988 prototype entry-level road car
985: Unknown
986: 1996-2004 Boxster
987: 2005-2011 Boxster and Cayman
988: Unknown
989: 1989 prototype saloon car
990: Unknown
991: 2011-2019 911 road car
992: 2020-current 911 road car
993: 1993-1997 911 road car
994: Unknown
995: Prototype
996: 1997-2004 911 road car
997: 2004-2009 911 road car
998: Unknown
999: Unknown
