Porsche 993 Carrera 4S

The vehicle in detail

Chassis No. WP0ZZZ99ZVS315543
Engine No. 63V06606

The 993-generation 911 Carrera 4S has long been considered the ideal expression of Porsche’s final air-cooled era. Its Turbo bodywork, Turbo-look wheels, brakes, and suspension, paired with the Carrera’s naturally aspirated 3.6-liter flat-six, offer the ideal balance for those seeking a muscular, analog sports car that remains suitable for occasional daily use. Yet for those intimately familiar with the late-1990s Porsche Exclusive catalog, the standard C4S was only the beginning. A select few envisioned a model combining the highest specification Turbo S body with a naturally aspirated 3.8-liter M64/21 300 horsepower “Power Kit” flat-six with the same power and displancement to that in the Carrera RS—creating what can only be described as the “nth-degree” Carrera 4S.

Completed at Porsche in Zuffenhausen on 14 July 1997 in non-metallic Black over a Black leather interior this Carrera 4S features an impressive 16 X-Code options that populate the Vehicle Data sticker within the service book—not least among them Aerokit I (XD1) and Aerokit II (XD2) Front and Rear Spoilers. Tied together with front air intakes (X78) and rear side air intakes (X79), this Carrera 4S wears all of the key exterior components of the top-of-the-line Turbo S body. Powering this virtual Turbo S-look is a 3.8-liter 300-horsepower X51 option code power kit perhaps best known as Werks Leistung or WLS. In effect these options paired together created an interesting beast never available on U.S. shores.

Further special X-Code options include carbon fiber dashboard trim, carbon/aluminum/leather shift knob and hand brake, aluminum-painted instrument dials, stainless steel door sills and tailpipes, and a CD compartment located in the console. Although no longer configured as such, the C4S was originally specified with body-color wheels and center caps, lending it a tantalizing, sinister presence for those inclined to return it to its factory form. The remainder of its options list—some 24 in all—is documented in Porsche’s internal record within the history file.

According to stamps within the Garantie & Wartung service book, the Carrera 4S was first registered under the ownership of the Porsche factory—believed to have been built for a Porsche board member. Its original Fahrzeugbrief reveals the car was registered on Stuttgart license plates before being acquired by the owner of Hansaspeed Spedition, a logistics company based in Hamburg. The service book is replete with stamps at Porsche Zentrum Hamburg and later, after a change in ownership to Ernst-Joachim Kawallek in December 2001, servicing conducted at Porsche Zentrum Hannover. Kawallek was clearly a devoted owner of this rare and special C4S, keeping it in excellent condition for the next 16 years before passing it to its next caretaker, Marco Rumph of Zwickau.

An inspection booklet from Classic-Analytics dated September 2017 records just 115,949 kilometers (approximately 72,000 miles) and records the condition as very good with minor signs of wear. Under Rumph’s care, the 3.8-liter Carrera 4S was serviced at von Blittersdorff Sportwagenservice with a Major Service that included new spark plugs, an oil change, a brake fluid flush, and new filters.

In 2021, the rare Turbo S-bodied C4S was acquired by the consignor making its way to the United States and is now offered with 116,530 kilometers (72,408 miles) along with its service book and records, tools, and 2017 inspection report. Retained by Porsche from new for internal use and configured with virtually every desirable option, this Carrera 4S is a rare bird by any measure. Now offered in the United States for the first time and powered by its matching-numbers X51 3.8-liter engine unavailable in the U.S. when new, it stands as a highly collectible “nth-degree” expression of the naturally aspirated air-cooled 911.