The 997 Speedster was a 2011 limited-production Carrera-based special, built on the wide-body Carrera 4 shell with rear-wheel drive and a 3.8-litre flat-six producing 408 hp, paired exclusively with a six-speed manual. It carries a lowered, steeply raked windscreen, a lightweight manual hood and twin humped rear tonneau, reviving the Speedster nameplate from the 356 and 964 eras. Only 356 were built, making it the final and rarest air-cooled-era-adjacent open Porsche special before the 991.
It combines the GT3-derived 3.8-litre engine and Carrera 4 Cabriolet body with a minimalist, purpose-built open-top character, and celebrates Porsche's Speedster lineage back to Max Hoffman's 1954 request. Its tiny 356-unit production run, manual-only drivetrain and role as a farewell to the 997 generation make it a defining collector Porsche.
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Sources: Bonhams · Collecting Cars
Targa has recorded 7 auction sales of the Porsche 911 Speedster (997) between 2017 and 2026, from Bonhams and Collecting Cars. All the cars sold were built in 2011. In the last 12 months there have been 2 sales.
Latest recorded sales
- 2011 PORSCHE 911 (997) SPEEDSTER
- 2011 PORSCHE 911 (997) SPEEDSTER - VAT Q
- 2011 Porsche 911 'Type 997.2' Speedster VIN. WP0CB2A96BS795613
- 2011 PORSCHE 911 (997) SPEEDSTER
- 2011 PORSCHE 911 (997) SPEEDSTER - PTS - 1,251 KM
- 2011 porsche 911 997 speedster
- 2011 Porsche 997 SPEEDSTER VIN. WP0CB2A92BS795608