Jevgenijs

Hi to all , have a question is there any 996 Turbo produced in 1999 or 2000 ?
Twin turbo with X 50 option ? thanks to all replies...

ScottKelly911

The 996 TT was available as the 2001-2005 here in the US with the X50 option available from 2002-2004 and then in 2005 it was standard as the 2005 Turbo S (no non-S available in '05).

Berra

Europe got a few in 2000...

"02996ttx50

..only to add that in europe the x50 was considered ( if not badged?? ) the S version. or so the legend goes.

Jevgenijs

Thanks , all clear now. I am looking to buy 996 turbo and bring it to Europe, to put it on local title cars from US certification needed for all cars made from 2001 and newer, Were hoping to find one 2000 in US
Why from US - have checked many ads in Germany HM the cars there slightly higher cost and much more km/miles done , think most of those due Germans love to ride on their Bahn roads , so 200 K miles + quite usual thing. And most of those done on high speed ...

Berra

No, X50 here is not considered the S even though it's the same car.

"02996ttx50

i'll take your word for that, though i've read and been told differently. i just can't place when/where lol. so, i'll go with berra for the win

gophaster

Not sure if this would help but isn't it possible for some very early 2001 US cars to have been built in 2000? Perhaps someone knows for sure.

autobonrun

Actually 02, there is nothing wrong with your recollection. The X50 option alone did not equate with the option package standard on the TTS. X50 addressed the "go". It only included modified turbo chargers, intercoolers, electronic control units, and transmission. It didn't address the "slow". To do that you also had to add PCCB brakes (about $8k at the time). Lastly, the TTS came standard with all leather interior which you also needed to add. That's why if these options were important to a buyer, it was less expensive to buy the S.

Now one difference I never hear discussed is that the only 996 that came with the second generation PCCB brakes was the S. That version was not available until 2005 and was the PCCB option for the 997 and 996 turboS. Porsche changed the PCCB design because of reports of some cracking on the first version. They increased the density of the fibers, doubled the internal ventilation and changed the pattern of the holes. You can tell second generation PCCB rotors by looking at the ring of vent openings around the rim.

"02996ttx50

yes, thanks. i was aware of most of that once having had an x50 car. only things i remember having differently from a k16 car were the k24's/i/c's maybe exhaust tips(?) and the re-map. was that $17,880.00 worth of parts?! umm, i dunno.. if they say so

a very short drive to drivin me crazy.. but i am still trying to figure out where i read the x50 cars were considered ( if not actually designated ) to be S cars in europe(?). but i've already conceded that assertion may well be mistaken...in fact it doesn't even make sense to me upon reflection lol

but whoever said that a primary marketing reason the "S" cars were actually offered in '05 was to clear the shelves of all the unused optionable and "unsold" 996turbo parts. think they had it at least partially right.