Turbo S
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That is an X50 but does not have the ceramic brakes that the '05 "S" had as standard. The Brakes were about a $16K option and are a significant part of the package. I would make sure you are comparing correctly when assessing the value of your deal. (My "S" is an '05.)
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thanks... brakes are red... so this S is a poser.
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Yes it is a poser - no Turbo S in 2003. Only in model years 2004 and 2005. Not correct brakes as noted above. However to be fair the add does not say it is a Turbo S - only that it has the X-50 package. To put the price in perspective - I just purchased a 2005 Turbo S Cab with 26K miles for $64K. Good luck with you search.
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Yes it is a poser - no Turbo S in 2003. Only in model years 2004 and 2005. Not correct brakes as noted above. However to be fair the add does not say it is a Turbo S - only that it has the X-50 package. To put the price in perspective - I just purchased a 2005 Turbo S Cab with 26K miles for $64K. Good luck with you search.
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Best way to check is to look for the X50 code in the trunk as statman stated. They may have just added the "S" script for looks, but only way to tell is the X50 code and if you know difference in intercoolers, etc.
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Not to get in a flame war but according to Adrian Streather's book "Porsche 996, The Essential Companion" they were 5 produced in 2004 - two coupes and three cabs - but these may have been non US cars.
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The "S" was designated as a 2005 MY. Mine was built in early Dec'04 and delivered to me just after Christmas '04. The PCCBs (Gen 2) were standard for the "S". IIRC, 180 coupes and 540 cabs were shipped stateside.
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Not to put too fine a point on this discussion - but the 5 units that were manufactured in 04 carried the MY 04 in the VIN so "technically" they are MY 04's. Porsche does things like this from time to time because of the way they define their model year. Porsche begins their model year in August and ends in July. As an example my 05 TT-S cab was built in July 05 and was among the last 996 TT built. As an aside - all Turbo coupes built in MY 05 were "S" - only a handful of Turbo cabs in MY05 were not "S" (about 127). This info is taken directly from Adrian's book - a great resource by the way.
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Not to put too fine a point on this discussion - but the 5 units that were manufactured in 04 carried the MY 04 in the VIN so "technically" they are MY 04's. Porsche does things like this from time to time because of the way they define their model year. Porsche begins their model year in August and ends in July. As an example my 05 TT-S cab was built in July 05 and was among the last 996 TT built. As an aside - all Turbo coupes built in MY 05 were "S" - only a handful of Turbo cabs in MY05 were not "S" (about 127). This info is taken directly from Adrian's book - a great resource by the way.
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Not to put too fine a point on this discussion - but the 5 units that were manufactured in 04 carried the MY 04 in the VIN so "technically" they are MY 04's. Porsche does things like this from time to time because of the way they define their model year. Porsche begins their model year in August and ends in July. As an example my 05 TT-S cab was built in July 05 and was among the last 996 TT built. As an aside - all Turbo coupes built in MY 05 were "S" - only a handful of Turbo cabs in MY05 were not "S" (about 127). This info is taken directly from Adrian's book - a great resource by the way.
"In September 2004, the standard Turbo and associated X50 upgrade were dropped, Porsche introducing the Turbo S for the final year of production. These last-of-the-line derivatives came with the X50 upgrade as standard along with Porsche's Carbon Ceramic Brakes (previously an expensive option). Cabriolet's were also delivered with an aluminum hardtop. Production ended in mid 2005 to make way for the all-new 997 Turbo."