997 Porsche 911 for Sale

About the 997

The 997 launched in 2005 as Porsche's apology for the 996. Round headlights returned, the interior moved upmarket, and the design walked the line between the air-cooled DNA and the modern car. Two halves: 997.1 (2005–2008) with the M96/M97 engines, and 997.2 (2009–2012) with the direct-injection 9A1 engine and PDK as an option to the manual.

997.2 is the inflection point. Direct-injection ended the IMS conversation, PDK arrived as a genuinely fast dual-clutch, and the chassis received subtle but real revisions. The GT3 RS 4.0, the Sport Classic, the Speedster, and the 997.2 Turbo S are the generation's headline collector cars; the standard Carrera S in a manual sits in the sweet spot for a daily-driven 911.

Production is now a decade-plus behind us. Clean 997.2s are getting harder to find at sensible mileage and they will not get cheaper.

What to look for

• 997.2 (2009 and later) for direct injection — most buyers should start here unless the specific car is a sorted 997.1.
• Manual transmission cars command a premium and hold value better than PDK.
• GT/RS/Turbo S variants — separate market, requires specialist provenance check; standard Carrera S and 4S are the volume buys.

Why buy from us

We are an independent Porsche specialist. 997s sit in the band where condition and spec drive everything; we'd rather list one well-bought 997 than ten cars we couldn't stand behind. Honest mileage, honest paint, honest history.

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