2007 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

The 911 Carrera is Porsche's flagship sports car, and is available in various versions. The 911 Carrera is powered by a base 3.6-liter engine or a 3.8-liter engine in the 911 Carrera S, and is available with all-wheel drive in the 911 Carrera 4 and 4S. This 911 Carrera 4S was displayed at the 2007 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.

2006 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Porsche's 2006 911 Carrera Cabriolet was just one variation of Porsche's flagship sports car. The 911 Carrera was powered by a base 3.6-liter engine or a 3.8-liter in the 911 Carrera S, and was available with all-wheel drive in the 911 Carrera 4 and 4S.

2001 Porsche 911 Carrera Convertible

This generation of the Porsche 911 was introduced in 1998 as the first completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera, shown here at the 2001 Chicago Auto Show, was essentially unchanged, aside from a slight increase from 296 horsepower to 300 horsepower for its rear-mounted water-cooled 3.4-liter dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed "flat" 6-cylinder "boxer" engine. The Porsche 911 Carrera was available with either a six-speed manual or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. 2001 was the last year for this generation’s original styling; in 2002 the 911 Carrera would receive the same headlights as the Porsche 911 Turbo.

2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

The 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo, shown here at the 2001 Chicago Auto Show, was released in the United States in the Summer of 2000. Powered by a 420-horsepower 3.6-liter dual-overhead-cam, twin-turbocharged horizontally-opposed "flat" 6-cylinder "boxer" engine with 413 foot-pounds of torque at 2,700 rpm, with either a six-speed manual or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, the all-wheel drive 911 Turbo could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 3.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 190 miles per hour. 

Externally, the 911 Turbo differed from the 911 Carrera with a unique front end with three large air intakes and differently-shaped headlights, wider rear fenders with intercooler ducting, and a retractable rear spoiler.

2000 Porsche 911 Carrera

This generation of the Porsche 911 was introduced in 1998 as the first completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera was essentially unchanged, powered by a rear-mounted water-cooled 296-horsepower 3.4-liter dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed "flat" 6-cylinder "boxer" engine, with either a six-speed manual or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The Porsche 911 Carrera could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds and reach a top speed of 178 miles per hour, with a price starting at $68,000. Though this picture doesn't illustrate it well, this example, photographed at the 2000 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, featured metallic color-shifting paint that changed from dark green to purple depending on how the light hit it.

1999 Porsche 911 Carrera

In 1998, Porsche introduced the first new, completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The only parts carried over from the previous 911 were the suspension and the 6-speed manual transmission. For the first time, the new 911 featured a water-cooled engine. The rear-engined 911 Carrera was powered by a 296-horsepower 3.4-liter version of the M96 dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed “flat” six-cylinder “boxer” engine, with either a 6-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The 911 Carrera could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds and reach a top speed of 178 miles per hour. The new Porsche 911 Carrera shared its front end styling with the lower-priced Porsche Boxster, making the two look very similar, however the Boxster was only available as a 2-seat roadster, while the more powerful and faster 911 Carrera featured a rear seat and was available as either a convertible or a coupe.