That car is like a rolex, timeless.

This to me is the most aesthetically pleasing 911, with no ridiculous wings or spoilers, and no unnecessary bulges.

I bought my '88 as a low milage used car in 1990 and still have it! Great car, lots of good memories associated with it. By the way, the only thing that has ever broken was the passenger side power window motor and that happened back in '93 or so.

Call me stupid, but if Porsche released this car again, just as it was, I'd buy one. Something about it, idk. It's just timeless.

$50,865 in '88 comes to $107,537 in 2017 dollars. Yup, they're priced exactly the same today when adjusted for inflation.

There’s a car repair shop literally facing my house and I can see, hear and smell one of those (a dark metallic green one) every single day for the past 2 months, it’s so nice.

I’d rather have this exact car than ANY modern Porsche, including the GT3/GT2 variants. They have just gotten so big, heavy and complex. I want this car! I always have. To me, this is the ideal sports car in every way, from its looks, performance, quirky traits, to its great reliability. Unfortunately, even high mileage examples cost about as much now as the one tested in this video! I really screwed up and missed some great opportunities to buy one of these fantastic cars over the years at very reasonable prices...that time has now passed forever I’m afraid.

Someone finally gives him all the guages he's always asking for, and he's STILL not satisfied!

I was born in 1988, and the 911 has always been a icon of a car for me Sure, Countach & Testarossa were wonderful to look at, but I'm still not sure to drive a Lambo or Ferrari daily This year I got my first Porsche ever, a Carmine red 911 Carrera 4S 2020 with the aero kit So thanks for sharing!

Back when Porsche built cars for sport, and not gussied up grocery getters. It took a real driver to keep the front wheels of one of these, out front. It's a tough learning curve, but well worth the lesson.

MotorWeek, for the most part, gets it! One of the all time great sports cars. It's amazing some people are foolish enough still to hate it.

"Newton told us that all moving objects tend to resist a change in direction. But he never felt the feedback you get from the frontwheels of a 911"

Another awesome RETRO REVIEW

I've got a 1985 Carrera runs beautiful with no problems for 13+ year's 👍🇩🇪😂

I just love my 86 cab. The sound is awesome and such an experience. Good in the snow too. That heater he bummed on works great and mine has dual controls. The car is so much fun! Franny

Love the vintage videos. Always baffled by the power creep: A bit over 200hp in a dedicated sports car seems not much today but that was still plenty back in the day when everything above 100hp was "powerful". Haha.

The key on the left was for a good reason. Back in the day of racing where the drivers would run to the cars, start them and take off, turn key with left hand, shift with the right, shave off even a couple seconds.

love the true "air cooled" models...

Motorweeks drivers sure had a lot more skill driving on track back then than they do today

Timeless iconic looks, bullet proof motor, phenomenal cornering with direct feeling of the road makes it one of the finest classics if not the finest ever built...

The design never gets old.

Great honest review. I vaguely remember this one for the silver anniversary model. Any 911 is so entertaining to drive. The rear end just digs in when accelerating out of turns.

I would love to get one of these. They might not be super fast but are great fun. Sadly the pricing are just crazzzzzy.

This is my favourite car... love you guys

Thank you so much for posting.

1989 Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3L is the greatest achievement from the German automaker. 🇩🇪

My dad had a 1987 Targa and we managed to pack five people into the car. I was at least 6' tall at the time and I sat behind my 5'2" stepmother and little brother. But, this was back in the '80s when there were things like kids sitting on laps instead of being in seats.

Awesome video, great job motor week!! Gorgeous Porsche!!

great review. owned a 1977 911s . really enjoyed the car . wish I had bought a 1988 Carrera when I had the chance.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

Fully restoring an 87 in Guards Red that I bought as a roller 6months ago. Just got a full drivetrain from an 89. Excited to get it on a track! I'm using the whale tail as wall art and going with a flat rear deck, but keeping the front spoiler. Great to see these old reviews

One of my favorite toy car as a kid!!!

This car is STILL a timeless classic.

I have an '88 911. One virtue of this car that wasn't fully apparent at the time was its reliability. Mine has been more reliable than a Toyota. Excellent build quality.

what a car. this was a beast back then

33 years later and it still oozes desirability.

That car is all I want for Xmas.

This car is a piece of art.

Just to clarify, the silver '88 in this video is actually a 1988 Commemorative Edition (CE) in Diamond Blue (with Ferry Porsche signatures on the seats) that commemorates the 250,000 911 made, not an anniversary edition. The silver anniversary edition was release in 1989 to celebrate the 25th anniversary. A common error made on the internet. I have an '88 CE the same as in this video.

I've owned my 88 since new and she's currently getting mechanical refreshing. She's thirty-two so new fuel lines, brake lines, valve adjustment, new suspension bushings, tires...

Bet many of your viewers are too young to remember the Subaru Justy

I had an ‘89 Targa. Fantastic car!

I would take one of these classic 911s over one of today's over-engineered beasts any day. They have a coolness quotient that today's 911 lack.

$50,865 in 1988 is the same as $108,311 today. A brand-new 911 Carrera 2 today, equipped as sparsely as the one in the review, would run you no more than, what, $80K? $85K? So they’ve gotten cheaper over the years. Makes you wonder what they’re *not* doing today that they *did* do back then... Or if it’s just the general cost of manufacturing that has decreased because manufacturing technology has gotten so much better in the past 30 years.

That 25th Anniversary model is a keeper.

I want this exact model but in brown. What a car!

It has all the gauges!

Thanks again. Back when sports cars were REAL sports cars.

The best Porsche's have natural selection built in.

Saw one in the wild, beautiful little cars

Consider the chassis was already 25 year-old back then, it was an achievement.

The shadow of the substantial derrick-like roof mounted camera mount to capture the rear end swinging around really shows the age of the filming technology of the day.

2:20 JESSE... WE NEED TO COOK!

I'm doing a restoration of a 1989 2.3 coupe now. I drove the car a bit before I tore it down because I wanted to feel the driving dynamics and see if if it would be worth the blood, sweat, tears, expense, and time it would take to do the work. It is and so much more. With no power steering and the weight at the very rear they literally feel like a go kart. And then after you're done driving you get to look back and see the iconic silhouette. Prices are high now and climbing so if you have the juice to buy one, make sure there's some left unsqueezed for the stuff you'll need and then want to do to it. It's worth it.

These are great cars. No, they're not fast by today's standards of 400-600 hp production cars. Yes, the oversteer can be a handful. Their suspension is basic, with torsion bars instead of coil springs. But they are hugely rewarding to drive at any speed and especially at track speeds.This G50 model, generally '87 through half of '89, is a little heavier than its predecessors, but it has a stronger, better shifting hydraulic clutch and G50 transmission. I have owned an '88 Carrera for nearly 20 years. Very reliable too.

yeah peter im gonna have to ask you to show up to work on saturday that'd be great

best car ever made

This particular model in good original condition is still worth the selling price today. What if I told you buy a new car and 30 years later you can come get your money back. Not lose a penny except with factoring inflation but who cares. What a hell of a deal. Hence why the get richer because high end cars and real estate never lose value.

Great 911!

my car!

last of the great porsches.

Love it 😍

a classic car that still looks good.

I wondered how many doctors and lawyers this car killed on country roads.

Love it !!!!

my life car. As long as I am well, I will never sell.

I remember in the 1980's the freeways were only 55 mph to save gas and clean the air .... moving the speed limit to 65mph felt like the starship enterprise !

lol the base comes with 15 inch wheels oh what simpler times

THANKS JOHN!

People think that Porsche is lazy for never changing the design. From an engineering stand point it's actually harder to maintain the 911s design and world dominance over all these years and and still retain the fact that the engine is in the wrong place.

I need this car in my life

All time favorite car, year,,colour, everything is perfect! I have driven them, great car. Too bad, they are priced beyond reach...

The car is amazing even today.

It's funny everything that they say that's negative about this 911 in the review is what makes it so valuable now. I guess that is just the price of nostalgia and wearing rose colored glasses.

My dream car❤

This is what I think of when I think Porsche 911... I can still see the guy at the beginning of Test Drive, driving one onto the screen, giving a wink at you, then rolling up his window and taking off. That's what I think of when I think of Porsche, some smug guy winking at young boys trying to convince them to get into the car.

Surprisingly cheap mantainance costs and incredibile mpg ratio. A true day driver I still miss.

Why I love the the 911 and the 356

Yep, sold. I'd buy in a second.

These are small cars but actually can accommodate large people pretty comfortably.

Look man don't put too much pressure on that driver side mirror! lol

My 25 anniversary edition 😍

I'm trying to think of a 25th anniversary sports car for today which would be from 1993. The only continuously produced sports car from around that time that I can think of is the Dodge Viper (1992). NSX came a little earlier and went out of production for a decade or so.

I know it's probably just me but I miss the simplicity and minimalism of the dash board, gauges and steering wheel from back then even though it's similar to Audi/Volkswagen back then.

☝️🥰👍timeless beauty!

Man this car was ugly back then. I’m assuming all of you saying this car looks good are older folks that have some nostalgia about it or something. Also, we’ve come a long way, we now have have cars that cost $30k that can outperform this Porsche and lets not even talk about technology and safety. Great video!!

Do you have an Review for a Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais

Cara esse Porsche atingi em alta velocidade 😁👍

I am a fan of classic cars and own several Studebakers, 1977 Wagoneer, and 1992 Subaru SVX. Old Porsche are a blast and very basic mechanically. Too basic to have justified the price tag when new. Modern ones are packed with technology and might lack the rawness of the older ones, but they don't try to kill you like with the unpredictable handling of the old ones. That alone makes the modern ones "better" and justifies the price premium IMO.

The car is new in this video but looks like it’s been driven for 5 years

wish i could have bought one before they got hideously expensive

Wow! From $50,000 in 1988 to $ 91,100 in 2017!

My exact car!! So excited to see this! Dark Blue but the only difference is mine has the whale tail spoiler! Come see it on my channel!

No ABS is a good thing.

Only Porsches I like including the 959 still pretty funny they’re like a pig when turning 🤣

Given the comparison with the Esprit, it bears noting how differently the values of the two cars have tracked over the years. The Esprit S3 may have started out $20k more expensive than a Carrera 3.2, but nowadays you can get a nice S3 Esprit Turbo for $20k cheaper than a comparable Carrera. Also, on a Retro Review posted in the past John mentioned a review of the 86-87 BMW L7. Could you please share that segment if the footage still exists?

I’d rather have an 89 corvette . Just my taste. But that is a beautiful car

1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata and 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme please!

If few brands brought back retro designs, it'd be a hit.

Fast car for its time