These are the fastest Porsches for less than 100,000 euros

We humans derive great pleasure from getting a bargain. It is in the nature of things that we feel good about getting the maximum return for as little money as possible. No wonder so many of you are also interested in Porsche models as a potential investment. However, the focus here today is not on which model is likely to offer the greatest potential returns. Instead, we will be looking at which Porsche offers the most performance for your money. In other words, we’ve picked the fastest Porsches for less than 100,000 euros. However, there’s one twist: As they’re all almost equally fast, the winner will be the least expensive among the fastest!

9th place goes to the Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder/Cayman GT4

It all starts with the lightning-fast mid-engine sports cars of the 982 model series. Whether as the Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder or 718 Cayman GT4, both deliver enough thrust with 420 hp to reach in excess of 186 mph. Built between 2019 and 2023, both Spyder and GT4 are powered by the marvelous 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six. That power-plant enabled them to become the first Porsche sports cars apart from the 911 to exceed 186 mph. Both models are priced from 90,000 to 100,000 euros. Big bonus: both are still available with a relatively affordable Porsche Approved Warranty!

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8th place among the fastest Porsches under 100,000 euros goes to the Porsche 997.2 Turbo

From model year 2009 to 2012, Porsche offered the 911 Turbo of the second generation of the 997 (997.2). Even in 2025, the 997.2 Turbo is still one of the fastest Porsches you can drive on the road. That is partly down to its gearbox. Because the 997.2 was the first Porsche 911 Turbo to be available with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). This made the 911 Turbo’s performance even more accessible in 2009.

Even after more than 15 years, the Porsche 997.2 Turbo is still a great companion. Hardly any other super sports car is as versatile as the 2009-2012 911 Turbo.

The stated top speed is an almost insane 196 mph. But to reduce the Turbo to its performance alone would be doing it an injustice. Even after more than 15 years, the 997.2 Turbo is still a great everyday sports car. The current price level of 90,000 to 95,000 euros also speaks for good value forecasts, should you decide to buy one of the just over 5,000 997.2 Turbos built. It probably won’t get any cheaper.

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In 1999, the Porsche 996 GT3 launched as the fastest road-going 911 ever

When Porsche launched the 996 GT3, the legitimate successor to the Carrera RS, in 1999, nobody could have imagined the triumphal march that the GT3-label would take on. A good quarter of a century later, it is impossible to imagine the Zuffenhausen portfolio without the high-revving, naturally aspirated and racetrack-optimized 911.

The sports model was uncompromisingly designed as a homologation model for racing. Almost by accident, it became the fastest production 911 of all time at the time with a top speed of 187 mph. After the facelift for the 2003 model year, an extra 21 hp meant that even 2 mph more were possible. Prices of the first 911 GT3 have been rising rapidly for several years now. Today, you have to invest at least 85,000 to 90,000 euros for a decent Porsche 996 GT3.

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Porsche 997.2 Carrera GTS – With 408 hp in 6th place among the fastest Porsches under 100,000 euros

Porsche re-used the Gran Turismo Sport label, also known as GTS, with the 997.2 Carrera GTS. What stood for road-legal racing cars in the 904 and 924 Carrera GTS was reversed with the 928 GTS to more sporty road models. Since the 997 (model year 2010 to 2012), the Carrera GTS has stood for the sweet spot between Carrera S and GT3.

And the GTS came considerably closer to the GT3 in some disciplines – despite all the comfort imaginable at the time. Acceleration (4.1 seconds to 100 kph) and top speed (306 kph) were only 0.1 seconds and 6 kph behind the GT3 respectively. You should budget at least around 85,000 euros to put one of the coveted GTS 911s in your garage in 2025.

The 991.2 Carrera S/4S takes fifth place among the fastest Porsches under 100,000 euros

Initially, the Porsche 991.2 Carrera S/4S was not only met with a positive response. The 2015 Carrera model year marked the end of the naturally aspirated era in the entry-level 911. However, the 3.0-liter bi-turbo boxer made up for this with significantly improved performance and greater efficiency. In the 991.2 Carrera S/4S, it allows the 911, which was built until 2018, to accelerate to 100 kph more than half a second faster than its predecessor. Depending on the model variant, the top speed ranged between 303 and 308 kph. With prices starting at 80,000 euros, it is also one of the cheapest young 911s to buy today.

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A former top-of-the-line model with an ingenious price-performance ratio: 4th place goes to the Porsche 997.1 Turbo

For as long as the “Turbo” has been around, it has stood for maximum acceleration and top speed like no other Porsche, without major compromises in driveability or comfort. This also applied to the Porsche 911 Turbo from model years 2007 to 2009, known as the 997.1 Turbo. It drew a full 480 hp and 620 Nm from a displacement of 3.6 liters. This made it possible for the first time to reach 62 mph in less than four seconds in a 911. With the Tiptronic S, the Turbo even accelerated to 62 mph in just 3.6 seconds. In the Coupé, propulsion only ended at an impressive 194 kph.

Today, well-maintained examples of the Porsche 997.1 Turbo can be found for around 75,000 euros. At this price, it would be hard to find another car that does so many things as exceptionally well as the last Turbo 911 with the so-called Mezger engine, featuring the legendary two-piece aluminium crankcase design.

3rd place in the fastest Porsche under 100,000 euros goes to the 991.1 Carrera S

The Porsche 991.1 Carrera S is probably the last of the “classic” Carreras. Its 3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine is the last of its kind, as there were no naturally aspirated engine in a 911 Carrera afterwards. This clearly sets it apart acoustically from its successors. Thanks to its 400 hp peak output, the Carrera from model years 2012 to 2016 accelerates to 100 kph in 4.3 to 4.5 seconds, depending on the transmission. Its theoretical top speed is 187 kph with PDK and 189 kph with the seven-speed manual transmission. The first models of the value-stable and qualitatively outstanding seventh-generation 911 Carrera S are available for just under 70,000 euros.

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The Porsche 997.2 Carrera S takes second place and offers impressive performance

When it comes to speed Porsche 997.2 Carrera S is only beaten by one model in terms of value for money. However, with entry-level prices of between 60 and 70,000 euros, the 997 is also likely to be one of the most price-stable members of the fastest sub-100,000 euros Porsches. Even the latest models of the sporty Carrera from model years 2009 to 2012 are now well over ten years old. It therefore seems like prices have bottomed out already a couple of years ago.

As the first Carrera with optional PDK, it also offers advocates of automatic transmissions a very sporty gearbox option. Thanks to its 3.8 liter engine with direct injection and 385 hp, it accelerates to 100 km/h in 4.3 to 4.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 300 or 302 kph (with manual transmission).

Still the king of performance for the money: the Porsche 996 Turbo

Despite being 25 years old, it is still devilishly fast thanks to its 420 hp bi-turbo boxer engine – Porsche claims 189 mph. At its cheapest, you can get it for between 50,000 and 60,000 euros. Of course, we are talking about the Porsche 996 Turbo. For what feels like ages, it has been one of the best cars in this price range. The technology is robust, the styling has matured extraordinarily well and the driving performance is beyond reproach. Acceleration to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds is still impressive even in 2025. And best of all: there is plenty of choice from the Porsche 996 Turbo built between 2000 and 2005, with over 25,000 examples built!

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