
The 993 is the last air-cooled 911 Porsche ever built, and within the 993 family the Carrera 4 Cabriolet in VarioRam specification is one of the rarest configurations made. Fewer than 1,138 were produced across the 1996, 1997, and 1998 model years combined. To put that in perspective: Porsche built 6,948 Carrera 4S coupes and 3,714 Carrera S coupes during the same era. This car carries the combination Porsche has never offered before or since: wide body, all-wheel drive, open top, six-speed manual, and an air-cooled flat-six singing into an open cabin.
This example is Guards Red, one owner from new, with 13,156 miles over thirty years. The factory door sticker is present in the jamb and legible, confirming every original build specification. The 1996 model year brings the VarioRam induction system, lifting output to 282 horsepower and broadening the power band through the midrange. It is the engine to have in a naturally aspirated 993.
The 993 collector market understands what moves the needle: mileage, ownership history, color, gearbox, and model rarity. This car has the right answer to every one of those questions. Single-owner, sub-15,000-mile 993s are genuinely unusual. Single-owner, sub-15,000-mile C4 Cabriolets in Guards Red with a manual gearbox and the correct door sticker are something else entirely. The air-cooled chapter is closed. This is what remains of it at its best.
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