Market Report July 2026: Two Cars Worldwide – Just How Thin the Market Is

You can talk about rarity – or you can simply look in the shop window. On 11 July 2026 we did what a serious buyer would do: searched the relevant platforms worldwide for a 997.2 Turbo coupé with a manual gearbox. The result is the best illustration of the scarcity case we could have hoped for. (For how few exist in total, see “How Many Are There Really?”.)

June: zero. July: two.

In June, not a single clean, accident-free manual coupé was for sale on the open German market. Now, in mid-July, we find exactly two worldwide – and both are in the US:

1. The white 2013 (Elferspot, US – price on request) A Carrara white 997.2 Turbo, model year 2013, 6-speed manual, around 9,200 miles (≈ 14,800 km). The price? “On request.” Exactly the discretion you'd expect for a car you can't simply re-order. 2013 is the last and rarest model year of the manual Turbo.¹

2. The 2012 (classic.com / dealer Velocity, Los Angeles – $245,000) A 2012 997.2 Turbo coupé, 6-speed manual, 34,400 miles, 3 owners, in Platinum Silver over Black, with Sport Chrono package, adaptive sport seats with memory, full leather and PDLS. Listed at $245,000.²

That's it. Two cars. For the most sought-after configuration of one of the last great analogue Porsches – across the entire planet, visible on the open market, on an ordinary July day.

classic.com confirms the tightness – with numbers

You don't have to take our word for it; the platform itself supplies the proof. For the 997.2 Turbo coupé manual market, classic.com currently shows:²³

• Only 2 manual coupés for sale in total (one of them is this very 2012). For comparison: PDK coupé 1, manual cabriolet 1, PDK cabriolet 6.
• The CLASSIC.COM market benchmark (CMB) is $162,167 – with an upward arrow.
• Over the past five years, just 31 manual coupés have traded.

31 documented sales in five years. That's not a market, it's a waiting room.

What the market is actually paying

The most telling numbers are the real, recent sales – and they draw a clear range for the coupé:²

Date	Car	miles	Result	Source
Apr 2026	2012 Turbo manual	~46k mi	$169,000 sold	Bring a Trailer
Apr 2026	2012 Turbo manual	~26k mi	$238,000 sold	Bring a Trailer
Jun 2026	2011 Turbo manual	~25k mi	$235,000 sold	Bring a Trailer

classic.com quotes a comparable range of $170,356 – $235,942; the current asking price for the 2012 sits deliberately above it at $245,000 – the seller is testing the ceiling, because he knows no replacement is coming.²

Appreciation on a single car

You can measure the value trend on market averages – or on this exact car: for the 2012, the public record shows a purchase in July 2022 at $148,900. Today it's offered at $245,000. Even if it "only" sells near the comps range, that's a four-year move most investments dream of – on a car you were allowed to drive in the meantime. More on that in “The Drivable Investment”.

How rare is "rare"?

The 2012 listing puts it bluntly (seller's claim): “1 of approximately 80 ever made. Fewer than 100 were made in 2012 and 2013 combined.” Even reading dealer figures with caution, it fits our research: across all years only about 260 manual coupés were delivered in the US, and practically none in 2013.³ Whether it's 80 or a few more: it's the kind of number where a collector market isn't "thin" – it's simply empty once the few good cars are in firm hands.

Side note: beware of "average prices"

You'll occasionally read much lower figures – for instance a market letter placing "997 Turbo 6-speed" at around $97,000. That has nothing to do with our car. Such blended numbers throw together things that don't belong together:

• Cabriolets sit in a completely different, lower price bracket than the coupé.
• Above all, they include the 997.1 with the Mezger engine – of which far more were built, which is a completely different engine (3.6 L Mezger instead of 3.8 L DFI) and, frankly, a different car. Here's why: “Mezger Myth vs. DFI”.

Anyone who googles "997 Turbo manual" and sees a $90,000 average is comparing apples to oranges. The relevant number for the 997.2 Turbo coupé manual with 3.8 litres and 500 hp is the one the market is asking for exactly this car right now: about $170,000 to $245,000 – with a supply of two.

Read on: Value Trajectory 2015–2026 · Why the Manual Is More Expensive Than the Turbo S · Elferspot Top-5 Investment 2026

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Sources

Snapshot of the open market on 11 July 2026; listings and prices change daily. "Price on request" and asking prices are not achieved sale prices; seller claims (e.g. production figures) are not independently verified. This is a fan site with personal, enthusiast opinion – not investment advice.

Footnotes

1. Elferspot – listing "Porsche 997.2 Turbo 2013" (Carrara white, 6-speed manual, ~9,173 mi, US, price on request), accessed 2026-07-11. [C] – https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-997-2-turbo-2013-6105904/ ↩

2. classic.com – listing "2012 Porsche 911 Turbo" (VIN WP0AD2A92CS766287; Platinum Silver, 6-speed, 34,400 mi, 3 owners, asking $245,000; comps range $170,356–235,942; recent sales $169k/235k/238k; purchase 07/2022 at $148,900), accessed 2026-07-11. [C] – https://www.classic.com/veh/2012-porsche-911-turbo-wp0ad2a92cs766287-n2rqL6n/ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. classic.com – market "997.2 Turbo Coupe – Manual" (CMB $162,167; 2 manual coupés for sale; 31 sold in 5 years). [C] – https://www.classic.com/m/porsche/911/997/9972/turbo/coupe-manual/ ↩ ↩²