Production Data

North American 968 Coupes

The entry-level Porsche of its era — 2,234 coupes built for North America across four model years, with a starting price of just $39,850 in 1992.

2,234 coupes — 53% of total NA 968 production
81% manual — six-speed outsold Tiptronic 4-to-1
99 M030 cars — rare sport suspension package

Entry-Level Porsche

Sep 1991 – Oct 1994 production run

Oddities worth flagging: just 6 coupes with the sunroof-delete option, and 16 identified with the cassette-holder/console door delete.

Full model-year breakdown, transmission stats, market data, and color popularity rankings follow below.

Porsche 968 Slate Grey M030

The Porsche 968 coupe was the “entry-level” Porsche for the four years of its production. When first introduced it was hyped as an “affordable” sports car with a new low base sticker of $39,950 ($39,850 in 1992) for the 6-speed manual. North American 968 coupes were offered with the full range of Porsche factory options as well as the complete exterior and interior color palette. Just 99 of the NA 968 coupes were outfitted with the rare M030 sport suspension package — see the M030 page for additional details. NA 968 coupe oddities include sunroof-delete (just 6 produced) and cassette-holder/console-door delete (16 identified).

Production by Model Year

Of the 4,242 North American 968s produced, 2,234 were coupes — 53% of the run. Porsche reserved the first sixty VINs of each model year for internal use.

Model Year	Starting VIN	Ending VIN	Production Total
1992	NS820061	NS820709	649
1993	PS820061	PS820668	608
1994	RS820061	RS820778	718
1995	SS820061	SS820319	259
Total			2,234

Production of the North American 968 coupe started in September 1991 and ran through October 1994. Unlike the cabriolets, there were 60 true 1995 NA 968 coupes produced between July and October 1994 — see the option code 718 explanation elsewhere on the site. The final NA 968 coupe produced, SS820319, was a black car with a black interior and was shipped to Canada.

Transmission Statistics

Manual coupes outsold Tiptronic 4-to-1, due both to the performance impact of the Tiptronic and the price gap. The Tiptronic coupe started at $43,100 ($43,000 even for 1992).

Transmission Type	Production Total	Share
6-Speed Manual	1,811	81%
Tiptronic	423	19%
Total	2,234	100%

Sales Market

The bulk of NA production was for the United States. Just 5% of the NA coupe run was slated for Canada — outfitted with kilo-speedometer, option 288 headlight washers, options 139/340 dual heated seats, and C36 Canadian emissions. Three NA coupes were produced with German-spec emissions.

Emissions Type	Production Total
C02 US Emissions	2,110
C36 Canadian Emissions	121
C00 German Emissions	3
Total	2,234

Exterior Color Popularity

The North American 968 was offered in 33 factory exterior colors over the four-year run. 65% of coupes were Black, Red, or White — reflecting the conservative tastes of the period. Click any image to see the larger reference photo.