Porsche 911 Carrera 2S Manual
8.0 / 10
Involvement 8.2 / 10
Why 8.0: DougScore 67 for the manual row, but the index likes it more: a usable 911 with a clutch, real miles and no GT-car allocation theatre.
0 · boulevard trophy Index 8.0 Involvement 8.210 · driver’s tool
Miles actually driven8.0
Bought to drive, not to flip7.5
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored6.8
Handling · manual 992 C2S, daily sports-car clarity8.2
Power-to-weight · commitment zone292 hp/t
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Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €114k (2020) → €92k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
The long version
The 992 Carrera S manual is the quietly correct car in a range obsessed with wings, waitlists and lap records. It is fast enough for anywhere, livable enough for everything and still gives the driver a real task. Values behave like a desirable Porsche rather than a speculative token, which keeps owners from treating every mile like vandalism. It is not as hardcore as a GT3, and that is why it gets used more honestly.