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911 Turbo LE

1989Coupé

To close out fourteen years of 930 production, Porsche pulled 50 Coupés from the final G50 assembly batch and handed them to the Exclusive department at Zuffenhausen. Each LE got the 330 PS Sport Equipment engine — 30 PS above the standard Turbo — plus a limited-slip differential, rear-wheel air intakes, sill extensions and an Exclusive front spoiler with an integral oil cooler, evoking the 935. Inside there were heated electric sport seats, a three-spoke wheel with a gold crest and a numbered console plaque. One car was allocated to each UK Porsche Centre; 0–60 mph took 4.6 seconds.

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Specification plate

Numbers as published

Every figure below is quoted from the sources listed at the foot of the page. A dash means the number was never published — it is never estimated.

Engine

3.3-litre turbocharged flat-six (Type 930/66, 330 PS Sport Equipment)

Power

330 PS

0–100 km/h

0–60 mph 4.6 s — 0–100 km/h not published

Top speed

278 km/h

173 mph)

Weight

1,300 kg

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive

Transmission

Getrag G50 5-speed manual with 40% limited-slip differential

Production

50 built

one per UK Porsche Centre)

Body styles

Coupé

Torque

431 Nm

318 lb-ft) @4,000 rpm

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the Turbo LE

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Watch

4 films on the Turbo LE

Variant-specific films first, then the curated set for the generation. Every player is an embed that loads on click.

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    This Porsche 930 Turbo Is A Widowmaker

    period-correct 930 launch era, and the nickname explained

  • Generation · Hagerty

    Porsche 930 Turbo | The Big Thing with Magnus Walker - Ep. 03

    Magnus Walker on what the 930 did for Porsche and the badge

  • Generation · Harry's garage

    Porsche 911 turbo drive and review. The legendary '80s Porsche 930

    long road-and-track appraisal of the '80s 930

  • Generation · Roadster Life

    The End Of An Era: 1984 - 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

    the final air-cooled G-series run out to 1989

Compare

Set it against its neighbours

911 Turbo S 3.31989Same body, same era911 Carrera Commemorative Edition1988Same body style911 Carrera Club Sport1987–1989Same body style
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Turbo LE and 911 Turbo S 3.3, 911 Carrera Commemorative Edition, 911 Carrera Club Sport
Spec911 Turbo LE1989911 Turbo S 3.31989911 Carrera Commemorative Edition1988911 Carrera Club Sport1987–1989
Years1989198919881987–1989
Engine3.3-litre turbocharged flat-six (Type 930/66, 330 PS Sport Equipment)3.3-litre turbocharged flat-six (Type 930/66 S), WLS factory power upgrade3,164 cc air-cooled flat-six (Type 930/20), port injection with DME3,164 cc air-cooled flat-six with hollow inlet valves, revised intake and 6,840 rpm rev limiter
Power330 PS330 PS231 PS231 PS
0–100 km/h0–60 mph 4.6 s — 0–100 km/h not published——0–60 mph 5.1 s (Porsche press pack) — 0–100 km/h not published
Top speed278 km/h270 km/h245 km/h244 km/h
Weight1,300 kg1,335 kg1,210 kg1,160 kg
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveRear-wheel drive
TransmissionGetrag G50 5-speed manual with 40% limited-slip differentialGetrag G50/50 5-speed manual with limited-slip differentialGetrag G50 5-speed manual with short-throw shiftGetrag G50 5-speed manual with short-throw shift
Body stylesCoupéCoupéCoupé · Targa · CabrioletCoupé
Production50 built (one per UK Porsche Centre)55 standard-body Coupés for 1989, 42 earmarked for German customers875 built — 505 Coupé, 165 Targa, 205 Cabriolet (Porsche Newsroom); 300 US, 250 Germany, 50 UK340 built (53 for the UK, 28 for the US)
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Sources (4)

  1. Porsche 911 Turbo LE (930) (1989) — stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  2. 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo LE Coupé — Bonhams (opens in a new tab)
  3. 1989 Porsche 911 930 Turbo LE – 1 of only 50 — Jasmine PorschaLink UK (opens in a new tab)
  4. 1989 Porsche 911 Turbo Limited Edition — supercars.net (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (3)

  • 0–100 km/h not published — only 0–60 mph (4.6 s per stuttcars/Bonhams, ~5.0 s estimated by supercars.net).
  • Kerb weight single-sourced (supercars.net lists 1,300 kg but also wrongly lists a four-speed gearbox; the LE is a G50 five-speed).
  • Torque and top speed differ between stuttcars (431 Nm, 278 km/h) and supercars.net (412 Nm, 274 km/h).

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