Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1991)

Kick­down Check

• On-site kick­down assess­ment com­pleted
• 345 pho­tos
• Video includ­ing engine run and test drive
• Par­tially restored vehi­cle for approx. €9,000; among other things, the clutch, con­trol arms, shock absorbers, and the con­vert­ible top fab­ric have been replaced
• The last ser­vice was per­formed in 2025

Facts & Spec­i­fi­ca­tions

• Year of man­u­fac­ture: 1991
• First reg­is­tra­tion: USA
• Engine: 3.0-liter nat­u­rally aspi­rated four-cylin­der engine with 211 hp
• Trans­mis­sion: Man­ual
• Exte­rior color: Red
• Inte­rior: Black leather
• TÜV will be renewed upon sale; H-license plate avail­able
• Fea­tures:
• Power leather seats
• Air con­di­tion­ing (not work­ing)
• Power win­dows
• Alarm sys­tem
• Cat­alytic con­verter
• Power con­vert­ible top

Con­di­tion

Exte­rior

• Exte­rior color: Red
• The vehi­cle has been par­tially repainted. Accord­ing to Car­fax, it sus­tained acci­dent dam­age in the U.S. in 1993
• The body is in good con­di­tion, but the paint shows sig­nif­i­cant signs of wear
• Stone chip dam­age is present in the front area (Pho­tos 68–78), as well as some minor scratches in the paint­work all around
• The body is gal­va­nized; no rust is known
• The black con­vert­ible top is in good con­di­tion; the elec­tric clos­ing mech­a­nism is some­times a bit stiff but fully func­tional
• The tires cur­rently mounted are from 2021 and have good tread

Inte­rior

• The car fea­tures a black leather inte­rior
• The inte­rior is in good con­di­tion with slight signs of wear
• A trim strip on the dri­ver's seat is slightly scuffed (Image 191)

Mechan­ics

• The vehi­cle is ready to drive imme­di­ately and is very reli­able
• The engine runs flaw­lessly; there is no known increased oil con­sump­tion
• The man­ual trans­mis­sion also shifts smoothly
• The air con­di­tion­ing does not work, and the power con­vert­ible top is some­times a bit stiff. Oth­er­wise, there are no known tech­ni­cal issues
• Last ser­vice: 2025

His­tory

Own­er­ship his­tory

• 2019 to present: Cur­rent owner (Ger­many)
• 2018 to 2019: Sec­ond owner (Ger­many)
• 1991 to 2018: First owner (USA)

Ser­vice His­tory

• Ser­vice records avail­able, but not com­plete
• In recent years, all ser­vices have been per­formed by Porsche spe­cial­ists
• Exten­sive invoices for main­te­nance and upgrades avail­able
• All shock absorbers replaced
• New brake pads, new rear brake rotors
• V-belt, fil­ters, and spark plugs replaced
• New con­trol arms installed
• New clutch (con­verted to a mod­ern spring-damp­ened clutch)
• Replaced the plas­tic win­dow in the con­vert­ible top

Doc­u­ments

• Orig­i­nal ser­vice man­ual (Images 354–355)
• Invoices for work per­formed (Images 346–347)
• Eng­lish man­ual (Images 352–353)
• Car­fax

Sum­mary

For sale is a 1991 Porsche 944 S2 Cabri­o­let in clas­sic red paint with a black leather inte­rior. The vehi­cle was orig­i­nally deliv­ered in the U.S. and has a doc­u­mented his­tory, includ­ing main­te­nance records. This rare cabri­o­let is pow­ered by a 3.0-liter nat­u­rally aspi­rated four-cylin­der engine pro­duc­ing 211 hp. With a total of around 6,900 units pro­duced, the 944 S2 Cabrio is now one of the most sought-after mod­ern clas­sics with col­lec­tor’s poten­tial. Tech­ni­cally, the vehi­cle has under­gone com­pre­hen­sive main­te­nance and repairs. Numer­ous wear parts, such as shock absorbers, brakes, the clutch, and sus­pen­sion com­po­nents, have been replaced. A total of approx­i­mately €9,000 was invested; cor­re­spond­ing invoices are avail­able. Visu­ally, the car shows signs of use such as stone chips and scratches. The gal­va­nized body is rust-free. A reli­able and char­ac­ter­ful clas­sic offer­ing open-air dri­ving plea­sure and solid tech­ni­cal con­di­tion—ideal for enthu­si­asts of clas­sic Porsche mod­els.