1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 | Retro Review

We all have our favorites, this 964 Carrera 4 is ours.

[ke]

That 0-60 time was mind blowing back then. Still impressive today!

[mworld]

0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds in 1989, very impressive!

[theKevronHarris]

"It's a collection of curves that makes Saturday afternoon washing and waxing into an R-rated experience."

[JakeFromLateFarm]

Many wish that cars were still produced like this.
I for one wish that MotorWeek episodes were still produced like this. That intro was deep.

[teamsalvation]

$69, 500 in 89 = $142, 252 today .... WOWZERS!!

[FenwayPark]

Over $70000 in 1989-90 is crazy. Today thats almost 150k. Thats starting to get into GT3 territory.

[henrysheppard]

Still faster than 90% of cars on the road

Respect

[OnTheReelFishing]

Way faster than I would have imagined for having 247 horsepower. Cars are too bloated these days.

[DownassMusic]

Everybody take a drink when John makes a comment about an oil pressure gauge and another one for Volt meter 🤣

[bbldb]

I was in the gray market back then a imported lots of 930, 911, 928s and you know who made up my customer list, mostly US fighter pilots.

[Jason.W.]

Porsche always appears to make magic on their cars

[raymondlugo]

Yes this a review of the 1990 model. It's the first year with airbags. A book about the 1989 model tells about the 959 technology incorporated in the Carrera 4. It's not as quick as the 1990 but I've never driven a car that felt so flat around turns. It's grip is amazing.

[JMartinni]

Thank you for uploading these old reviews, a great watch.

[fatoputso]

Porsche is always 10+ yrs ahead of the game

[JoJoJoker]

The 964 Carrera 4 is a gem. AWD in a 1960s performance car with an air cooled engine.
Even in 1952 auto enthusiasts were bemoaning how the new cars lack true driver involvement!

[peteranderson]

Still have it in the garage (guards red not gramma beige) and it won't do 0-60 in 4.5. Low to mid 5 sec. Range is more like it as I know its for sure slower than a c5 vette. Porsche was nearly broke at the time and almost discontinued the 911. Hard to believe today. Won't part with the car as the tactile connection with the driver cannot be replicated by more modern cars.

[.Carrera]

The air cooled cars were great. The 964 is a bit more complex than the previous 911's, but you still have a chance to maintain this car yourself 30 years later as this was baked into the design philosophy. Simply amazing cars then and now.

[jameswillard]

As a huge fanboy of the Japanese “supercars” of this era (Supra Twin Turbo, 300ZX TT, FD RX-7, NSX, and even 3000GT VR4) this car always used to piss me off at what it was able to do with so little🤔 Very Corvette ZR1 of this era with significantly more power was barely any quicker

[ryanpatterson]

Damn, that's still respectably quick today!

[ryanpatterson]

That thing was STUPID QUICK for 1989!
It's still competitive today!