Factory build sheet
1998 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe RWD
Build WP0AA299-W · 3.6L 6cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read WP0AA299 and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every 911 whose VIN starts WP0AA299 and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 118 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 118 known VINs
- 8 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Porsche with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.6 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Engine model
- 282 hp 36l h6
- Horsepower
- 282 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Series
- Carrera
- Manufacturer
- DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$219,950 median asking price · 8 listings · as of Sep 6, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 8 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Porsche used the VIN pattern WP0AA299 for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1995 Carrera 3.6L 6cyl Coupe · 177 vehicles code S $135,900
- 1996 Carrera 4S Coupe AWD 3.6L 6cyl Coupe · 192 vehicles code T $146,585
- 1997 Carrera 4S Coupe AWD 3.6L 6cyl Coupe · 212 vehicles code V $200,373
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1998 You are here code W $219,950
- 1999 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 671 vehicles code X $33,990
- 2000 Carrera 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 338 vehicles code Y $38,900
- 2001 Carrera (2WD + 4WD) 3.4L 6cyl Coupe · 407 vehicles code 1 $38,096
- 2002 Carrera (2WD + 4WD) 3.6L 6cyl Coupe · 446 vehicles code 2 $44,999
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WP0 | DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | AA299 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
118 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to WP0AA299-W shares the specification above.
- 118 Known VINs
- 8 Listed for sale now
- 8 Priced listings
- $219,950 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the 911, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1998 Carrera 3.6L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 86 vehicles · $89,000 median
- 1999 3.4L 6-cyl 671 vehicles · $33,990 median
- 1999 Cabrio 3.4L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 731 vehicles · $28,899 median
- 2000 Cabrio 3.4L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 620 vehicles · $26,511 median
- 2001 Cabrio (2WD + 4WD) 3.4L 6-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 745 vehicles · $29,995 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 8 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated September 6, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 118 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.