Sources
Sources & Method
Enthusiasm, with receipts. Every fact here is source-backed — and where something is uncertain, we say so.
Scope-lock
This is strictly about the 997.2 (facelift) with the 3.8 L / 500 hp DFI engine and a 6-speed manual — cleanly separated from the 997.1 Mezger, the Turbo S (530 hp, PDK only) and PDK cars.
Grading
Sources are graded: [A] official/primary · [B] established media · [C] community/market/auction (real transactions) · [D] anecdotal.
Market data
Prices come from documented Bring a Trailer / classic.com sales and our own market observation; estimates (e.g. survivor counts) are labelled as estimates.
Honesty
We actively correct common myths: the 997.2 Turbo uses the DFI engine, not the Mezger; the famous “488” is a North-America figure, not a worldwide one.