---
title: "New Porsche 911 Speedster to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show, Rumor Claims"
description: "Could this be the return of Porsche's iconic old-school roadster?"
date: "2017-08-03"
modified: "2017-08-03"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13172/new-porsche-911-speedster-to-debut-at-frankfurt-auto-show-rumor-claims"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "911"
  - "991"
  - "Convertible"
  - "frankfurt motor show"
  - "luxury"
  - "porsche"
  - "Porsche 356"
  - "Speedster"
  - "sports car"
---

# New Porsche 911 Speedster to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show, Rumor Claims

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When Porsche pulled the wraps [off the 911 GT2 RS earlier this summer,](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12052/porsche-finally-officially-unveils-their-new-700-horsepower-911-gt2-rs-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed>) many people assumed the 700-horsepower track monster would be the swan song for the 991 era of Porsche's most popular model. But [a new report from *CAR Magazine*](<https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/frankfurt/2017/porsche-911-speedster-2017-details/>) points to the current 911 generation going out with a different sort of bang: a new version of the Porsche 911 Speedster, rumored to debut at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.

The "Speedster" name hearkens all the way back to the first production P-Car, the 1954 [Porsche 356 Speedster.](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/5887/this-356-speedster-barn-find-just-sold-for-605-000>) Initially devised as a stripped-down, lower-cost convertible model, the car has become one of the most collectible Porsches out there, while the nameplate has been regularly brought back for special edition, retro-styled roadsters in successive generations of the Porsche 911.

[Porsche last unveiled](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/8527/here-are-the-five-wildest-creations-of-porsches-exclusive-department>) a Speedster model in 2010 at the tail end of the 997-generation production run, producing 356 copies (get it?) of the manual-topped convertible, complete with the chopped windshield and distinctive rear hump. They sold for around $200,000 apiece, despite not offering much more than less-exclusive 911 models aside from the old-school kit. (Hey, nostalgia ain't cheap.)

So if the rumors are true and Porsche is indeed planning on a 991.2-generation Speedster, look for it to continue in the same visual tradition—with hopefully a few more mechanical upgrades hiding beneath. (And maybe the six-speed stick brought back to such acclaim in the [Porsche 911 R](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/13076/track-toys-digital-nissan-gt-r-vs-analog-porsche-911r>) and t[he new 991.2-gen 911 GT3](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/12284/porsche-has-finally-allowed-people-to-drive-the-manual-transmission-gt3>).) The Frankfurt Motor Show kicks off on September 12, so we'll know for sure in about a month.

*Pictured: 997-generation Porsche 911 Speedster*

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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