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Can you please answer a quick novice question? How do I know that a 911 is a 4S? What are the markings that I should be looking for aside of the rear decal?

I would appreciate a quick response.

Thanassis

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For 996 & 997s there are both 4 and 4S cars. Of course the car will be all wheel drive, but the 4S will typically use the Turbo wide-body shell. The holds for the 993, 996 & 997.

The 4S cars also have a red reflector strip connecting the tail lights. The 997 4S cars are more powerful than the 4 cars.

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If it is a new care it will say 4S.

If the car is used - anyone could "badge" it anyway they wanted.

The car is used 2008 and not marked in the rear. It has door shills that say 4S. How do I know from inspection that the car is a 4S. Any markings under the hood? The car has the wide body. Decoding the VIN does not help. Will the engine have a marking? SHould I be looking for anything specific under the chassis?

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If it is a new care it will say 4S.

If the car is used - anyone could "badge" it anyway they wanted.

The car is used 2008 and not marked in the rear. It has door shills that say 4S. How do I know from inspection that the car is a 4S. Any markings under the hood? The car has the wide body. Decoding the VIN does not help. Will the engine have a marking? SHould I be looking for anything specific under the chassis?

Thanassis

Decoding the VIN will definitely tell you if it's an S or not (3.8L engine), and I'm surprised it doesn't tell you if it's a C4. If you've confirmed it's a widebody then it's absolutely all-wheel drive. The configuration of the front trunk will be different too; if it has a nav unit it will be mounted vertically in the lower trunk, versus horizontally in the plastic storage compartment up top. The storage compartments are different in the C4 to make room for the reconfigured gas tanks, which in turn make room for the front differential.

You could always peek under the front end and look for driveshafts to the front wheels, that's the surest sign you'll get.

Mark

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