Views on Speed Yellow for a 991?

[Venosta]

What are views on this colour, here? In terms of resale, but also interested in general perceptions. It seems quite divisive. My wife loves it, as do the girls in the office. Male friends hate it. I am somewhere between the two.

The wife element is important of course but equally I don't want to attract the wrong attention, one of the reasons I am looking at a 991 is that it's less conspicuous and doesn't attract adverse attention in urban areas like a Bentley or a Ferrari does.

[Harry Bosch]

Not long after I bought my 991 earlier this year, a yellow 991 came onto the market, (I think it was harbour cars) - fairly similar spec and price to mine.
For a brief period, I wished I'd had the chance to buy that one instead, but in hindsight, the colour is much to conspicuous and would I'm sure attract the wrong kind of attention.

The colour of mine is much more subdued and under the radar and in reflection, I'm glad i didn't have the chance to buy it.

[Koln-RS]

Not normally a fan of ‘yellow’ but I think Speed Yellow is definitely the nicest yellow tone that Porsche has ever done.

[PRO5T]

Is it PTS? Because from the 991 generation onwards the standard yellow was Racing Yellow, a much more insipid, dull yellow than Speed Yellow.

[interstellar]

There are 11 991's in yellow on AT, most are racing yellow but two are listed as speed. I think speed is a bit too British Telecom yellow if you remember that.

Speed

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211121...

This one is gorgeous but listed as racing

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404309...

[PRO5T]

interstellar said:

There are 11 991's in yellow on AT, most are racing yellow but two are listed as speed. I think speed is a bit too British Telecom yellow if you remember that.

Speed

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211121...

This one is gorgeous but listed as racing

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404309...

Both of those are Racing Yellow.

[rob.kellock]

I’ve never seen a Speed Yellow 991.

I have a Racing Yellow T. I love it. But I use the car for weekends / fun / holidays. I wouldn’t want to turn up at many clients businesses in it.

Edited by rob.kellock on Wednesday 26th June 12:27

[Jawls]

Venosta said:

What are views on this colour, here? In terms of resale, but also interested in general perceptions. It seems quite divisive. My wife loves it, as do the girls in the office. Male friends hate it. I am somewhere between the two.

The wife element is important of course but equally I don't want to attract the wrong attention, one of the reasons I am looking at a 991 is that it's less conspicuous and doesn't attract adverse attention in urban areas like a Bentley or a Ferrari does.

As others have said, if a 991 suspect it’s racing yellow rather than speed.

Good colour resource here:

https://www.rennbow.org/color-wiki?modelYear=-1&am...

Personally, I like yellow cars. When I bought a 997, I wanted either red or yellow but yellow cars mega rare. I ended up with guards red, which I love. Yellow 911s are more eye catching / shouty than the more standard silver/blacks that everyone specced them in. So if that’s a concern, don’t get yellow. But at the end of the day, it’s a 911. People are never going to treat it like a Lambo.

Resale wise, I think that fewer people like yellow but those who do like it *really* like it. So it all depends on who is looking when you are trying to sell.

Edited by Jawls on Wednesday 26th June 12:47

[JamesW]

Do it.

Had two yellow Porsche's, and now an orange one

Can't beat a bright coloured car in a world of whites, greys, blacks and silvers

[PRO5T]

JamesW said:

Do it.

Had two yellow Porsche's, and now an orange one

Can't beat a bright coloured car in a world of whites, greys, blacks and silvers

I agree if a weekend toy, my last two were yellow and orange. Now I've basalt black so put some red wheels on it

[ChrisW.]

Racing Yellow was the launch colour of the 981 GT4 back in 2015 and Speed Yellow was a standard colour in the 993 / 996 era ?

I had a Speed Yellow 996.2 GT3 which was lovely ... but in general it doesn't seem to be a particularly popular colour even though I like it. There was a conversation running recently on the only? Speed Yellow Cayman R ....

[Maxym]

Speed Yellow is very 996/986. Racing Yellow is now the 'cooking' yellow, from 991/981 onwards IIRC.

I like yellow because I like bright colours, and yellow is a bit unusual. If you don't like your car to stand out (why wouldn't you want it to stand out?), go for something else.

Maybe there are fewer buyers for yellow cars, but there are fewer yellow cars for sale, so the 'resale risk' should be little different, especially if the spec is decent.

[Wheelspinning]

I ordered a speed yellow T which i rejected at it came without the aerokit as ordered.

It was lovely in the flesh and really 'popped' in the sun.

[Digga]

rob.kellock said:

I’ve never seen a Speed Yellow 991.

I have a Racing Yellow T. I love it. But I use the car for weekends / fun / holidays. I wouldn’t want to turn up at many clients businesses in it.

Edited by rob.kellock on Wednesday 26th June 12:27

For some reason, SY and Miami Blue seem to suit the "T", well, to a T.

Can look good on the right car.

[PRO5T]

Digga said:

rob.kellock said:

I’ve never seen a Speed Yellow 991.

I have a Racing Yellow T. I love it. But I use the car for weekends / fun / holidays. I wouldn’t want to turn up at many clients businesses in it.

Edited by rob.kellock on Wednesday 26th June 12:27

For some reason, SY and Miami Blue seem to suit the "T", well, to a T.

Can look good on the right car.

It isn't Speed Yellow!

[Digga]

PRO5T said:

Digga said:

rob.kellock said:

I’ve never seen a Speed Yellow 991.

I have a Racing Yellow T. I love it. But I use the car for weekends / fun / holidays. I wouldn’t want to turn up at many clients businesses in it.

Edited by rob.kellock on Wednesday 26th June 12:27

For some reason, SY and Miami Blue seem to suit the "T", well, to a T.

Can look good on the right car.

It isn't Speed Yellow!

Apologies! Meant to say RY and SY.

[rob.kellock]

Thanks Digga.

This is the only photo I have of my pal’s former Speed Yellow 997. Personally I think it’s the better colour but possibly not best shown in this pic.

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[PRO5T]

I think of Speed Yellow as the halfway house between Racing yellow (lighter) and Signal Yellow (darker). Racing Yellow to me is closer to Pastel Yellow which always looks like an old sun faded yellow car to me.

[Digga]

rob.kellock said:

Thanks Digga.

This is the only photo I have of my pal’s former Speed Yellow 997. Personally I think it’s the better colour but possibly not best shown in this pic.

I always thought it was a shame there were so few yellow 997 GT3s, but I guess that was perhaps just a reaction to how popular (deservedly so) it was on the 996 .1 & .2 GT3.

[PRO5T]

Digga said:

I always thought it was a shame there were so few yellow 997 GT3s, but I guess that was perhaps just a reaction to how popular (deservedly so) it was on the 996 .1 & .2 GT3.

Especially considering it was one of only four free colours.

https://www.stuttcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/...

Didn't Steve Rance have one? I guess after the financial crash it's only natural for loud colours to go out of fashion for a bit-you'd have expected something similar now but I reckon the insta crowd are keeping loud colours popular. Not much clout in a Basalt Black these days!