Porsche cars have always been available in many, many variants (Carrera, cabriolet, targa, turbo, RS, speedster) in a dazzling array of colours and in specifications to match particular geographies (for example, cars intended for warmer climates often have smaller batteries).

With the links above you can now check the meaning of a particular Option Code, match a colour code and determine if any particular Porsche was made specifically for your country.

You can discover the specification, details, driving impressions and more for every road-going Porsche car at PorscheArchive.

A fully researched directory of Porsche Suppliers and Resources is available at PorscheFile (one each for UK, US, Australia and Germany).

Country Codes

C00 Germany
C02 Rest of USA (in 1991 became all of USA)
C03 California (until MY 1991)
C04 Puerto Rico
C05 France
C06 French colonies
C07 Italy
C08 Japan (LHD)
C09 Sweden
C10 Switzerland
C11 Austria
C12 Denmark
C13 Finland
C14 Taiwan
C15 Hong Kong
C16 UK
C17 British service personnel stationed in Germany
C18 UK
C18 Japan (RHD) from MY 1998
C19 Luxemburg
C20 Holland
C21 Norway
C22 Belgium
C23 Australia
C24 New Zealand
C26 Singapore
C26 South Africa from MY 1998
C27 Spain
C28 Greece
C31 Saudi Arabia
C32 Oman
C32 Arab Gulf States from MY 1998
C36 Canada
C45 Singapore
C66 USA (pre MY 1986)
C69 France (pre MY 1986)
C72 Switzerland (pre MY 1986)
C98 non-specific RHD production (Cyprus, etc)
C99 Special

Most Porsche cars are built for a specific target market, geography or country. Porsche Country Codes identify the geographic region or country for which a particular vehicle was built. Note: the specification for a given model can differ depending on the country for which it was built (for example: cars intended for warmer countries often have a smaller battery)