Technology
Established blue-chip Porsche technology icon.
Production verifiedRare
Porsche · 1986–1988
959 Komfort
Vehicle facts
Built
292 series
Rare
Powertrain
B6
Technical profile in progress
Output
450 PS / 331 kW
Existing catalog value
Verified market value
CHF 1.61M
verified
About this car
SCI Collector Score, the collector case, essentials, market & analysis.
SCI Collector Score
SCI-1.5.092/100
Exceptional · Exceptional
SCI scale
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9/10
Current · 9/10 · Exceptional zone
100
Evidence Confidence
100%
Coverage
Verified SCIRisk 42/100
SCI 1.5
Collector score.
75%
Collector core
25%
Market
Factor breakdown
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How SCI works
Collector quality and evidence are separate. Structural collector factors carry 75%; observable market factors carry 25%.
Methodology & score historyResearch notes
Publication gates
No open SCI publication gate.
Rationale
• 6 comparable USD sales underpin the current 84-month benchmark.
• Observed benchmark CAGR is +18.8% across the longest suitable 2–6 year comparison window.
• Recent transaction momentum versus the preceding period is +27.2%.
• Scarcity uses a conservative production base of approximately 292 vehicles.
• Collector Evidence G contributes source-backed structural evidence from 5 independent sources; it does not substitute for transaction evidence.
• SCI 1.5 separates structural collectibility from evidence confidence: scarcity, collector significance and future relevance carry 75% of SCI; observable market factors carry 25%. Thin public-market evidence primarily reduces Confidence rather than intrinsic collector quality.
Collector intelligence
Why it matters.
The collector case in a few signals first. Full editorial notes and source detail remain available below.
Heritage
RM Sotheby's has documented seven-figure CHF/USD sales and foregrounds low mileage, originality, service/recommissioning and inspection history.
Rarity
Porsche states 292 series-production 959 super sports cars were built through 1988.
Collector signal
This is a total 959 series figure
Key checksVery high: original specification, matching components, mileage, Porsche Classic inspection/service records,…Complex-system recommissioning can be very costly
Technical profile
The essentials.
Engine architecture
B6
Power
450 PS / 331 kW
Cylinders
6
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Engine architectureB6
Cylinders6
Power450 PS / 331 kW
Kerb weight1,450 kg
Market
What the market tells us.
A quick read of the strongest published price evidence. Original source currencies stay preserved.
Verified market value
CHF 1.61M
verified
Launch MSRP
DEM 420'000
Germany · 1986
Market confidence
100/100
Very high
Evidence activity
6 sold
1 asking · 2 sources
Market chart & benchmark
Price history, evidence modes, ranges and benchmark methodology · open by default
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Market chart & benchmark
Price history, evidence modes, ranges and benchmark methodology · open by default
Collectible market terminal
CHF 1'607'728
+18.8% observed CAGRPorsche 959 Komfort · model-level research benchmark, not an appraisal of a specific chassis.
Completed sales · 6 · chart-readyAsking market · 1
Raw sales + adaptive trend · historical FX display layer · SCI benchmark gates remain unchanged
6 Sales1 Ask1 GuidesFX normalized
Observed sold-price evidence. Original source currencies remain preserved.
6 trend-eligible sales · 7 historical-FX pointsMove across a sale point to inspect the observation
SaleAskMedian trendLaunch MSRP
Raw sales remain individual evidence points. The filled line is an adaptive median market story visually anchored to launch MSRP on MAX; launch is not included in the median, SCI score or benchmark eligibility.
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Market intelligence
At a glance.
How to read this
Only qualified SCC evidence is shown. Missing evidence stays blank.
Market depth pending.
Price distribution pending.
Value since MSRP
Launch · 1986
DEM 420,000
Current research
$1.96M
1 approved guide sources · original currencies preserved
Qualified change
Not comparable
SCI factor profile
Score & evidence.
SCI evidence pending.
Market signals
Market Radar.
Market signals pending.
Mileage impact
Mileage & value.
No mileage-tagged market evidence yet.
Global Registry
Known cars. Verified only.
4
Identities
0
Verified
—
Coverage
0
Mapped
Registry coverage
4 in review—
research
0.0%
verified
Method
Identity, verification and location are separate. Historical observations do not prove a current location.
Geography
privacy threshold · 3+No verified public geography yet.
Transaction tape
Recent observed sales.
2026-01-23RM Sotheby'sMileage 5,332 miUS$ 2'535'000 ≈ CHF 2'076'2082025-08-16RM Sotheby'sMileage 14,702 miUS$ 2'040'000 ≈ CHF 1'670'7952025-02-07Bring a TrailerMileage 95,000 kmUS$ 1'254'959 ≈ CHF 1'027'8332025-01-16Bring a TrailerMileage 13,000 kmUS$ 1'875'000 ≈ CHF 1'535'6572024-03-07Bring a TrailerMileage 12,000 kmUS$ 1'795'000 ≈ CHF 1'470'1362022-02-14Bring a TrailerMileage 1,300 kmUS$ 2'120'000 ≈ CHF 1'736'316
Research depth
Sources & methodology.
Professional research stays complete, but it no longer competes with the first-read vehicle story.
Price evidence ledger
MSRP, sold, asking and guide evidence with original currencies
Price evidence ledger
MSRP, sold, asking and guide evidence with original currencies
Price evidence
Evidence ledger.
Launch MSRP, realized sales, public asking inventory and valuation guides stay separate. Auction venue, mileage, model year and listing specification are exposed where the source publishes them. Source currencies are preserved and never relabelled as transaction prices.
Manufacturer / launch MSRP
Original published launch pricing. Net/gross basis is preserved where the source states it.
Completed sales
Published realized transactions only. Auction, venue, mileage and specification context remain visible; unsold bids never enter this group.
2026-01-23
RM Sotheby's
1988 · United States · 5,332 mi · RM Sotheby's · Arizona 2026, Phoenix · Published Sale Result
Canepa Phase II; approx. 640 hp.
US$ 2'535'000 ≈ CHF 2'076'208
2025-08-16
RM Sotheby's
1987 · United States · 14,702 mi · RM Sotheby's · Monterey 2025, California · Published Sale Result
Canepa Stage One; SC suspension.
US$ 2'040'000 ≈ CHF 1'670'795
2025-02-07
Bring a Trailer
1988 · United States · 95,000 km · Bring a Trailer · HAMMER
US$ 1'254'959 ≈ CHF 1'027'833
2025-01-16
Bring a Trailer
1987 · United States · 13,000 km · Bring a Trailer · HAMMER
US$ 1'875'000 ≈ CHF 1'535'657
2024-03-07
Bring a Trailer
1988 · United States · 12,000 km · Bring a Trailer · HAMMER
US$ 1'795'000 ≈ CHF 1'470'136
2022-02-14
Bring a Trailer
1987 · United States · 1,300 km · Bring a Trailer · HAMMER
US$ 2'120'000 ≈ CHF 1'736'316
Current asking inventory
Public dealer and marketplace asking evidence as last verified. An asking price is inventory evidence, not a completed transaction.
Market guides
Supporting valuation evidence; lower-weighted than direct completed sales and kept separate from live asks.
Collector research notes
Full narrative, value drivers and risk factors
Collector research notes
Full narrative, value drivers and risk factors
Established blue-chip Porsche technology icon. RM Sotheby's has documented seven-figure CHF/USD sales and foregrounds low mileage, originality, service/recommissioning and inspection history.
Potential value drivers
- • Porsche states 292 series-production 959 super sports cars were built through 1988. This is a total 959 series figure
- • a manufacturer-confirmed Komfort-only total was not located and is therefore not inferred.
- • Porsche presents the 959 as a low-volume technology-platform super sports car
- • no reliable primary source located for a fixed Komfort-only numbered series.
- • A 'super-911' technology platform and Porsche super sports car, positioned above the contemporary 911 range and in the marque's halo-car lineage.
- • Technology platform combining electronically controlled all-wheel drive, sequential twin-turbocharging, advanced chassis systems and extensive lightweight/material innovation for its era.
- • A landmark technology demonstrator that previewed technologies later central to Porsche road cars and simultaneously linked road development with rally competition.
Risk factors
- • Very high: original specification, matching components, mileage, Porsche Classic inspection/service records, modifications and market/federalization history materially affect comparability.
- • Complex-system recommissioning can be very costly
- • RM has documented six-figure recommissioning on low-mileage examples. Fuel-system service/safety work, emissions/federalization restrictions and non-original performance conversions also require explicit diligence.
Research status & production source
Verification, research tier, methodology and factory source
Research status & production source
Verification, research tier, methodology and factory source
Research status
Static profile
Editorial review in progress
Production facts
Source verified
SCI methodology
SCI-1.5.0 · Exceptional
Research tier: P0 · Verified production research
Last static verification: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Production source
292 series
Porsche documents 292 series-production 959s. Komfort-specific split is not asserted, so 292 is stored only as series total.
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