The July PTS Delta read says two things at once.
First, the GT3 paint premium is still very real. The 991.2 GT3 is showing a +20.3% gross PTS premium, and the 992 GT3 is showing +10.8%. Those are not tiny rounding errors. They are real auction-market deltas.
Second, the lazy version of the thesis is getting easier to kill. PTS is not a blanket surcharge you can slap across every modern Porsche. The 997.2 GT3 number is interesting but thin. The 911 R / Speedster set is essentially flat. Cars & Bids is too small to use. The market is rewarding paint in specific places, not everywhere.
The current BaT-backed snapshot:
- 991.2 GT3: +20.3%, about +$42,046, high confidence, 144 sales
- 992 GT3: +10.8%, about +$28,493, high confidence, 167 sales
- 997.2 GT3: +10.4%, about +$17,684, low confidence, 38 sales
- 911 R / Speedster: -0.1%, about -$303, medium confidence, 68 sales
Interactive July PTS dashboard
Gross average PTS price compared with standard-color cars in the same tracked model set.
Bigger samples make the signal more usable. C&B is excluded because n=2 is not a market.
Only 991.2 and 992 GT3 currently have Touring fields in the tracker.
Repeat-sale 992 GT3 PTS colors only. Single-sale colors are left out of this view.
991.2 GT3: +20.3% PTS premium, high confidence
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total sample | 144 sales, 31 PTS, 113 standard |
| Average PTS price | $249,347 |
| Average standard price | $207,301 |
| Gross PTS premium | +$42,046 (+20.3%) |
| Missing mileage | 0.7% |
| Source CSV freshness | Jun 23, 2026 06:07 AM ET |
992 GT3: +10.8% PTS premium, high confidence
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total sample | 167 sales, 41 PTS, 126 standard |
| Average PTS price | $291,754 |
| Average standard price | $263,262 |
| Gross PTS premium | +$28,493 (+10.8%) |
| Missing mileage | 3.0% |
| Source CSV freshness | Jun 3, 2026 06:20 AM ET |
997.2 GT3: +10.4% PTS premium, low confidence
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total sample | 38 sales, 3 PTS, 35 standard |
| Average PTS price | $187,998 |
| Average standard price | $170,314 |
| Gross PTS premium | +$17,684 (+10.4%) |
| Missing mileage | 5.3% |
| Source CSV freshness | Jul 31, 2026 06:09 AM ET |
911 R / Speedster: -0.1% PTS premium, medium confidence
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total sample | 68 sales, 8 PTS, 60 standard |
| Average PTS price | $434,375 |
| Average standard price | $434,678 |
| Gross PTS premium | -$303 (-0.1%) |
| Missing mileage | 7.3% |
| Source CSV freshness | Jul 31, 2026 06:16 AM ET |
The headline: 991.2 GT3 still carries the biggest paint signal
The 991.2 GT3 remains the most dramatic PTS story in the tracker.
Average prices:
- PTS 991.2 GT3: $249,347
- Standard-color 991.2 GT3: $207,301
- Gross premium: +$42,046, or +20.3%
The important part is that this is no longer a tiny-sample curiosity. The tracker now has 144 991.2 GT3 sales, including 31 PTS cars, with only 0.7% missing mileage. That puts the model in high-confidence territory.
That does not mean every 991.2 PTS car deserves a 20 percent tax. Mileage, Touring, transmission, accident history, and the specific color still do real work. But the old caveat, "interesting but too noisy," is not good enough anymore.
The 992 GT3 remains the cleanest market to model
The 992 GT3 has the best overall market shape: 167 sales, 41 PTS cars, 126 standard-color cars, and high confidence.
Average prices:
- PTS 992 GT3: $291,754
- Standard-color 992 GT3: $263,262
- Gross premium: +$28,493, or +10.8%
The premium is smaller than the 991.2 premium, but the dataset is cleaner and the color-level repeat sales are better. If you are trying to comp a modern GT3 today, the 992 data is the most useful place to start.
Paint and Touring are stacking
The next trap is treating PTS like it acts alone. It does not.
On both the 991.2 and 992 GT3, Touring is also carrying a clear premium:
- 991.2 GT3 Touring premium: +22.1%, about +$42,980
- 992 GT3 Touring premium: +12.2%, about +$30,467
And the combined PTS + Touring cohorts are the ones that make buyers start doing dumb things in auction comments:
- 991.2 GT3 PTS + Touring: 21 cars, $261,013 average
- 992 GT3 PTS + Touring: 36 cars, $297,331 average
The expensive cars often have both. That is why a simple "PTS adds X percent" rule can misprice the real car in front of you.
992 color signal is now useful enough to discuss carefully
Color-level data is still thin, but the 992 GT3 has enough repeat-sale clusters to stop treating every color take as folklore.
The repeat colors worth watching:
- Oak Green Metallic: 5 sales, $311,400 average
- British Racing Green: 7 sales, $297,286 average
- Meissen Blue: 13 sales, $294,609 average
- Racing Yellow: 3 sales, $282,000 average
- Signal Yellow: 2 sales, $256,000 average
Oak Green has the strongest price headline. British Racing Green has a serious enthusiast bid and repeat count. Meissen Blue is the quiet benchmark because thirteen repeat sales is a lot for a PTS color.
Recent PTS comps in the tracker
| Date | Model | PTS color | Price | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | 911 R / Speedster | GT Silver Metallic | $516,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-05-30 | 992 GT3 | Shark Blue | $276,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-05-13 | 992 GT3 | Amethyst Metallic | $297,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-04-14 | 991.2 GT3 | GT Silver Metallic | $307,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-04-07 | 992 GT3 | Riviera Blue | $294,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-04-02 | 911 R / Speedster | Forest Green Metallic | $529,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-04-01 | 992 GT3 | Oak Green Metallic | $305,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-03-31 | 992 GT3 | Meissen Blue | $352,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-03-24 | 992 GT3 | Meissen Blue | $277,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-02-28 | 991.2 GT3 | GT Silver Metallic | $294,000 | Open listing |
| 2026-02-20 | 991.2 GT3 | Signal Green | $300,888 | Open listing |
| 2026-01-23 | 991.2 GT3 | Cognac | $290,000 | Open listing |
The 997.2 GT3 signal is interesting, but still too thin
The 997.2 GT3 shows a +10.4% PTS premium, about +$17,684.
That sounds tidy until you look at the base: 38 total sales and only 3 PTS cars. The confidence label is low for a reason. This belongs in the tracker, but it does not deserve victory-lap language.
For now, the correct read is simple: early signal exists, but a single strong Riviera Blue result can move the whole model more than it should.
The 911 R / Speedster set keeps humbling the paint story
The 911 R / Speedster group is basically flat: -0.1%, or -$303.
That is not proof that paint does not matter on halo cars. It is proof that the car itself may already be doing most of the pricing work. A 911 R or Speedster brings rarity, narrative, mileage obsession, and collector psychology before the paint color even gets a turn.
Cars & Bids stays out of the headline
Cars & Bids currently shows a wild +142.4% PTS delta.
Ignore it.
That dataset has 2 rows, one PTS car and one standard-color car. Browserbase also hit a paid-minute limit during the latest run, so the C&B harvester is not healthy enough for market claims. The number is a reminder to fix ingestion, not a market signal.
What this means if you are buying
For a 991.2 GT3, take PTS seriously. The sample is now strong enough that paint belongs in the pricing model.
For a 992 GT3, use the data more surgically. PTS matters, Touring matters, and repeat colors now have enough comps to shape expectations.
For a 997.2 GT3, do not pay for precision the data does not have yet.
For a 911 R or Speedster, do not blindly pay a PTS tax. The car may already be special enough that paint is not the cleanest pricing lever.
Bottom line
The July read is not "PTS always wins."
The July read is better: PTS wins most clearly when the market has enough repeat GT3 comps, enough buyer depth, and enough spec variation for paint to separate otherwise similar cars.
Right now, that means the strongest signals remain 991.2 GT3 PTS and 992 GT3 PTS, especially when Touring enters the picture. The 997.2 GT3 needs more data. The 911 R / Speedster market remains its own pricing regime.
PTS still matters. The dumb version of the thesis is dead.
PTS Delta is derived from auction-market data and confidence-labeled estimates. It is market intelligence, not appraisal or financial advice. July source caveat: 997.2 GT3 and 911 R / Speedster source CSVs refreshed July 31, while 991.2 GT3 and 992 GT3 source CSVs remain older but their reports were regenerated July 31 from available data.
