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Enthusiasts reckon the 1973 Carrera RS to be the greatest 911 of them all. For purity of function they may well be right!
The RS was conceived a road/racing car with a new more powerful version of the Porsche flat-6 and the use of thinner steel panels for reduced weight. To save even more weight, interior trim and rear seats were removed (except in the RST version which retained the standard cars trim). This low weight helped propel the RS to 60mph in just 5.5sec - astounding for a car of this era.
The RS also set several firsts, being the first model to feature a rear 'spoiler' and also wider rear tyres than at the front. Unfortunately the styling was to take an unpopular turn with the addition of large moulded bumpers to satisfy new US legislation. |
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Specification Metric Imperial |
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| Body |
Coupe 2 Door, 2 Seat |
| Layout |
Rear Engine, Rear Drive |
| Gearbox |
5 Speed Manual |
| Top Speed |
152 mph 245 kmh |
0 - 30 mph 0 - 48 kmh |
2.0 sec |
0 - 60 mph 0 - 100 kmh |
5.6 sec 5.9 sec |
0 - 100 mph 0 - 160 kmh |
14.9 sec |
0 - 124 mph 0 - 200 kmh |
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0 - 186 mph 0 - 300 kmh |
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30 - 70 mph 48 - 113 kmh |
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Standing qtr Mile Standing Km |
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60 - 0 mph 97 - 0 kmh |
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0 - 100 - 0 mph 0 - 160 - 0 kmh |
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| New Price (UK) |
£n/a |
| Used Price (UK) |
£40000 - £100000 |
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| Cylinders |
6 injection |
| Capacity |
164 in3 2687 cc |
| Max Power |
210 bhp @6300rpm 154 Kw @6300rpm |
| Max Torque |
188 lb/ft @5100rpm 255 Nm @5100rpm |
| Power to Weight |
222 bhp/ton 0.16 Kw/Kg |
| Torque to Weight |
199 lbft/ton 0.27 Nm/Kg |
| Specific Output |
78 bhp/litre |
| Compression |
8.5:1 |
| Bore x Stroke |
3.44 X 2.77 in 87 X 70 mm |
| Length |
163.9 in 4163 mm |
| Width |
63.4 in 1610 mm |
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| Weight |
2116 lbs 960 Kg |
| Drag Cd |
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| Wheels (F/R) |
6 X 15 7 X 15 |
| Tyres (F/R) |
185/70 VR15 215/60 VR15 |
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| Fuel Type (UK) |
4 Star Leaded |
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Money No Object 2 |
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Bargain Rating 4 |
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