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  Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS  (1972 - 1974)

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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

Body Coupe
2 Door, 2 Seat
Layout Rear Engine,
Rear Drive
Gearbox 5 Speed Manual


Top Speed
152 mph 
0 - 30 mph
2.0 sec 
0 - 60 mph
5.6 sec 
0 - 100 mph
14.9 sec 
0 - 124 mph
 
0 - 186 mph
 
30 - 70 mph
 
Standing qtr Mile
 
60 - 0 mph
 
0 - 100 - 0 mph
 
Lateral Accn  
Fuel Cons
 
Emissions  


New Price (UK) £n/a
Used Price (UK) £40000 - £100000

Cylinders 6 injection 
Capacity
164 in3 
Max Power
210 bhp @6300rpm 
Max Torque
188 lb/ft @5100rpm 
Power to Weight
222 bhp/ton 
Torque to Weight
199 lbft/ton 
Specific Output 78 bhp/litre 
Compression 8.5:1 
Bore x Stroke
3.44 X 2.77 in 
Length
163.9 in 
Width
63.4 in 
Height
 
Weight
2116 lbs 
Drag Cd  
Wheels (F/R) 6 X 15
7 X 15 
Tyres (F/R) 185/70 VR15
215/60 VR15 
Fuel Capacity
 
Fuel Type (UK) 4 Star Leaded 

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