Porsche Carrera RS Sport in the (historic) test
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The model designation Carrera of the most powerful model in the Porsche range, which we are reporting on here, has a tradition of almost twenty years in the history of the brand from Stuttgart. While the basic version of the Carrera proved to be a hard, loud, masculine sports car with top performance that was always ready for use, the comfort version also met higher demands in terms of seating comfort and noise damping, as required of a two-seater for long journeys. The test from 1973 clearly shows the strengths and weaknesses of the Carrera RS, which has since become a collector's car. It is interesting to note that the Touring models are said to be "more valuable".
This article contains the following chapters
- Light and streamlined
- Powerful and economical
- Acceleration: peak values
- Rear engine, but understeering
- Steering: precise but lively
- Porsche Carrera RS - Summary assessment
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The model designation Carrera for the most powerful model in the Porsche range, which we are reporting on here, has a tradition of almost twenty years in the history of the brand from Stuttgart. In the fall of 1955, Porsche presented the first Carrera sports car for road use as the crowning glory of its highly remarkable racing successes at the world-famous Carrera Mexicana. It was a sporty version of the 356 Coupé, with a 4-cylinder boxer engine with a capacity of 1500 cm3 and 90 hp. After around six years of production - the Carrera was built exclusively as a racing car in 1960 and 1961 - the Carrera series came to a temporary end with the 2-liter Type 356 B in March 1963.
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