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Porsche 964 Carrera RS - sometimes less is more

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Created on May 9, 2017

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - an honest sports car thanks to low weight and minimal electronics

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - rare and racy

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - aluminum hoods and the elimination of insulation resulted in a lower weight

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - classic 911 silhouette

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - like the other versions, the rear wing could be extended electrically

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the RS was often ordered in eye-catching colors

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - externally, there are only a few differences to the other two- and four-wheel drive 964 models

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the 100% limited slip differential on the rear axle promotes traction

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - pure driving pleasure

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - ABS already existed back then, other driving aids not yet

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - 200 km/h can be reached from a standing start in less than 20 seconds

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - you should be a little more careful with the accelerator pedal in the rain

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - offers significantly less comfort than its series brothers

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the RS was measured at a top speed of 263 km/h at the time

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - stands out not only because of the color

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the RS takes 5.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - sporty interior with retrofit steering wheel

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - an experienced Porsche driver immediately feels at home

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Rev counter in the center

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - red area from 6800 rpm

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - you shouldn't expect too much comfort

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - bucket seats

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - fits well in the hand - gearshift

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - this is what lightweight construction looks like - door opener as a flap

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - lightweight seats

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Rear spoiler retracted

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - slightly more power than the normal 964s

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - there are more beautiful engines

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Instructions for use

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Swiss delivery

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - you should avoid excessively steep bank angles

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - upright headlights like all previous 911s

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Rain makes you beautiful

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Rain makes you beautiful

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the Porsche crest on the nose

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - a driven 911 is allowed to have a few tracks

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - Fuel filler cap front left

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - aerodynamically shaped rear-view mirrors

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - solid bumpers in body color, license plate of the 964 generation

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the lettering on the rear

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - after a break of more than a decade, the RS lettering has been dug up again

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - perforated disc brakes

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The Porsche 964 with four-wheel drive was born in 1988

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Visually, the Porsche 964 remained true to its ancestors, while 87% of the parts under the body had changed

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Porsche 964 (1990) - in an unusual color scheme between predecessors and successors

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Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.6 (1992) - fast version of the 964

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Even rarer than the 964 RS is the 984 RS 3.8, here with Walter Röhrl at the wheel

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - the color is called "star ruby"

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Porsche 911 (964) Carrera RS (1992) - sits a few millimeters lower than the "normal" 964

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Summary

In the spring of 1991, Porsche presented the RS version of the 964 at the Geneva Motor Show, a weight-optimized version without luxury, but with a little more power. It was a real driver's car that could also master a trip to the shopping center, but felt much more at home on the race track. Due to the limited production output, the 964 RS is one of the most sought-after Porsche models of modern times. This report describes the history of the lightweight 964 RS and shows the car in many pictures. A sound sample is also included.

This article contains the following chapters

Completely newly developed car
The RS letter combination returned
Renunciation instead of luxury
A little more power
Less costs more
Colorful
Balancing act almost successful
Renunciation is the order of the day
Rarely remained
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Sometimes less is more. This is certainly true of the "RS" model of the 964 Porsche generation. Less comfort, less material, combined with slightly more power was the recipe, which was sold new at a premium of around 25% over the normal model, but is now worth almost two to three times the new price at the time and around three times as much as a normal 964, depending on the currency. But let's first go back 30 years to 1988, when the four-wheel-drive 964 was launched. And although you couldn't tell by looking at it, 87 percent of the parts had been changed. The 959 was just as much the inspiration as its successful predecessor, the G model, which had been in production for 15 years.

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