{"id":80309,"date":"2021-09-24T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=80309"},"modified":"2021-10-04T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T09:31:58","slug":"porsche-911-carrera-rsh-2-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/porsche-911-carrera-rsh-2-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 911 Carrera RSH 2.7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Porsche needed a new vehicle for sports car racing in 1972, it decided to use the 911 S as the basis. The motorsport authority FIA had announced shortly before that it was abolishing the 5-liter class for 1972. This meant that the successful 917 could no longer compete in the World Championship or in the 24-hour race at Le Mans. In order to be able to enter Group 4 for GTs and special touring cars, a new racing car was therefore created. At least 500 identical homologation vehicles had to be produced for this purpose. Porsche increased the displacement of the six-cylinder boxer engine to 2.7 liters. An opening for an oil cooler was integrated into the front bumper, which was closed on the road cars. To reduce lift on the rear axle, the now famous “ducktail” rear spoiler was added to the hood and the wheel arches were slightly widened. Thus equipped, the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspected sales flop turned into success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Originally, Porsche’s marketing and sales strategists had serious doubts that 500 units of the Carrera RS would sell. To make things more pleasant for customers accustomed to comfort, they therefore insisted on two different variants. In addition to the normal variant (M471, Lightweight) with a thin-walled body, there was the Touring specification (M472) with more equipment, including an optional sunroof. Ultimately, 200 units of the Lightweight were built. In the meantime, however, Porsche had to produce more cars of the Touring. The first 300 units were followed by a second run of another 500 cars and finally even a third. In the end, a total of 1,580 examples of the Carrera RS rolled off the assembly line, although this count also includes the 55 Carrera RSR 2.8. In addition, 17 customers ordered a version that remained virtually unknown even to many brand connoisseurs. As RSH (H for homologation, equipment code “0”), these cars rolled out to customers with particularly little comfort equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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