{"id":95749,"date":"2022-04-05T13:26:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/50-years-of-porsche-911-carrera-rs-2-7\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T08:41:39","slug":"50-years-of-porsche-911-carrera-rs-2-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/50-years-of-porsche-911-carrera-rs-2-7\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, Porsche created a sports car 50 years ago that is still celebrated today and has long since achieved legendary status. Initially planned to be built in 500 units, it ultimately became 1,580 vehicles. Most of which have been preserved to this day. Since then, the abbreviation RS has stood for the sportiest offshoots of the respective 911 series. What was once 2.7 liters of displacement recently became a smooth 4 liters in the 911 GT3 RS. But uncompromising lightweight construction of the original model is unmatched in today’s RS cars. According to official documents, RS stands for RennSport, making the purpose of these cars directly clear. Porsche vehicles were used in racing by enthusiastic customers all over the world from the launch of the first 356. The factory in Zuffenhausen was always in a position to respond appropriately to incoming customer requests for motorsport-specific accessories. Initially, however, the company itself only competed from time to time as a factory team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From sports car to race car<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This only changed with the 911, which was allowed to show what it was capable of on both racing and rally tracks. It quickly became obvious that there was more lurking here than the boxer engine, which had grown to 2.4 liters in the late 1960s, could deliver as standard. The racing department, which had been set up in the meantime, set about further developing the 911 in order to offer a competitive car in the world sports car championship. The focus wasn’t only on higher performance, but also on consistent lightweight construction and good drivability. Initially, the idea was to place the rear hood horizontally in the airstream on supports, like Abarth did with some Fiat models. This not only improved engine cooling, but in addition also served as a wing and thus reduced lift at the rear axle. At the 911, this lag of downforce is a result of its iconic shape. Due to a veto by the responsible FISA (later FIA) technician, the aerodynamicists had to rethink and created the fiberglass ducktail spoiler.<\/p>\n\n\n

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