samedi 14 septembre 2013

The Classic Porsche 911 SC And Carerra RS

By Dawn Williams


The Porsche 911 has always been the company's the flagship high-performance sports-car. The car is a two-door luxury coupe that is capable of high speed driving. The classic 911s are the Porsche 911 Carerra RS and Porsche 911 SC models, which remains highly sought after. All classic 911s have a rear engine, rear suspension and and an air-cooled engine.

The 911 has been around since 1963 and the classic SC and Carerra RS models remain highly collectible to this day. All of the 911s are well known for there beautiful body design and extremely high performance. The 911 is just as popular today as it ever was and current models are very successful in the motorsports industries.

The original Porsche 911s are known as "911 Classic". This car first appeared in 1963 and was produced until 1989 and there have been various incarnations and improvements to style and performance during this period. The early models are now highly sought after by collectors. Since 1989 Porsche produced a improved version of the car called the 964, but this is still marketed as the 911.

Over the years the 911 has been improved by both racing teams and the company itself. The 911 has been used for rally driving and racing, including the 24 hour Le Mans race. The car is easily recognizable thanks to its unique styling, which actually evolved the the Volkswagen Beetle. The first ever 911 featured a 130PS 1.9L engine, with five-speed manual transmission. In 1966 a higher performance 911 S was release with a slightly more powerful engine and alloy wheels.

'Targa' versions of the 911 were introduced in 1967. These cars were the first 911 with a removable roof, however they also had a stainless-steel roll bar that made then not considered fully convertible. Also in 1967 Porsche unveiled the 991L and 991R. The 911L featured a slightly more powerful engine, and the 911R had an increased engine of 2 liter. The 911R was specifically designed to be raced and was made much lighter with aluminium doors and a magnesium crank casing.

The most collectible 911s are the Carrera RS models that were produced between 1973 to 1974. These models are considered to the best 911s of all time. The most powerful of these cars was the Carrera 2.7 RS with a 2687cc engine. Turbo-charged smaller RS models were made for racing and came second in the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1974.

In 1978 the company introduced the 911 SC, which is considered a classic. The 911 SC featured a very powerful 3.0 liter engine. The Porsche 911 SC is effectively the Carerra 3 that has been detuned. In 1980 the company introduced a special edition of the 911 SC with a turbo whale-tail and front chin-spoiler. It also had matching Fuch alloy wheels. There was also a sports group offer for the 911 SC available, these models were better for racing as they had stiffer suspension, rear spoiler and front lip spoiler.

The first ever true convertible 911 was introduced in 1981. These are known as Cabriolet Porsche 911 SC and Carerra models. The Cabriolet was enormously successful and became Porsche's best selling car. Due to this popularity the company has offered a Cabriolet version of all 911s since. The Porsche 911 has proved to be so successful that the company maintained the 911 line, and is very likely to continue doing so into the future.




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