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911 L 2.0 — stand-in photo (same 901 family, sibling trim)

911 L 2.0

1968Coupé · Targa

"Luxus": for one model year only, the 130 PS staple 911 was given a more upmarket specification — ventilated brake discs, heated rear window glass, brushed-aluminium dash, new door handles — and renamed 911 L. In North America it was the top of the range, because tightening US emissions rules excluded the 160 PS 911 S from the market; the US cars used the same 130 PS engine as the base model. The L was replaced by the fuel-injected 911 E for MY1969, and the middle rung of the range was vacated until then. Among early 911s the L is now the scarcest of the four 1968 A-series variants, and it is the only one-year-only 911 of the 2.0 era.

SpecificationsSound: Porsche 911 R (1967)Edvvc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons (opens in a new tab)

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Specification plate

Numbers as published

Every figure below is quoted from the sources listed at the foot of the page. A dash means the number was never published — it is never estimated.

Engine

1,991 cc

air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/06 (901/07 with Sportomatic; 901/14/901/17 in North America)

Power

130 PS

0–100 km/h

0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 8.3 s (same 130 PS drivetrain as the 2.0 base car, stuttcars)

Top speed

≈210 km/h (130 mph)

Weight

—

Not published: Official weight for the 1968 911 L

Drivetrain

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Transmission

5-speed manual or 4-speed Sportomatic

Production

≈1,610 total: 1,169 coupés and 441 Targas (stuttcars; one stuttcars paragraph says 575 Targas)

Body styles

Coupé · Targa

Torque

≈146 N·m (128 ft-lb, stuttcars)

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911 L 2.0

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Pipeline: licensed local model → Sketchfab embed → turntable · sources on the credits page

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StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the L 2.0

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Watch

3 films on the L 2.0

Variant-specific films first, then the curated set for the generation. Every player is an embed that loads on click.

  • Generation · The Wheel Network

    Porsche Historic Footage – Porsche 911 Prototype and Premiere at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show

    archival footage of the 901 Frankfurt debut that created the 911

  • Generation · 9WERKS TV

    Porsche 901 prototype: the second-oldest surviving 911 of all time!

    factory-original 901 prototype, the car Peugeot nearly stopped

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    This 1968 Porsche 911L Was Just A Dream

    series-two longhood 911L, the best of the very early 911s

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Set it against its neighbours

911 E 2.01969Same body, same era911 T 2.01967–1969Same body, same era911 S 2.01967–1969Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 L 2.0 and 911 E 2.0, 911 T 2.0, 911 S 2.0
Spec911 L 2.01968911 E 2.01969911 T 2.01967–1969911 S 2.01967–1969
Years196819691967–19691967–1969
Engine1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/06 (901/07 with Sportomatic; 901/14/901/17 in North America)1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six with Kugelfischer/Bosch mechanical fuel injection, Typ 901/09 manual, 901/11 Sportomatic1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/03 (Weber 40 IDA3C), four-speed only1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/02 (Weber 40 IDA3C); 1969 long-wheelbase car used MFI engine 901/10
Power130 PS140 PS110 PS170 PS
0–100 km/h0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 8.3 s (same 130 PS drivetrain as the 2.0 base car, stuttcars)——0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) ≈8.1 s in the 180 PS 1966/67-era S per stuttcars' performance table — no official 0–100 km/h figure for the 2.0 S
Top speed≈210 km/h (130 mph)———
Weight — identical across all cars————
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission5-speed manual or 4-speed Sportomatic5-speed manual or 4-speed Sportomatic4-speed manual (the T and later E kept four gears; the L and S got five)5-speed manual (Typ 901/08 with Sportomatic from 1968)
Body styles — identical across all carsCoupé · TargaCoupé · TargaCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa
Production≈1,610 total: 1,169 coupés and 441 Targas (stuttcars; one stuttcars paragraph says 575 Targas)——4,582 coupés and 1,539 Targas across 1967–1969 (stuttcars); stuttcars separately quotes 2,106 cars (1,492 coupés, 614 Targa) for the 1969 long-wheelbase year
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Sources (4)

  1. Porsche 911 L 2.0 (1968) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 (classic) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  3. Model 911 (F-model) — Porsche USA Classic (opens in a new tab)
  4. Porsche 911L – The Forgotten Midrange Gem of 1968 — Renn Driver (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (2)

  • Official weight for the 1968 911 L
  • stuttcars' own figures conflict on Targa count (441 vs 575) for the 911 L

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