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

911 R

1967Coupé

Developed under Ferdinand Piëch — the first time Porsche built a 911 purely to go racing. Twenty were made in 1967, and because that fell short of the FIA's GT-class production requirement, they were campaigned against purpose-built prototypes. Weight was attacked from every angle: thin aluminium doors, plastic door handles, smaller front and rear indicators, a magnesium-alloy crankcase, twin-spark cylinder heads, a fibreglass fuel tank and a single bucket seat. The magnesium crankcase went into series production on later cars, as did the hydraulic chain tensioners. The six-inch 15-inch forged Fuchs wheels developed for the 911 R were then offered as an option on production 911s — the origin of the wheel that became the marque's trademark five-spoke design.

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 901/20 twin-plug racing engine with twin ignition, 12-terminal distributor, Weber 46 IDA3C, magnesium crankcase

Power

210 PS

0–100 km/h

—

Not published: 0–100 km/h, top speed and torque — not published

Top speed

—

Not published: Reconciliation of the 19 vs 20 build counts

Weight

810 kg

1,786 lb)

Drivetrain

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Transmission

4-speed manual

Production

20 cars

in 1967 (Wikipedia); one dealer production list gives 19

Body styles

Coupé

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911 R

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Wheels
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Gallery

7 views of the R

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Watch

3 films on the R

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

Compare

Set it against its neighbours

911 T/R1968Same body, same era911 S 2.01967–1969Same body, same era911 T 2.01967–1969Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 R and 911 T/R, 911 S 2.0, 911 T 2.0
Spec911 R1967911 T/R1968911 S 2.01967–1969911 T 2.01967–1969
Years196719681967–19691967–1969
Engine1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/20 twin-plug racing engine with twin ignition, 12-terminal distributor, Weber 46 IDA3C, magnesium crankcase1,991 cc (2.0 L) air-cooled flat-six, race-prepared1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/02 (Weber 40 IDA3C); 1969 long-wheelbase car used MFI engine 901/101,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/03 (Weber 40 IDA3C), four-speed only
Power210 PS210 PS170 PS110 PS
0–100 km/h——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 — identical across all cars————
Weight810 kg———
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission4-speed manual5-speed manual5-speed manual (Typ 901/08 with Sportomatic from 1968)4-speed manual (the T and later E kept four gears; the L and S got five)
Body stylesCoupéCoupéCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa
Production20 cars in 1967 (Wikipedia); one dealer production list gives 1935 units (stuttcars)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 (3)

  1. Porsche 911 (classic) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 T/R (1968) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 911 S 2.0 (1967–1969) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (2)

  • 0–100 km/h, top speed and torque — not published
  • Reconciliation of the 19 vs 20 build counts

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