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911 Carrera RS 2.7

911 Carrera RS 2.7

1972–1973Coupé

Built to clear the FIA's 500-car minimum for Group 4 GT, and in practice the reason the Carrera RSR 2.8 could race at all. The bore grew from the 2.0's 80 mm to 90 mm, made possible by thin NIKASIL cylinder walls that kept room for cooling air between the cylinders. Mechanically it added a stiffened suspension, larger brakes, wider rear wheels and tyres, wider rear wings and the aluminium-framed ducktail — the first rear spoiler fitted as standard to a production car, and still the 911's most copied design cue. In November 1972 the first 500 had sold; Porsche tripled the run by July 1973 and passed 1,000 cars, earning Group 3 homologation as well. Three versions: Touring M472, Sport lightweight M471 and the RSR.

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

2,687 cc

2.7 L) air-cooled twin-ignition flat-six, Typ 911/83, 90 mm bore × 70.4 mm stroke, NIKASIL-coated bores, Bosch mechanical fuel injection

Power

210 PS

0–100 km/h

0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 5.2 s Touring / 5.5 s Lightweight (stuttcars performance data); Porsche published no 0–100 km/h figure

Top speed

240 km/h

149 mph) per RM Sotheby's; fastestlaps.com measured 245 km/h (152 mph)

Weight

1,075 kg

2,370 lb) Touring; Sport version about 100 kg less — Porsche quotes 960 kg kerb weight for the Sport car

Drivetrain

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Transmission

5-speed manual (Type 915)

Production

1,580 total

per Porsche Newsroom and Wikipedia (1,308 Touring M472, 200 Sport lightweight M471, 55 RSR, 17 homologation base cars); two secondary compilations quote 1,590

Body styles

Coupé

Torque

255 N·m

188 lb-ft) at 5,100 rpm

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the Carrera RS 2.7

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Watch

6 films on the Carrera RS 2.7

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

  • This variant · Petrolicious

    1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS: Rennsport Royalty

    definitive RS 2.7 feature, Weber carbs and ducktail explained

  • This variant · Petrolicious

    This 1973 Porsche 2.7 Carrera RS Is a Race Car for the Street

    why the 1973 RS became the homologation-special template

  • This variant · Porsche

    Classic 911 2.7 RS - Porsche Experience TV

    Porsche's own factory film on the 2.7 Carrera RS

  • 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 2.41972–1973Same body, same era911 S 2.41972–1973Same body, same era911 E 2.41972–1973Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 and 911 2.4, 911 S 2.4, 911 E 2.4
Spec911 Carrera RS 2.71972–1973911 2.41972–1973911 S 2.41972–1973911 E 2.41972–1973
Years — identical across all cars1972–19731972–19731972–19731972–1973
Engine2,687 cc (2.7 L) air-cooled twin-ignition flat-six, Typ 911/83, 90 mm bore × 70.4 mm stroke, NIKASIL-coated bores, Bosch mechanical fuel injection2,341 cc air-cooled flat-six, 84 mm bore × 70.4 mm stroke — the stroke, not the capacity, grew from the 2.22,341 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 911/53 with Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 8.5:12,341 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 911/52 with Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 8.0:1
Power210 PS190 PS190 PS165 PS
0–100 km/h0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 5.2 s Touring / 5.5 s Lightweight (stuttcars performance data); Porsche published no 0–100 km/h figure—0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 6.5–7.8 s depending on body (stuttcars); no official 0–100 km/h figure0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) 7.5–8.4 s depending on body (stuttcars); no official 0–100 km/h figure
Top speed240 km/h≈204–232 km/h (127–144 mph) depending on version≈232 km/h (144 mph)≈216–220 km/h (134–137 mph) depending on body
Weight1,075 kg1,050 kg1,050 kg1,050 kg
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission5-speed manual (Type 915)5-speed manual (new Type 915) or 4-speed Sportomatic5-speed manual (Type 915) or 4-speed Sportomatic5-speed manual (Type 915) or 4-speed Sportomatic
Body stylesCoupéCoupé · TargaCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa
Production1,580 total per Porsche Newsroom and Wikipedia (1,308 Touring M472, 200 Sport lightweight M471, 55 RSR, 17 homologation base cars); two secondary compilations quote 1,590—1,430 coupés and 788 Targas (stuttcars)1,366 coupés and 1,055 Targas (stuttcars text for the full 1972–73 run); stuttcars' spec box instead lists 1,088 coupés and 935 Targas
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Sources (6)

  1. Fifty years of the Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 – 'Germany's fastest sports car' — Porsche Newsroom (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 (classic) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  3. First generation – Engines — Porsche Newsroom (opens in a new tab)
  4. First generation – Design and model variants — Porsche Newsroom (opens in a new tab)
  5. Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 test data — fastestlaps.com (opens in a new tab)
  6. 1972 Porsche 911 'Carrera RS 2.7 Factory Development Car' — RM Sotheby's (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (3)

  • The 1,592-unit figure referenced in the project brief could not be confirmed in any source consulted — Porsche states 1,580 and two secondary sources state 1,590; do not publish 1,592
  • Official Porsche 0–100 km/h acceleration and top-speed figures — none published; magazine/test figures quoted instead
  • Split between the three RS versions where Porsche states 1,580 total but per-version counts elsewhere differ slightly

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