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911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau — stand-in photo (same 964 family, sibling trim)

911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau

1991Coupé

The Carrera 4 Leichtbau is the rarest of all 964 Carrera variants, a one-year 1991 experiment in which Porsche combined the Carrera RS body with the 959-style all-wheel-drive system and drew on surplus components from the aborted 953 Paris-Dakar project. Only a handful were built, and because the parts were largely reused the programme never reached series scale. Stuttcars describes the car as powered by the 3.6 flat-six fettled to produce 300 hp, but that figure appears in no Porsche, press or encyclopaedic source located during this research, so it is recorded as unverified and the numeric power fields are left null. Contemporary cars are now extraordinarily valuable and the model is effectively unobtainable.

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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

3.6 L

M64 air-cooled flat-six (tuned output reported but unverified)

Power

Reported 300 hp (Stuttcars); not confirmed by Porsche, Wikipedia or any primary source

0–100 km/h

—

Not published: No verified torque, acceleration, top speed or curb weight; all left null.

Top speed

—

Not published: This variant id is an APPEND (not in data/roster.json). Note the id collides in shape with the 993 roster's “carrera-4s”; ids are generation-scoped, so this is safe.

Weight

—

Not published: The claimed 300 hp output is sourced only to Stuttcars and is unverified. powerPs/powerKw are null.

Drivetrain

All-wheel drive — 959-derived system

Transmission

5-speed Getrag G64 manual

Production

20

Elferspot, which also counts it within the 13,353 Carrera 4 coupés) or 22 (jtcars) — sources differ

Body styles

Coupé

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911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the Carrera 4 Leichtbau

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4 films on the Carrera 4 Leichtbau

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

  • Generation · MotorWeek

    1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 | Retro Review

    Jay Leno-era retrospective drive of the first AWD 911

  • Generation · Number 27

    From Most Hated to Most Loved, Is Porsche's 964 Now Overhyped?

    balanced verdict on whether the 964 deserved its reputation

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    1992 Porsche 964 Carrera RS: Rituals of Rennsport

    92 RS 3.8 in period trim, and what 'Rennsport' meant

  • Generation · MotorWeek

    1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 | Retro Review

    the 3.6 turbo that made air-cooled Porsches mainstream

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911 Carrera 4 Turbo-Look1992–1994Same body, same era911 Carrera 2 Turbo-Look1992–1993Same body, same era911 Carrera RS N/GT1992–1993Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau and 911 Carrera 4 Turbo-Look, 911 Carrera 2 Turbo-Look, 911 Carrera RS N/GT
Spec911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau1991911 Carrera 4 Turbo-Look1992–1994911 Carrera 2 Turbo-Look1992–1993911 Carrera RS N/GT1992–1993
Years19911992–19941992–19931992–1993
Engine3.6 L M64 air-cooled flat-six (tuned output reported but unverified)3.6 L M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter3.6 L M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter3,596 cc (3.6 L) air-cooled flat-six, type M64/03 (individually selected RS units)
PowerReported 300 hp (Stuttcars); not confirmed by Porsche, Wikipedia or any primary source250 PS250 PS260 PS
0–100 km/h—0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.4 s0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.6 s—
Top speed—262 km/h260 km/h—
Weight — identical across all cars————
DrivetrainAll-wheel drive — 959-derived systemAll-wheel drive — electronically controlled permanent AWD, 31% front / 69% rear nominalRear-wheel driveRear-wheel drive
Transmission5-speed Getrag G64 manual5-speed Getrag G64 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic optional5-speed Getrag G50 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic (433 of the 1,532 Cabriolets were Tiptronic)6-speed manual (G50/10 close-ratio gearbox, asymmetrical limited-slip differential)
Body stylesCoupéCoupéCoupé · CabrioletCoupé
Production20 (Elferspot, which also counts it within the 13,353 Carrera 4 coupés) or 22 (jtcars) — sources differ267 wide-body coupés delivered to North America for model year 1994 (dealer/registry figure, not an official Porsche total)1,532 Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turbo-Look (types 964650 LHD / 964651 RHD) for 1992–1993, including 6 delivered with the Turbo 3.3 engine and gearbox as 964 Turbo Cabriolet, 3 LHD and 3 RHD; US-market cars were branded America Roadster (250 built). The Coupé/Cabriolet split is not resolved by the sources verified.—
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Sources (3)

  1. Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau (964) (1991) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 964 portrait — facts & specifications — Elferspot (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 911 (964) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (5)

  • This variant id is an APPEND (not in data/roster.json). Note the id collides in shape with the 993 roster's “carrera-4s”; ids are generation-scoped, so this is safe.
  • The claimed 300 hp output is sourced only to Stuttcars and is unverified. powerPs/powerKw are null.
  • Production count conflicts: 20 (Elferspot) vs 22 (jtcars). Neither is a Porsche statement.
  • No verified torque, acceleration, top speed or curb weight; all left null.
  • The Wikipedia 964 article does not mention the Carrera 4 Leichtbau at all, so most of this entry rests on a single secondary source.

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