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911 RS America

911 RS America

1993–1994Coupé

Porsche could not sell the European Carrera RS in the United States because it could not be made to comply with US federal crash and emissions law, and in 1992 it imported 45 near-identical US-legal cars for a proposed “Porsche Carrera Cup” series that was cancelled before it began. So the RS America was the badge-legal answer: a back-to-basics 1993–94 model based on the US Carrera 2 with a distinctive whale-tail spoiler, a partly stripped interior with flat door panels, fabric door pulls and carpeting, a luggage shelf replacing the rear seats, cloth sports seats, 17-inch wheels and M030 sports suspension. Deleted were power steering, cruise control, powered mirrors, air conditioning, sunroof and radio — with air conditioning, sunroof, radio and a limited-slip differential available as options. In 1992 model year 2,051 Carrera RS and 298 RS Americas were built.

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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

3.6 L

M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter

Power

250 PS

0–100 km/h

0–97 km/h (60 mph) 4.6 s (Car and Driver, November 1992); 0–100 mph (0–161 km/h) 11.6 s

Top speed

255 km/h

158 mph) (Car and Driver)

Weight

1,340 kg

2,954 lb) as rated by Porsche — 35 kg below the listed Carrera 2

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive

Transmission

5-speed Getrag G50 manual

Production

701 across

the 1993 and 1994 model years, in red, black or white plus optional Midnight Blue Metallic and Polar Silver, plus four colour-to-sample cars in Ferrari Yellow (one for the New York Auto Show)

Body styles

Coupé

Torque

310 Nm

229 lb-ft) @ 4,800 rpm

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    1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 | Retro Review

    Jay Leno-era retrospective drive of the first AWD 911

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    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

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    1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 | Retro Review

    the 3.6 turbo that made air-cooled Porsches mainstream

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911 Carrera RSR 3.81993–1994Same body, same era911 Carrera RS 3.81993Same body, same era911 Carrera 4 30th Anniversary1993–1994Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 RS America and 911 Carrera RSR 3.8, 911 Carrera RS 3.8, 911 Carrera 4 30th Anniversary
Spec911 RS America1993–1994911 Carrera RSR 3.81993–1994911 Carrera RS 3.81993911 Carrera 4 30th Anniversary1993–1994
Years1993–19941993–199419931993–1994
Engine3.6 L M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter3,746 cc M64/04 air-cooled flat-six, dry-sump, single ignition, Bosch electronic fuel injection, 11.4:13,746 cc M64/04 air-cooled flat-six, bore increased 2 mm, 11.6:1, individual throttle bodies, modified exhaust3.6 L M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter
Power250 PSPorsche claimed 325 hp @ 6,900 rpm; 375 bhp unrestricted and 360 bhp with the 48 mm Le Mans restrictor (contemporaneous observers considered the official figure conservative)300 PS250 PS
0–100 km/h0–97 km/h (60 mph) 4.6 s (Car and Driver, November 1992); 0–100 mph (0–161 km/h) 11.6 s0–97 km/h (60 mph) 3.7 s0–97 km/h (60 mph) 4.9 s—
Top speed255 km/h291 km/h274 km/h—
Weight1,340 kg1,213 kg1,210 kg—
DrivetrainRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveRear-wheel drive; asymmetric limited-slip differentialAll-wheel drive — electronically controlled permanent AWD, 31% front / 69% rear nominal
Transmission5-speed Getrag G50 manual5-speed manual transaxle5-speed G50/10 manual with closer ratios and steel synchromesh; lightened flywheel5-speed Getrag G64 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic optional
Body styles — identical across all carsCoupéCoupéCoupéCoupé
Production701 across the 1993 and 1994 model years, in red, black or white plus optional Midnight Blue Metallic and Polar Silver, plus four colour-to-sample cars in Ferrari Yellow (one for the New York Auto Show)51 including the prototype (Gooding, RM Sotheby's, classic.com); Stuttcars lists 4555, of which 11 were built with the Clubsport (M003) package911
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Sources (4)

  1. Porsche 911 (964) — Wikipedia (RS America section and acceleration table) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911/964 RS America — 1992/1994 — Porsche Register (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 964 model guide: all three generations of Carrera — Supercar Nostalgia (opens in a new tab)
  4. Porsche 964 portrait — facts & specifications — Elferspot (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (3)

  • This variant id is an APPEND (not in data/roster.json): the 701-built RS America is one of the most significant 964 specials and was absent from the roster.
  • Output is quoted as 250 PS (182 kW) per Elferspot; other sources give 184 kW for the 3.6 M64. Wikipedia describes the RS America as using the standard US Carrera 2 engine and gearbox, which elsewhere is 250 PS (184 kW). The discrepancy is recorded rather than resolved.
  • The related 45-car “Carrera Cup US Edition” import is described in Wikipedia but is a separate, unbadged batch; it is not modelled as a variant here.

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