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911 Carrera 3.0

911 Carrera 3.0

1976–1977Coupé · Targa

The Carrera 3.0 replaced the 2.7 Carrera for 1976 and traded mechanical injection for K-Jetronic, costing it 7 kW: 147 kW (200 PS) at 6,000 rpm with 255 Nm. It was effectively the first road car with the bottom end that the 930 Turbo would use, and it became the mechanical template for the SC that followed. Performance stayed close to the 2.7 Carrera's — 0–100 km/h in about 6.3 seconds and a 230 km/h (143 mph) top speed — while the body remained narrow. Some 3,687 were built across 1976–77, roughly 30 per cent of them Targas.

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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

2,994 cc

air-cooled flat-six, Bosch K-Jetronic CIS

Power

200 PS

0–100 km/h

0–100 km/h 6.3 s (stuttcars); 6.5 s (automoli)

Top speed

230 km/h

143 mph) per stuttcars; 235 km/h (adelgigs)

Weight

1,120 kg

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive

Transmission

915 5-speed manual (3-speed Sportomatic on 1–2% of cars)

Production

≈3,687 (about 30% Targa) — stuttcars

Body styles

Coupé · Targa

Torque

255 Nm

3D viewer

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Paint

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

No 3D model on file for this variant yet.

Gallery

7 views of the Carrera 3.0

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Watch

4 films on the Carrera 3.0

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

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    This Porsche 930 Turbo Is A Widowmaker

    period-correct 930 launch era, and the nickname explained

  • Generation · Hagerty

    Porsche 930 Turbo | The Big Thing with Magnus Walker - Ep. 03

    Magnus Walker on what the 930 did for Porsche and the badge

  • Generation · Harry's garage

    Porsche 911 turbo drive and review. The legendary '80s Porsche 930

    long road-and-track appraisal of the '80s 930

  • Generation · Roadster Life

    The End Of An Era: 1984 - 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

    the final air-cooled G-series run out to 1989

Compare

Set it against its neighbours

911 SC1978–1983Same body style911 Carrera 2.71974–1977Same body style911 S 2.71974–1977Same body style
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Carrera 3.0 and 911 SC, 911 Carrera 2.7, 911 S 2.7
Spec911 Carrera 3.01976–1977911 SC1978–1983911 Carrera 2.71974–1977911 S 2.71974–1977
Years1976–19771978–19831974–19771974–1977
Engine2,994 cc air-cooled flat-six, Bosch K-Jetronic CIS2,994 cc air-cooled flat-six, Bosch K-Jetronic CIS2,687 cc air-cooled flat-six, Bosch Kugelfischer mechanical injection2,687 cc air-cooled flat-six, Bosch K-Jetronic CIS
Power200 PS204 PS210 PS175 PS
0–100 km/h0–100 km/h 6.3 s (stuttcars); 6.5 s (automoli)0–100 km/h 7.0 s (MY1978–80); 6.8 s (MY1981–83)0–100 km/h 6.3 s0–100 km/h 7.6 s
Top speed230 km/h220 km/h240 km/h225 km/h
Weight1,120 kg1,233 kg1,075 kg1,105 kg
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveRear-wheel driveRear-wheel drive
Transmission915 5-speed manual (3-speed Sportomatic on 1–2% of cars)915 5-speed manual (3-speed Sportomatic for MY1978–80)915 5-speed manual915 5-speed manual
Body stylesCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa · CabrioletCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa
Production≈3,687 (about 30% Targa) — stuttcars60,265 (adelgigs / Simon's Porsche 911 SC Site production data)—≈17,641 Coupé + Targa (1974–1977, stuttcars G-series production table)
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Sources (4)

  1. Porsche 911 (G-Body) European Technical Spec Comparison — stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 (G-Series) — The Story, stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 911 Performance Data — Simon's Porsche 911 SC Site (opens in a new tab)
  4. Porsche 911 Coupe (G) — Automoli specifications (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (2)

  • Top speed differs between sources (230 km/h stuttcars vs 235 km/h adelgigs); no single factory figure confirmed.
  • Exact coupé/Targa production split not published in the sources found.

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