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Two 911s, spec for spec

Every figure below comes from the dataset — the same numbers the variant pages cite. Pick two cars (or four), and the shareable link in your address bar always reproduces exactly what you see.

Slot A

911 Carrera RS 2.7

901 · 1972–1973 · 210 PS

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Slot B

911 2.4

901 · 1972–1973 · 190 PS

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Every pick is from the 901 — swap one for a cross-era car to see what actually changed.

Power

  • 911 Carrera RS 2.7210 PS
  • 911 2.4190 PS

0–100 km/hlower is better

  • 911 Carrera RS 2.75.2 s
  • 911 2.4—

Top speed

  • 911 Carrera RS 2.7245 km/h
  • 911 2.4232 km/h

Kerb weightlower is better

  • 911 Carrera RS 2.7100 kg
  • 911 2.41050 kg
Specification differences between the selected 911 variants
Spec911 Carrera RS 2.7901 · 1972–1973911 2.4901 · 1972–1973
Generation901 — Original 911 / F-Body901 — Original 911 / F-Body
Years1972–19731972–1973
Engine (differs)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 injection2,341 cc air-cooled flat-six, 84 mm bore × 70.4 mm stroke — the stroke, not the capacity, grew from the 2.2
Power (as published) (differs)210 PS (154 kW; 207 hp) at 6,300 rpm130 PS (96 kW; 128 hp) to 190 PS (140 kW; 187 hp) across T, E and S
Power (differs)210 PS190 PS
Torque (differs)255 N·m (188 lb-ft) at 5,100 rpmT ≈209 N·m; E ≈204 N·m; S ≈229 N·m (converted from stuttcars' ft-lb figures)
0–100 km/h (differs)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 (differs)240 km/h (149 mph) per RM Sotheby's; fastestlaps.com measured 245 km/h (152 mph)≈204–232 km/h (127–144 mph) depending on version
Weight (differs)1,075 kg (2,370 lb) Touring; Sport version about 100 kg less — Porsche quotes 960 kg kerb weight for the Sport car1,050 kg (dry weight quoted for the 2.4 cars)
Kerb weight (differs)100 kg1,050 kg
DrivetrainRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
LayoutRWDRWD
Transmission (differs)5-speed manual (Type 915)5-speed manual (new Type 915) or 4-speed Sportomatic
Body styles (differs)CoupéCoupé · Targa
Cooling / familyAir-cooledAir-cooled
Production (differs)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—
Limited run (differs)YesNo