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4,752 original miles
100% original - Like-new condition
Optioned with very-rare factory air conditioning
Matching numbers engine and transmission
Twin-plug 3.6 liter flat six engine, 5-speed manual
transmission
Originally not offered to the US market
345 pounds lighter than the production Carrera
Porsche had two goals with the latest iteration of the Carrera RS:
Remove weight and add power. By shaving 345 pounds from a stock 964
and bumping up the power to 260+ horsepower, Porsche introduced a
limited edition 964 in 1992 that was worthy of the Carrera RS name.
With a single-mass flywheel, twin plug engine, racing bucket seats
and a stripped out interior, not only did it perform far better
than a stock 964, but provided the driver with a direct physical
connection to the driving experience. At only 2689lbs, by today's
standards it is considered a featherweight car and one of the
best-driving modern-era 911s.
This Carrera RS was ordered with a request for a standard German
domestic market model in left-hand
drive configuration with plans to immediately import the car to
Japan. Painted in the stunning and extremely rare Black Metallic,
the RS would clear Japan customs in an exempt status as a
production left-hand drive vehicle and was then sold to its first
owner in 1992. Even rarer than its paint color was one of its
options: factory air conditioning. In a car that was touted as the
lightweight edition, most were built without a/c. During the car's
time in Japan, it had two owners who added very few miles to the
odometer. In 2016, Jeff Smith imported the RS for David MacNeil,
owner of WeatherTech. David owned the car for almost two years and
serviced the car regularly before the RS arrived here at Canepa for
the first time in June of 2018.
Once it arrived, the 964 RS was inspected meticulously and noted to
be in absolutely exceptional condition. Upon arrival at Canepa,
each and every collector car for sale is put through an extensive
and diligent process called the "Canepa Difference." This includes
a major and comprehensive mechanical inspection where all systems
are checked and serviced as necessary. They also receive an
award-winning concours level detailing, a thorough cleaning of each
and every surface that ensures that every car is a sight to behold.
Finishing off with a foam-pad-only polish to enhance the paint
finish, each and every car is a perfect example and a
personification of Bruce Canepa's impeccable attention to
detail.
With its original paint in perfect condition, the leather interior
with almost no signs of wear and the car
retaining its factory engine and transmission, this 964 Carrera RS
is a shining example of what a time-capsule RS looks like. A
regular customer of Canepa took note, purchasing the car in 2019
and kept it for approximately a year, adding close to 750 miles on
the lightweight 964. Just recently did it arrive back at Canepa, in
the same fantastic condition that it left in and given the same
"Canepa Difference" attention that it received before. Immaculate
throughout, this lightweight beauty is now ready for its next owner
to tear up backroads or reside as a crown jewel in a
collection.
About the 964 Carrera RS
In 1992, Porsche produced a super-lightweight, rear-wheel-drive
only version of the 964 dubbed Carrera RS for the European market.
It was based on Porsche's 911 Carrera Cup race car and harked back
to the 2.7 and 3.0 RS and RSR models. It featured a revised version
of the standard engine, titled M64/03 internally, with an increased
power output of 260 bhp (194 kW; 264 PS) and lightweight flywheel
coupled to the G50/10 transmission with closer ratios, asymmetrical
Limited Slip Differential and steel syncromesh. It had a
track-oriented suspension system with a 40 mm (1.6 in) lower ride
height, stiffer springs, shocks and adjustable stabilizer bars
without power steering.
A stripped-out interior was devoid of power windows or seats, rear
seats, air conditioning, cruise control, sound deadening or a
stereo system (optionally fitted) and new racing-bucket front seats
were part of the package. The trunk hood was made of aluminum, the
chassis was seam welded and sound deadening was deleted. Wheels
were made of magnesium and the glass was thinner in the doors and
rear window. The Carrera RS is 2689lbs, which is approximately 345
pounds lighter than the US version Carrera 2 model.
The Carrera RS was not sold in the United States because Porsche
Cars North America felt the car's aggressive tuning was not suited
to the American market. Little did they know, and in the following
year they were forced by American buyers to create the slower RS
America, which was still 264 pounds heavier than the European
RS.
