Porsche celebrates 50 years of 911 Carrera RS at Le Mans Classic

Porsche celebrates 50 years of 911 Carrera RS at Le Mans Classic

MANILA: Porsche again played a pivotal part during the 10th staging of the biennial Le Mans Classic. The sports car maker brought out five generations of track-focused RS models to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 at the historic motorsport event.

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  • What notable 911 RS model did Porsche showcase at the Le Mans Classic?

    With its 3.7-liter flat-six delivering 550ps to the rear wheels via a seven-speed manual transmission, the limited-edition Sport Classic, which itself wears a ducktail rear spoiler in homage to the original Carrera RS 2.7, is the most powerful manual 911 currently on sale.
  • What race car will Porsche bring to 24 Hours of Le Mans next year?

    The 680ps Porsche 963 prototype racer, which features a fixed hybrid drive system mated to Porsche’s own twin-turbocharged V8, will be campaigned by Team Porsche Penske in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the World Endurance Championship.
  • After a four-year hiatus, the Le Mans Classic returned to wow more than 200,000 spectators who had traveled from across Europe and beyond to the Circuit de La Sarthe in France.

    Besides the RS models, also attracting the Le Mans Classic crowd toward the Porsche Experience Centre was the new 911 Sport Classic, the second project created as part of Porsche’s Heritage Design program.

    Porsche 911 Le Mans Classic

    With its 3.7-liter flat-six delivering 550ps to the rear wheels via a seven-speed manual transmission, the limited-edition Sport Classic, which itself wears a ducktail rear spoiler in homage to the original Carrera RS 2.7, is the most powerful manual 911 currently on sale.

    Porsche fans who visited the Porsche Experience Center were surprised by the arrival of the 963, Porsche’s all-new endurance racer that recently enjoyed its international debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

    Porsche 963

    The 680ps prototype racer, which features a fixed hybrid drive system mated to Porsche’s own twin-turbocharged V8, will be campaigned by Team Porsche Penske in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the World Endurance Championship. 

    For spectators at the Le Mans Classic, the Porsche 963’s debut  at the circuit served as a reminder that a Porsche works team will be competing once again for top honors at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans next year.

    The Le Mans Classic crowd was treated to a series of spectacular on-track displays, including the ever-popular Porsche Parade and the Porsche Classic Race. The Porsche Classic Race saw a variety of Porsche works and customer racing cars, spanning well over half a century of competition, lap the famously fast and demanding 13.6-kilometer Circuit de La Sarthe.

    Numerous classic 911 models were flanked by examples of the 904 Carrera GTS, the rare late 1960s 910 prototype, several turbocharged 935 cars, and early 911 RSR examples.

    Porsche 911 Le Mans Classic

    Under cloudless summer skies, around packed grandstands echoed the unmistakable sound of the air-cooled flat-six and the chatter of turbos in their wake, as dozens of creations from Porsche’s rich racing past returned to one of their most familiar and fruitful hunting grounds.

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