964 RS

HISTORY AND SPEC

igh-on two decades had passed since the launch of the legendary 2.7RS, but by the early 1990s it was the turn of the 964 to wear those two special letters. Unsurprisingly it was the lure of the race track that sired the new model, the RS being the homologation car for the Carrera Cup series. Naturally this was a far more focused model, one launched at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show and limited to just 2,282 examples, although it’s worth noting that the initial reception was somewhat lukewarm, with the very subtle appearance and minor power increase most likely responsible. Still, the majority of the cars were produced in Sport specification – marketed as Lightweight in the UK – which was aimed at both road and club racing use; aside from the even more hardcore track cars such as the N/GT, the alternative was the more luxurious Touring. This was a rarity, most buyers parting with the requisite £64,000 wanting to benefit fully from the weight-saving regime that Porsche had employed, one that