Creating the Carrera RS 2.7
“Internally there was concern that these 500 911s would not sell out so easily”
Newly appointed Porsche CEO Ernst Fuhrmann was watching the racing at Hockenheim in the spring of 1972. A keen motorsport fan, Ernst needed no professional excuse to spend a Sunday at the track. But not for the first time he could see that the V6 Cologne Capris and turbocharged BMWs were quicker than the 911s. He turned to the fellow standing next to him who happened to be Wolfgang Berger, a young, rather self-effacing chassis engineer working in Norbert Singer’s group. “Why are the Capris so much faster?” Ernst demanded. “It’s because manufacturers like Ford have a dedicated racing department for clients that prepares the cars so that they are as light and fast as possible within the rules,” replied Wolfgang.
Ernst considered this: now that the reign of the 917 in Europe was
