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The Carrera GTR was an advanced version of Porsche’s effort to homologate a Group 4 racing variant of the 924 Turbo, built on the production car’s unibody. Exceptionally fast, it was the most powerful and quickest of Porsche’s first-generation water-cooled race cars, surpassed only by the GTR Le Mans and...
Few race cars are as universally acclaimed as the Porsche 956. The car is a brilliantly engineered aesthetic wonder, born of another round of FISA changes that ultimately resulted in the emergence of several marque innovations. Before the debut of the Porsche 956, there were the 935 and 936 prototypes...
1988 Porsche 911 Carrera by RWB
The 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera underwent a backdating process and received an RWB widebody kit by Porsche tuner Akira Nakai. It was then repainted in Guards Red by LTMotorwerks of El Monte, California, using BASF Glasurit products. Additional modifications include a ducktail rear spoiler, 18″ Forgestar wheels, KW coilovers, a...
2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic | Darin Schnabel ©2023 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
The 997 Sport Classic is a limited edition version of the 997.2 Carrera S coupé inspired by the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7. The 911 Sport Classic is based on the standard-production 997.2 Porsche 911 Carrera S. However, there are several significant differences. Compared to the often brightly-colored Carrera S, all copies...
This was the first 911 Targa to came out of the Singer factory. It is a magnificent piece of machine that features modern technology on the inside while being wrapped with that classic 964 body. The car’s body has been replaced with lightweight carbon fiber panels while replicating the look...
This 1978 Porsche 911 Outlaw showcases a high-quality custom finish and a powerful 993 3.6L engine, delivering both visual excitement and thrilling driving performance. The exterior of this Outlaw displays a deep and glossy black paint, known to have a price tag exceeding $25,000. Notable exterior features include RS style...
It is forty years since the introduction of Porsche’s first RS, the mighty Carrera RS 2.7, back in 1973. For Porsche, the letters RS, which stand for Rennsport, inspire images of sporting achievement and excellence earned the hard way through countless racing victories. At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1993,...
2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S ‘GTStreet R’
TechArt has transformed this 991.2-generation 911 Turbo S into their high-performance ‘GTStreet R’ specification. The car is coated in a sleek black finish with a matte-black GTStreet R racing stripe, side decals, orange highlights, and matte carbon-fiber trim elements. The external modifications include a TechArt carbon-fiber body kit featuring a...
1996 Porsche 911 GT2 Jeremy Cliff ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
The 993 Porsche 911 GT2 (or GT as it was initially called) was built in order to meet homologation requirements for the GT2 class racing which had banned all-wheel-drive vehicles by the mid 1990’s. To make the GT2 suitable for track use, the brakes, suspension, and wheels were upgraded to...
1995 Porsche 911 RWB
This 993-generation Porsche 911 coupe was modified by renowned Porsche tuner Akira Nakai, who fitted it with a 17-piece RWB widebody kit. This modification was inspired by the remarkable success of the first Los Angeles-based RWB 911 build, which garnered over one million views on YouTube. The RWB kit comprises...
The development of the Porsche 911 was significantly influenced by the factory’s racing program. The FIA Group 4 homologation rules mandated the production of 400 road cars, leading to the creation of the iconic 911/930 Turbo, also known as “Project 930.” Launched in April 1975, this model combined a KKK...
Porsche 908/02 “Flunder” Pictures The 908/02 K Spyder and 908 K Flunder Spyder were basically the same cars with slightly different bodyworks. If you look at the non-Flunder Spyder, you see that the body drops after the front wheel arch and rises again before the rear wheel arch. In the...
1987 Porsche 959 Komfort Darin Schnabel ©2020 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's
The Porsche 959, a groundbreaking marvel of automotive engineering, revolutionized the sports car landscape in the late 1980s. Its technological innovations, now commonplace in modern supercars, set it apart from its rivals like the Ferrari F40 and Lamborghini Countach, known for their raw simplicity. As a symbol of automotive aspiration...
1992 Porsche 911 Turbo S2
The Turbo S2 is a homologation special that Porsche commissioned to comply with IMSA requirements for participating in the Bridgestone Supercar Championship series. Since the standard Porsche 964 Turbo S was not approved for sale in the US, unmodified 964 Turbos were imported and later converted to S2 specification by...