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Porsche Of The Day: 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau

The rarest 964 RS variant was the awesome 964 C4 Lightweight. Known as the 964 Leichtbau it made use of surplus parts from 953 Paris-Dakar project. A handful of specially prepared lightweight 911s were fabricated by the Porsche factory and called the Carrera 4 RS Lightweight. The idea was to combine the...

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VIDEO: Porsche 964 Carrera RS vs 964 Carrera 4 Lightweight

Rare & Special Race Versions of the 964 For issue 131 of Total 911, you may remember that we made a trip to Finland to drive two very special Porsche 964s: the legendary 964 Carrera RS and the ultra rare 964 Carrera 4 Lightweight. Both Porsche 911s are owned by the...

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Lightweight (1991) – Specifications & Performance

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Concours Masters at Salon Privé celebrates 70 years of Porsche

The 2018 Concours Masters at Salon Privé on Saturday, 1 September will celebrate 70 years of Porsche with a spectacular timeline of models. The Stuttgart manufacturer has achieved much within the past seven decades, and as a relatively small player in its early years, the company’s race cars would frequently...

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Leichtbau (964) (1991)

The rarest 964 RS variant was the awesome 964 C4 Lightweight. Known as the 964 Leichtbau it made use of surplus parts from 953 Paris-Dakar project. A handful of specially prepared lightweight 911s were fabricated by the Porsche factory and called the Carrera 4 RS Lightweight. Carrera RS Body with 959-like AWD wizardry and more power. Lightweight masterpiece. Used parts from 953 Paris-Dakar project. The 964 C4 Lightweight was powered by the same 3.6 liter flat six as the normal 964 RS, but was fettled to produce 300 hp.

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