This Supercar Driver video showcases a road-legal version of the Porsche 993 Cup, a factory-built race car originally designed for Porsche’s...
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Porsche produced just 45 examples of the 993-based 3.8 RSR between 1996 and 1998 for IMSA and international GT competition....
Based on the 993 Carrera 2 coupe, the 993 Cup 3.8 was developed at Porsche’s competition department to replace the...
993 Carrera Cup Champions & Results 993 Carrera Supercup 1994 Uwe Alzen Emmanuel Collard Jean-Pierre Malcher 1995 Jean-Pierre Malcher Jürgen...
The 993 Carrera RSR takes the 993 Carrera RS formula and makes it even more track-ready by adding a roll-cage and removing carpet, power windows, and a/c. There were just thirty Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 RSR (Type 993) race cars produced for the 1997 season. This model was the last of the breed of air-cooled, naturally-aspirated 911 race cars to come from the Weissach race department before the introduction of the Type 996 water-cooled cars. To find a 993 3.8 RSR that participated in some of the world’s toughest endurance races in period, and survived unscathed and unmolested, is quite rare.
The 993 Carrera Cup 3.8 was developed from the 993 Carrera RS, as purpose-built competition car designed by Porsche for its single-model racing series taking place around the world. Replacing the 964 Carrera Cup, the 993 Carrera Cup had a claimed 315 bhp on tap, weighed only 1,100kg, and offered a top speed of around 270km/h (170mph). Approximately 216 samples were built. The Carrera Cup should not be confused witth the Carrera RSR, or the 993 Carrera RS Clubsport version.
