The Porsche 993 RS: Good, or really good?

Porsche 993 RS

If you’re like me, there’s something about the air-cooled 911 that holds your attention and keeps you coming back for more. Sort of like your mom’s comfort food when you were young, or the way that favorite pair of faded jeans feel. It’s called nostalgia, and we’re all susceptible to it. Over the past 35 years, I’ve owned a dozen Porsche 911’s. All air-cooled. It started with a Bitter Chocolate 1976 911S in the mid 1980’s. After that, it was a couple of 3.0 SC cars, four 3.2 Carreras, and then a big jump- bypassing the 964 -to a 993 Coupe in Guards Red.

Porsche 993 RS

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