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Written by Rowan Horncastle
Look behind the sofa! Sell your kidney! Get into cryptocurrency! One of Porsche"s most legendary race cars is up for sale, and you need to find money, fast. Because it"s not just any race car, but a proper wedge of Porsche history: a big-winged, boosty, behemoth of a 911 that changed the game. It is, of course, the 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 2.1 Turbo. And we want it badly. The RSR was a milestone moment for Porsche. It was the first turbocharged racing 911, one that took part in the FIA"s Group 5 category for the 1974 World Championship for Makes and came 2nd overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the hands (and sizeable cojones) of Herbert M ller and Gijs van Lennep. It also looks flipping fantastic. Mainly because it looks like a mutant 911. A 911 with a monster rear wing (apparently painted black to be less imposing), rudimentary aerodynamics (NACA ducts gauged out of the bodywork with the dexterity of spooning a knob of butter out of a tub) and a booze brand"s livery. It"s wonderfully bonkers. Risible, in fact. It"s also a lesson in downsizing. You might believe small-capacity turbocharged engines are a new thing. But the RSR was doing it way before everyone else.
Date written: 12 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10846
Look behind the sofa! Sell your kidney! Get into cryptocurrency! One of Porsche"s most legendary race cars is up for sale, and you need to find money, fast. Because it"s not just any race car, but a proper wedge of Porsche history: a big-winged, boosty, behemoth of a 911 that changed the game. It is, of course, the 1974 Porsche 911 RSR 2.1 Turbo. And we want it badly. The RSR was a milestone moment for Porsche. It was the first turbocharged racing 911, one that took part in the FIA"s Group 5 category for the 1974 World Championship for Makes and came 2nd overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the hands (and sizeable cojones) of Herbert M ller and Gijs van Lennep. It also looks flipping fantastic. Mainly because it looks like a mutant 911. A 911 with a monster rear wing (apparently painted black to be less imposing), rudimentary aerodynamics (NACA ducts gauged out of the bodywork with the dexterity of spooning a knob of butter out of a tub) and a booze brand"s livery. It"s wonderfully bonkers. Risible, in fact. It"s also a lesson in downsizing. You might believe small-capacity turbocharged engines are a new thing. But the RSR was doing it way before everyone else.
Date written: 12 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10846
