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Porsche 911 (964)
In 1989 Porsche came out with the 911 Carrera 4 (964). The new 911 was a contemporary take on the classic two-door sports car and came at a time when many were predicting the end of the 911 (the company was producing the 944 and working on the upcoming 968). The long run of the previous 911 meant the 964 needed a major update and Porsche delivered on that promise with 85% new components and virtually none of the predecessor’s architecture used. Save for the introduction of aerodynamic polyurethane bumpers and an automatically-extending rear spoiler which replaced the “whale tail” found on the 911 throughout the 1980’s, externally, the 964 kept the same style as the classic 911. The 964 rode on a completely redesigned chassis with rear suspension switching from torsion bar to trailing arms with Porsche’s “Weissach” rear axle, which added self-steering elements to reduce the chance of oversteer. It featured a naturally aspirated 3.6 liter boxer engine that produced an impressive 250 horsepower. See all of our Porsche 964 Research.
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Model year 1994. Carrera 4 Wide-Body for the U.S. Technically there is really no difference between the Carrera 4 Wide-Body and his RoW counterpart. At the front there are the for America usual black impact absorbers beside the fog lights, the frontfenders lack the side indicators, the rear bumper is equipped with the center piece with a small plate section and in the back window of a large third brake light is integrated. Significant differences, it is generally provided in the factory standard equipment.
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Lightweight (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 (M64/03 Flat-6) Induction Naturally Aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled...
1991-1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Naturally Aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Lightweight (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Naturally Aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single...
1991-1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Naturally Aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 S (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged (K27 7006 Turbocharger) Cooling Air/oil-cooled...
1992-1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S 3.3 ‘Leichtbau’ (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single...
1993-1994 Porsche 911 Speedster (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Naturally Aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead camshaft Injection...
1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Turbocharged Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1994 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe (964) Technical Specifications Engine Type Flat 6 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Air/oil-cooled Valvetrain Single overhead...
In contrast to the 911 Speedster from the 1989 model year, the 964 Speedster was only offered and produced with the narrow body shape. In December 1991, the first wide bodied prototype based on a 964 Carrera 2 Convertible Turbo-Look was registered at Porsche AG, but it never made it ready for a series production. In response to recurring customer requests for Turbo-Look Speedsters - the optical characteristics of the wide body in combination with the flat windscreen and fiberglass cover had found many fans - Porsche converted the previously individually ordered, narrow Speedster in the exclusive department.
In March 1993, Porsche presented the Porsche 911 anniversary model “30 years 911” at the Geneva Motor Show. Since then, the special model is also called “Jubi” for short. Under the Porsche internal code M096, there is essentially a Carrera 4 with the wide turbo body but without wings. The 964 anniversary edition could be ordered with exclusive interior design and numerous possibilities of customization. According to Porsche, the special model was limited to 911 vehicles and manufactured in the model years 1993 and 1994.
The 964 Carrera RS 3.8 was produced as a base for homologation for the venerable 3.8 RSR. It was unveiled in 1993 and produced in a very small series by Porsche’s Racing Department in Weissach-Flacht, and was an extreme evolution of the 964 Carrera RS that was released two years prior. It featured the wide-body look of the Type 964 Turbo, a massive rear spoiler, and three-piece “Speedline for Porsche” wheels with 235/40 and 285/35 tires, making it distinctively more aggressive in appearance than the fairly restrained styling of the Carrera RS of 1992 and capable of providing significantly more mechanical grip.
The Porsche factory had 93 Turbo chassis left. These were all transferred to Porsche Exclusiv and hand built as the very special 964 Turbo 3.6 S. They were offered with normal, or ‘Flachbau’ slant nose front ends. While the vast majority of Turbo S’ were fitted with the ‘Flachbau’ nose as a no-cost option, the Turbo S could also be had with the traditional 964 nose as well. In all, 76 Flatnose cars were made while 17 non-Flatnose (known as Package option) cars were made. These cars were also fitted with the X88 option, which increased power to 380 hp. 75 flatnose units were produced.
The 964 based Speedster was the 1994 Speedster which was based on the 964 Carrera 2 platform. There are far fewer 1994 911 Speedsters in the world than the 1989 model, with production reportedly totaled only around 936 units, less than half as many as the 1989 example. Whereas the 1989 Speedster was primarily an aesthetic package, the 964 version sought a happy medium between the regular Carrera 2 and the hardcore Carrera RS. It had the same engine as the base Carrera and didn’t have the same suspension bits as the RS.
The original 1973 Carrera RS was available in Europe but not in the USA. Porsche decided to build the 1993 Carrera RS both to European spec and a limited number in compliance with US regulations. These US spec cars were assigned the name “RS America”. The intent was to create a basic lightweight, no frills 911 with minimal luxury options. The standard US Carrera 2 brakes, engine and gearbox were used. The RS weighed 2,945 pounds so it was almost 80 pounds lighter than a standard Carrera 2.
The Turbo-look Porsche 964 has always been a very desirable automobile, among them 1,532 Carrera 2 Cabriolets constructed worldwide. Within that group, there were some cars that were even more specialized. The Register says six Turbo-look cabriolets were pulled off the production line in Zuffenhausen and transported to the Porsche Exclusive shop in Weissach. Three of these six powerful and luxuriously equipped drop-tops were equipped with left-hand drive for buyers in Germany (Code C00), and the other three were fitted with right-hand drive
A forgotten part of the 964s history is the Turbo S2. It was built to adhere to homologation rules so Porsche could participate in IMSA's sports car racing series. IMSA's homologation rules meant that Porsche had to build at least 200 road-going versions of the participating car, 20 of which needed to share most of the primary components of the race car. The 911 Turbo S2 was built specifically for this purpose and exclusively for the United States and Canada. The 20 homologation specials left the factory as stock 964 Turbos, heading immediately to California-based tuner for "S2" engine upgrades.
The American Roadster is essentially a turbo-bodied Carrera Cabriolet with Turbo suspension and brakes. Like the 356 America Roadster it was named after, the Type 964 America Roadster was a limited-edition, driver-focused convertible destined for the American market. Production for the America Roadster was limited at only 250 examples, and the model was only produced in 1992 and 1993. Its engine was a standard unit making 250 horsepower, but the special edition had the wide fender flares, suspension, brakes, and 17-inch Porsche Cup wheels of the 911 Turbo.
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19 non 'slant nose' or Package cars were made for the USA only. Very rare. The Porsche factory had 93 Turbo chassis left. These were all transferred to Porsche Exclusiv and hand built as the very special 964 Turbo 3.6 S. They were offered with normal, or ‘Flachbau’ slant nose front ends. While the vast majority of Turbo S’ were fitted with the ‘Flachbau’ nose as a no-cost option, the Turbo S could also be had with the traditional 964 nose as well. In all, 76 Flatnose cars were made while 17 non-Flatnose (known as Package option) cars were made. These cars were also fitted with the X88 option, which increased power to 380 hp.
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