• Original 911 (1963-1973)
• G series (1974-1989)
• 964 (1988-1994)
• 993 (1993-1998)
• 996 (1997-2005)
• 997 (2004-2012)
• 991 (2011-2019)
• 992 (2018-present)
With the new water-cooled Porsche engines, emissions were not only lower, they were also far more efficient, with an upgrade in power to make them faster across the 911 range. The Porsche 911 (type 997) would go on to become the biggest-selling version of the sportscar yet.
Porsche is renowned for its achievements in motorsport – and the 911 has had a significant role to play in that. They include the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8, which was the first 911 to ever wear the RSR badge. Homologated for racing by the iconic 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS, the career of the Carrera RSR 2.8 got off to the perfect start thanks to a commanding victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in spring 1973. Customer and factory entrants of the racecar won three international and seven national championships in 1973 alone, including the famed Targa Florio. The 911 also famously pulled off a hat-trick of consecutive wins at the Monte Carlo Rally between 1968 and 1970.
Other great Porsche 911 racecars in history include the 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1, the first turbocharged Porsche 911 and the first turbo-powered race car at Le Mans. Entered by Porsche as its works team car in the 1974 FIA World Championship, it grabbed a memorable second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, piloted by Herbert Müller and Gijs van Lennep.
More recently, the 997 GT3 RSR grabbed a GT2 overall class win in the FIA GT championship in 2009 when Britain’s Richard Westbrook drove the Prospeed Competition car to victory. And then there’s the Porsche 991 RSR, which has recently been retired from works racing, whose many achievements include a one-two finish in the GTE Drivers’ class at the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship.
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