The 964 Carrera RS was designed for motorsports.
It was the lighter version of the Carrera 2 and it offered more performance on the track. It was a car built by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

By the late ’80s and beginning of the ’90s, the motorsport rules around the world drastically changed. It wasn’t possible anymore to buy a car from a dealer and take it to the track anymore. But Porsche thought that it could offer such a vehicle for the European customers. The U.S. market couldn’t get that, since the German carmaker didn’t want to get all the homologation forms for the Carrera RS to be approved in the U.S.

The car looked almost the same as a Carrera 2. The magnesium special wheels would tell that there is a different breed and not just another Carrera. Its shape was similar to the rest of the range, but some materials were changed such as the trunk lid, which was made out of aluminum.

The interior was stripped to bare essentials. It featured cranked windows, no carpets, and no sound-deadening materials. The race-bucket seats with holes for a six-point harness and high bolstering were designed for the Carrera RS. There was no power steering, power windows, or sunroof. It wasn’t fitted with air conditioning or stereo. Some of these features were available as an option, but most of them were bought like that. It was a car that could have been bought and driven to the race-track the next day.

The engine was a revised 3.6-liter flat-six mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. Due to its lighter flywheel, it could revs-up quicker. The suspension was lowered and stiffened when compared to the rest of the 964 range. The self-locking differential was fitted as standard.