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LABOUR
OF LOVE
As outlined in the previous issue of 911 & Porsche World, manual gearboxes are
becoming increasingly less common. Porsche is persisting with a three-pedal
option for the 992 Carrera S, but should you stick with the default option of PDK?
Words Matt Robinson Photography Barry Hayden

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992 CARRERA S
t’s a strange item. A tall, lever-like Sticking a manual transmission into right roads. Then there are Targas and
object, sticking out of the centre the lower-priced end of the 992 spectrum Cabriolets, representing the feelgood
tunnel of the 911’s cabin just aft seems like a perverse move on Porsche’s style icons of the crew, while the Turbo
of climate control dials. There part. After all, not so long ago, the and Turbo S are for those who want to go
are markings on it: a pattern of company abandoned a stick shift for the as fast as is humanly possible, whatever
lines, the numbers one to seven, most focused 911 of all — the 991 GT3 the weather or road conditions. 911 GT3
and also the letter ‘R’. What is this was originally offered with a Porsche models are the track-focused, super-
arcane device? What are you supposed Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) unit only. sharp driving weapons, and the GT2 RS
to use it for? And why are there three Unsurprisingly, this wasn’t well-received is for those of you who want to scare
pedals in the footwell, rather than just by the driving enthusiast fraternity of this yourselves silly.
the usual two? Of course, we’re being world. Four years later, for the brilliant
facetious, but as the manual gearbox 991 Gen II GT3, the manual gearbox SHIFTING GROUND
becomes an increasingly endangered option was reinstated. To be honest, we can totally understand
species — in an age where electrification All this mention of GT division a manual option in the GT3. It is entirely
of drivetrains goes seemingly hand-in- products might seem tangential, but as sensible. We’d even approve of three
hand with automated transmissions of we now know, in order to differentiate the pedals in the GT2 RS, although this is a
some kind, be they dual-clutch, full auto, multitudinous variations of the modern totally hypothetical situation because
reduction-gear or even (shudder) CVT 911 from one another, there’s a clearly there is hardly a manual gearbox
units — the H-gate lever and a physical demarcated hierarchy at play within the built that could handle the immense
clutch pedal at the driver’s feet will rear-engined sports car’s line-up. There’s torque produced by the turbocharged
become increasingly unfamiliar sights. the Carreras, arguably the strongest all- monster. But, beyond these two, no other
Generations to come won’t know what rounders, comfort-oriented, but still fast modern 911s really require a manual
to do with the things. and talented enough to entertain on the transmission. The Turbos, like the GT2

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RS, also have way too much torque for just as well in fully automatic mode as extra mechanical complexity and weight Above Beautiful in
such a gearbox, and the Targa is so it does on the paddle shifts. For the vast of PDK, you’d think the bods in Stuttgart Gentian Blue, the 992
Carrera S is excellent
laid-back and cruiser-in-nature that PDK majority of everyday driving, PDK takes could make manual transmission a little in either PDK or
is the ideal companion. In other words, all of the sting out of congested roads, more desirable to customers by making manual guise, but
unless we get a 992 Carrera T to follow start-stop traffic and navigating your way the three-pedal Carrera S somewhat does the stick shift
offer the same sense
on from the 991 cheaper than the of urgency as auto?
variant of the most
affordable drivers’ THE LASTTIME WE TRIED A PORSCHE PDK, but no — price
equivalence is the
911, we’re not sure
why Porsche is SEVEN-SPEEDER WAS IN THE 991, WHERE order of the day.
We tried the
persisting with the IF WE’RE BEING HONEST, WE FOUND IT manual gearbox in
tech, especially
when the eight- OBSTRUCTIVE TO USE a rear-wheel-drive
Carrera S Coupe,
speed PDK fitted finished in luscious
in all 992 Carreras is such a magnificent through towns and cities. Gentian Blue (£876) with a two-tone
gearbox. Granted, it’s now presented The fact a manual gearbox is only Black/Iceland Green interior (£422),
as that strange, stubby gear-shifter offered on the more potent — and, decoration which put us in the right
that looks like an electric razor, but this therefore, more driver-focused — Carrera mood from the off. Free of big wings,
sticky-uppy feature of the centre console S and Targa 4S models is telling, wide arches and dark-coloured alloys,
is connected to a smooth-shifting, rapid- although it is, weirdly, a no-cost option on this lower-spec 992 is supremely elegant
responding transmission that works all the 992s where available. Given the and attractive. On its silver wheels

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 992 CARRERA S
(twenty-inches at the front, twenty-one around 60mph, this five-gear block-shift the Carrera S manual, mainly because
at the rear), the car looked every inch the is every bit as seamless as coming down it doesn’t have a solitary gear stellar
grand pseudo-GT its engine specification by a single ratio at a time. Better yet, enough reach to ensure that, on UK
would have you believe it to be. But, dear Porsche has made the shift action itself roads, cog-swapping is unnecessary.
reader, grand tourers do not use manual feel tauter, more pleasing than it was
gearboxes, especially not seven-speed in the 991 Carrera T, while the gearing PUNISHMENT DUE
units. That surfeit of forward ratios on isn’t comically long, as on the otherwise- There is, however, a bare, on-paper
an H-gate transmission marks Porsche exceptional 718 Cayman GT4. The 992 performance penalty to optioning a 992
out alone in the automotive world and, Carrera S will still pull big speeds in Carrera S with manual transmission.
now we think about it, the last time third and fourth, but with seven ratios to Without the Launch Control function
we tried a seven-speeder in a 911 was go at, there are smaller gaps between of PDK, the 0-62mph tumbles quite
in the aforementioned 991 Carrera T, each gear, which means there’s a good some distance, to ‘just’ 4.2 seconds.
where, if we’re being honest, we found degree of driver interaction offered by That’s eight-tenths down on a Carrera
it obstructive to use, with too much
of a propensity for getting ‘lost’ in all
gears. It didn’t have the slickest shift TECH SPEC
feel either, being not a patch on the six-
speed manual enjoyed by drivers of the Model Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe manual (992)
previously mentioned 991 Gen II GT3. Price 911 (992) range from £84,870, Carrera S Coupe
For the 992, however, Porsche has manual from £97,450, car as tested £111,623
revised the way the seven-speed manual Engine 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six petrol, seven-
works. Going up the ‘box, it’s still the speed manual with Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus
case the driver must be in the plane of electronically controlled rear limited-slip differential
fifth and sixth gears before attempting Economy 28mpg
an upshift into seventh (there’s a lock-
off that prevents going from third to CO2 emissions 243g/km
seventh, for instance), but coming the Top speed 191mph
Below Name another other way, providing road speed allows
0-62mph 4.2 seconds
mass production (in terms of revs), you can shift from Power 444bhp at 6,500rpm
modern sports seventh all the way down into second, Torque 91lb ft at 2,300-5,000rpm
car interior as well
designed as the 992’s if you so wish. Switch on the nifty rev- Weight 1,480kg (DIN)
plush cabin matching function in Sport mode and, at

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4S PDK and half-a-second slower than in the same UK tax band, the second- harms the acceleration characteristics of Above The perfect
its equivalent rear-drive 992 Coupe highest going) and we doubt you’ll sense the host 911, is no cheaper to order than blend of comfortable
grand tourer and
automatic. It means the 444bhp Carrera any difference at the pumps. That said, the twin-clutch ‘box, is fitted to what’s far super-fast sports car
S Coupe is no quicker for the benchmark while the manual option is no lighter from the most intense and demanding of
sprint than the base-spec 380bhp Carrera on your wallet, it does make the entire 911s, doesn’t really add much in terms of
PDK. As a buyer, this might bother you. Porsche less heavy on its feet. Unladen economy gains nor weight benefits, and
Then again, you might dismiss sprint and measured DIN, with a 35kg saving which promises to be more of a hassle in
times as useless pub posturing stats. compared to a PDK, this three-pedal daily driving duties than the super-slick
Similarly, the fact the manual Carrera Carrera S Coupe manages to dip beneath double-clutch unit.
S can match the PDK model’s 191mph 1.5-tonne kerb weight, tipping scales at
top speed is probably irrelevant (unless 1,480kg all-in. Could this be enough to OLD-SCHOOL COOL
you plan to regularly hammer your 992 make all the difference to the way the That’s not entirely an enticing roll call of
on circuits with very, very long straights), 992 drives? The answer is a resounding considerations, is it?! Furthermore, we
and the manual isn’t really any better ‘no’ — not even those of the most recently argued that in the 718 Boxster
when it comes to fuel economy and sensitive disposition could ever hope to GTS 4.0, one of the finest driver’s cars
CO2 emissions. True, according to discern a 2.4 percent weight increase Porsche has ever made, PDK was far
Porsche’s published emissions data, the from the manual to the PDK and then superior to the manual option. With all
992 Carrera S manual is a touch cleaner back again. this taken into consideration, you’ll think
and, supposedly, a tad more frugal, but This seven-speed manual, then. We’re it highly unlikely we’ll have flipped to the
in reality, this does nothing for VED talking about a transmission that, on three-pedal Carrera’s cause as a result,
requirements (both manual and PDK are the face of it, looks utterly unnecessary, but allow us to be wildly contrarian here:

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if we had the money for a new 992, then mechanics of dumping your left leg, process of moving from one ratio to Above It’s difficult
this Carrera S Coupe manual would enacting a heel-and-toe throttle blip and another far more pleasant in the 992 to argue against the
992’s rear end being
probably be at the top of our list, second then nailing a cog swap just so, all while than it was in the 991, there’s also the the model’s greatest
only to the new GT3. If what you want you’re trying to ascertain your turn-in wonderful necessity of having to make exterior design feature
is an incredibly gifted sports car on the point and entry speed. The reason we those manual changes on the right sort
one hand and a supremely luxurious weren’t enamoured with clutch-pedal- of challenging roads. This Carrera S is
grand tourer on the other, the Carrera S equipped 718 GTS and 718 GT4 cars is not a car you slot into fourth at the start
manual fills this dual-purpose role like because, on the right roads, you hardly of a B-road, leaving it there while you get
the proverbial silk handwear. ever needed to do this manual gearbox on with enjoying yourself on a spirited
There’s more than enough mid-range dance due to the super-long gearing of drive — if that were the case, offering
flexibility and strength to the 9A2 Evo the GTS/GT4 transmission. And yet, in the three-pedal option would have been
engine to ensure you don’t need to make the 992 Carrera S, Porsche has ensured a totally redundant idea, but save for
multiple, exasperating downshifts to multiple gearshifts give the best possible our test car’s plush cabin surroundings,
keep up with ebbing and flowing traffic experience behind the wheel. the oh-so-supple suspension and the
conditions on a motorway, nor do you lack of a stratospheric redline, if you’d
really need to change to a lower ratio to SEVENTH HEAVEN presented its brilliant dynamic make-up
blast away from 50mph SPECs-enforced It’s a subtle yet crucial distinction to us a few years ago, we’d have a hard
roadworks zones. between manual and PDK, and we time arguing its specification wasn’t
Out on the open road, where a 911 suspect it mainly revolves around the that of a GT3. And, while it seems odd
truly thrives, a 992 Carrera S manual sensible gearing employed. Porsche has to see an H-pattern lever sticking up in
makes terrific sense. As good as PDK clearly improved the feel of the seven- the middle of the 992’s cockpit, don’t
is in operation, simply clicking on a speed manual transmission, making it dismiss manual transmission as an
paddle at the correct moment during polished to the same high standard of unfathomable relic of the past. Consider
corner approach and exit is neither as engineering as the rest of the 992. As the car on these pages as the thinking
rewarding nor as taxing as timing a mentioned earlier, the clunky gearbox person’s 911 and you’ll appreciate just
change on the sweet manual ‘box to in the 991 Carrera T felt out of step what a wonderful car the 992 Carrera S
perfection. Such an act requires the deft with the car, but not only is the actual Coupe manual really is. l

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News from the world of Porsche
EXTENDED RANGE
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PORSCHE EXCLUSIVE
Porsche has announced the launch of a wider
range of vehicle personalisation services
through its Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur,
Porsche Classic and Porsche Tequipment
brands. Meeting the demands of well-heeled
clients in pursuit of unique styling has been a
cornerstone of the company’s global offering
for decades and was first galvanised with the
launch of the Sonderwunsch (Special Wishes)
department in the early 1980s. Many of the
wildest — and, it has to be said, weirdest —
Porsches were produced by the programme,
which was pitched as an invitation-only service
for the super-wealthy, though the resulting
sports cars often strengthened the argument
‘money can’t buy taste’. Ahem.
Before we start our journey into what’s now
being presented by Porsche, let’s take time Under the Porsche Exclusive banner, the and, more recently, the 992 Targa 4S Heritage
out for a brief history lesson. Operating from manufacturer has created low-volume runs Design Edition, as well as a limited 911
Weissach, the Sonderwunsch department of tweaked and tuned production cars. For produced to celebrate Porsche China’s twentieth
was established in 1978, satisfying the example, since unveiling its first specially anniversary. Don’t go thinking the 993 Turbo S
desires of immensely rich Porsche buyers prepared 911 (a 935-style Turbo, in case was assembled in large numbers, though — just
keen to own a one-off sports car. Porsche you were wondering), Porsche Exclusive 345 units were built. Of those, only twenty-six
Exclusive superseded Sonderwunsch in 1986, has produced a colourful catalogue of examples were configured for right-hand drive.
renamed Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur showstoppers, including the 993 Speedster, The range of individualisation options for
in 2017 (coinciding with the launch of the 964 Turbo Cabriolet, 930 LE and 964 Turbo S new Porsches currently extends from personal
991 Turbo S Exclusive Series) and is now Flachbau. These air-cooled curiosities represent customer consulting during the configuration
based in Zuffenhausen. Officially sanctioned the rarest of the rare, but introduced in 1997, process through to realisation of limited small
modification started at Porsche much earlier the 993 Turbo S marked Porsche Exclusive’s series. Through Tequipment, Porsche also
than the 1970s, though — buyers were able to first step into relatively high volume production. offers numerous accessory products and
influence the configuration of their new Stuttgart The model paved the way for future projects, retrofit options. In the area of legacy models,
sports car as far back as the mid-1950s. including the 997 Sports Classic, 997 Speedster the company is currently focusing on spare
parts supply and restorations. All this, however,
is aimed at a broad customer base — the
Sonderwunsch concept of exclusivity has been
somewhat diluted. Whether you think this is a
good or bad thing, the service is returning with a
bang, allowing buyers of new Porsches to once
again create one-off cars in partnership with
the manufacturer, work realised by a dedicated
team of professional designers and technicians.
Additionally, Porsche is extending the
Individual Equipment list of components
currently available for each new car (examples
of what will soon be on offer include various
exterior wrap options, individual starting
numbers, prints on the floor mats, colours,
logos, custom text, illuminated door entry
guards and logo projectors) and will be allowing
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buyers to select their preferences in the brand’s

online Car Configurator. There will also be a
new Performance Parts range for new, used and
classic vehicles advertised through the official
Porsche dealer network.
“It is our goal to provide customers around
the globe with even more accurately tailored
and demand-based products within the context
of classic, new and future cars, and to also
offer a comprehensive range of options for
every vehicle,” says Alexander Fabig, Porsche’s
Vice President of Individualisation and Classic.
“With these new offerings, we are responding to
great global demand for our products, starting
with new possibilities for modification and
the personalisation of individual components,
through the additional range of Performance
Parts, up to realisation of uniquely configured
Sonderwunsch sports cars.” Porsche models, including cars considered bona Due to high demand for the full-colour PCCM
With a pair of demonstrators based on the fide exotica, such as the 918 Spyder PHEV and and PCCM Plus infotainment systems, Porsche
first-generation Cayenne SUV, the Classic its Weissach-branded offshoot. Classic is already working on a version of PCCM
division is also providing a preview of possible An estimated twenty-five percent of all new Plus for the first-generation 997, the same-age
additional personalisation services for outdoor 911s sold are optioned with extras from the Cayman/Boxster and the 955/957 Cayenne.
adventure — good news for fans of off-roading. factory Individual Equipment list, with buyers Plus, a sports steering wheel is to be made
Meanwhile, new products with a focus on sure to be excited Manthey-Racing’s GT2 RS available for the G-series 911 and, as if you
trackday activities with be launched through updates (aerodynamics package, coilover weren’t excited enough, the legendary Fuchs
Porsche Tequipment in the coming months. suspension, special brake components and five-leaf is to be manufactured for Porsches
It’s worth noting that across all models in the magnesium wheels, as outlined in the January assembled when this wheel type was out of
current Porsche product range, customers can edition of 911 & Porsche World) are to be production. 3D-printed buckets will also be
choose from more than seven-hundred Porsche made more widely available, as are many as- constructed, but in the medium term, Porsche
Exclusive Manufaktur options, meaning the yet unannounced performance parts for older plans to offer seats adapted to each customer’s
buyer of a new Macan, 911, Boxster, Cayman, Porsches. What we do know is that items individual body contours.
Cayenne, Panamera or Taycan isn’t exactly left currently being newly developed include a Road car, track terroriser or dirt monster — all
wanting. Similarly, the overall range of Porsche performance chassis for the 996-generation 911 you need to do is decide what your carefully
Tequipment parts has continuously grown and, amazingly, for the awe-inspiring 959. configured one-off Porsche is going to look like!
from its launch of 150 products to now include
more than five-hundred items, from exhaust
systems to number plate carriers and everything
in between. 997 owners, for example, can hop
onto the Porsche Tequipment Finder website
and order an Alcantara-trimmed steering wheel
(from £1,564), manual transmission short
shifter (£538), Alcantara-covered centre console
(£1,983), PCM voice control (£527), luggage
sets (from £886) and even Porsche baby seats.
The list is extensive, as it is for all applicable
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PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM CELEBRATES RUF WITH NEW EXHIBITION

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los games, such as Gran Turismo, and it drifted into
Angeles has announced an upcoming two- the hearts of enthusiasts with the famous film,
part exhibit series curated in partnership with Faszination on the Nürburgring, outlining the CTR
renowned Porsche-themed event organiser, ‘Yellowbird’ smashing a lap of the Green Hell.
Luftgekühlt. The first special exhibition, “We are proud to gather some of the brand’s
Pfaffenhausen Speed Shop – The RUF Gallery, will most impressive vehicles,” said Petersen
feature eight bespoke supercars and restomod Executive Director, Terry L. Karges. “This
classics from German manufacturer, RUF. The exhibition highlights the creativity and vision of
second display, which is opening on 15th August Alois Ruf Jr. for one unparalleled celebration of
this year, will explore the legacy of the Porsche every enthusiast’s favourite event, Luftgekühlt.”
956 and 962 sports prototypes. The RUFs on display will include a CTR
In 1939, Alois Ruf Sr. founded AUTO RUF, a Yellowbird, a CTR3 ClubSport, a Turbo R Cabriolet,
general service garage located in the Bavarian a Turbo R Ltd, an Ultimate, an RCT EVO narrow-
town of Pfaffenhausen, Germany. When his body, an RCT EVO wide-body and an Rt12 R.
son, Alois Ruf Jr. assumed directorship of the Guests who would like to view the new RUF
company in 1974, it released the first RUF- exhibit and visit the museum must purchase
enhanced Porsche. Since then, RUF has twice tickets in advance (visit the Petersen Automotive
held the title of World’s Fastest Production Car Museum website). Health and safety guidelines
(RUF, which bases its vehicles on new unmarked are being followed: face coverings are required,
Porsche chassis, is recognised as a standalone social distancing guidelines of at least six feet
manufacturer by the German government), will be enforced and hand sanitizing stations are
its cars have been driven by millions in video available on each floor. Enjoy the show!

NEW TECHART GTstreet R PROTOTYPE SPOTTED ON ROAD TEST

Porsche tuning brand, TECHART, has been busy torque, output of around 800bhp seems likely for of a new front apron, diffuser and a super-light
developing its new 992 GTstreet R prototype, GTstreet R launch. The front of the car has also carbon-fibre bonnet with GT3-esque intakes to
which is set to be unveiled in the coming weeks been aerodynamically optimised, making use reduce lift. More details in the coming weeks.
as a 2021 model and features a mammoth
aerodynamic carbon-fibre rear spoiler and a
second rear wing profile, which can be extended
variably and promises maximum downforce at
the track. In addition, the prototype’s back end
features an aggressive apron with a large carbon
diffuser accommodating two massive, centrally
located tailpipes.
Under the rear wing (and barking aggressively
through the model-specific exhaust system), the
performance of the car’s TECHART Powerkit-
enhanced flat-six can only be guessed. Since
the company’s 992 Turbo S performance pack
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time on mud, traffic film and other contaminants. Let’s take a look at each
of these products in more detail.
Polar Blast is a snow foam pre-wash. Covering the entire exterior with
a thick blanket of foam ensures none of your car’s surfaces are missed
during the cleaning process. The foam clings to paintwork longer than
regular shampoos, gently loosening and lifting dirt before washing.
Polar Wash is a safe and effective shampoo applied using your
pressure washer after pre-washing with Polar Blast. Like the latter, this
impressive cleaner will cover your Porsche in a blanket of foam, making
light work of dirt, traffic film and road grime removal.
Finally, Polar Seal is a protective coating specially formulated for
application with a pressure washer. The product imparts a protective
hydrophobic coating, causing water to bead on your car’s bodywork while

RICHBROOK MAGNETIC VALVE CAPS

Are you sick and tired of checking your Porsche’s tyre pressures,
only to find its valve caps have rolled away to some dark and distant
corner of the automotive universe, never to be seen again? If this
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for. Incorporating super-strong magnets, these precision-machined
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to avoid any metal-on-metal seizing. When you’re ready to check
your Porsche’s tyre pressures, simply place the valve caps on
your car’s bodywork (don’t worry, they won’t cause any damage or
scratches to paintwork) until you’re ready to refit them. Hey presto
— your tyre valve caps are exactly where you left them. These handy
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CHRISTOPHER WARD C63 SEALANDER WRISTWATCHES
Decisions, decisions. Decades ago, before wristwatch culture took hold, For the flagship C63 Sealander Elite, the case size increases to 40mm
the savviest watch connoisseurs on the planet posited a well-dressed and the material is Grade 2 titanium. Arguably the most-affordable COSC-
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another for play. This is fine for well-heeled collectors, but for everyone lightest ever mechanical watch, the C63 Sealander Elite features a matte-
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Ward, wanted to combine all three watch roles into a single Swiss- money wristwatch in its category — all you have to do is decide which
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FABSPEED CAT-BACK VALVETRONIC
MAXFLO EXHAUST SYSTEM
FOR 992 TURBO/TURBO S
Offering dyno-proven gains of an impressive 55hp and 53.7lb-
ft torque, Fabspeed’s valved cat-back exhaust system for the
992 Turbo/Turbo S saves 4.4kg weight over the stock Porsche
exhaust and makes use of aerospace-grade Helical exhaust valves
imported to Fabspeed’s Stateside headquarters direct from the
United Kingdom. Fully emissions legal in fifty states, as well as the for perfect fitment, constructed from CNC mandrel-bent 14-16-gauge
rest of the world, this fantastic Fabspeed product will have no impact on T304L stainless steel and fully compatible with either OEM catalytic
the validity of the host 911’s warranty and is presented as a simple DIY converters or Fabspeed’s own range of free-flowing sports catalysts,
plug-and-play installation with no cutting or welding required. Compatible this excellent exhaust system forms part of the engineering firm’s bulging
with the factory Porsche Sports Exhaust (PSE) system, you can disable portfolio of products for Porsche sports cars, catering for both air-cooled
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NEW COILPACKS FOR 986

BOXSTER/CAYMAN & 996-GEN 911
Is your 986 Boxster/Cayman or 996-generation 911 beginning to suffer
from lumpy idle, a misfire or poor emissions readings? The flat-six
powering your pride and joy may well be suffering a failed coil pack, a
common complaint caused by the part giving up the ghost through age
or, as is often the case, overtightening at the hands of an ‘enthusiastic’
mechanic. This can cause the coil pack’s plastic casing to crack, allowing
moisture to creep inside, corroding internals and causing intermittent
electrical gremlins. The good news is that new OEM-quality coil packs
for the 986/996 can be bought direct from independent Porsche and VW
parts retailer, Heritage Parts Centre. Manufactured by OEM supplier, Beru,
each part features an updated design, incorporating a thicker mounting
flange and metal sleeves to prevent the plastic from being squashed.
Longer bolts are included to secure the replacement coil pack in place.
Thankfully, you’re not required to replace all six coil packs at once,
meaning it’s possible to fix the fault for less than £31.
Price: £30.95 each
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DANSK NON-SUNROOF SKIN

FOR CLASSIC 911/912
Following on from last issue’s product news regarding the new rear seat well
repair panels launched by classic Porsche restoration body parts specialist,
Dansk, we’re delighted to report the brand has released details of its new
replacement non-sunroof roof skins for the 912 and 911s built from model
launch up until the discontinuation of G-series production in 1989. Manufactured
to OEM standards, each roof panel is available to buy as ‘top only’ or with the rear
screen frame included. A smaller repair section is also on offer, allowing owners
to replace the roofline along the rear window of their car without having to shell
out for an entirely new panel. It’s just one of many new parts Dansk has recently
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TIM HARVEY
For far too long, the 968 wasn’t considered a ‘proper’ Porsche
Tim Harvey is best-known
for being 1992 British
Touring Car Champion and
for being crowned Carrera
Cup GB victor in 2008 and
2010. He’s contested the
by those who should know better. Thankfully, a new generation 24 Hours of Le Mans four

I
of enthusiasts is embracing this seldom seen sports car with times, competed in British
GT and currently serves
open arms, recognising the model as an affordable and hugely as a presenter for ITV4’s
enjoyable route into Porsche ownership... extensive BTCC coverage.
Find him at @timbo_harvey

was interested to learn this month’s while to really appreciate what a fine balance of time improvement of MR cars over standard
issue of 911 & Porsche World is power and chassis the 968 combined. It’s a car specification at the Nürburgring. With this in
celebrating the thirtieth birthday of the that can hold its today, despite a ‘mere’ 237bhp mind, I’ve upgraded my GT3 RS’s standard
968 — yet another milestone making from it’s gutsy three-litre engine. suspension with the Manthey-Racing KW
me feel old! Unfairly considered by Sometimes, less is more, and the manual 968 coilover kit, which retains front lift and is
many as not a proper Porsche (perhaps was a sports car to really explore one’s abilities compliant enough for the road. Crucially, it also
due to misguided assumptions about the in a truly engaging drive. I covered many tens leaves the car’s factory warranty unchanged.
Volkswagen underpinnings of Porsche’s four- of thousands of miles in my 968 Sport before One of the other reasons for the upgrade is
cylinder transaxle range of products), this belief passing it on to a young man buying his first the fact I’m now running Michelin’s stickiest
undermines what is, in truth, a fine sports car Porsche. He was so excited, and contacted road legal track tyre, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 R.
and a Porsche through and through. It probably me only a few years ago to say he still owns I’ve carried out back-to-back tests on the same
doesn’t help when people like me bang on and enjoys the car. I admit to a small pang of car on the same day against the standard Pilot
incessantly about how wonderful 911s are (in jealousy, if I’m being honest! Sport Cup 2 and the difference is staggering:
all guises and over both time and mileages), but I’m sad to report my planned and hugely approximately two seconds faster at Silverstone
I can claim past ownership of both a 944 Turbo anticipated road trip to Spa and the Nürburgring GP track. It’s almost like fitting a slick tyre
and a 968 Sport. Both were fantastic cars, well- (scheduled for early May) had to be cancelled to your car! Hence, to get the best from the
loved and enjoyed for several years. due to current COVID restrictions. I’m hoping to product, you need the KW suspension upgrade
The 944 met an untimely and ugly end one be able to get over to mainland Europe for track and bespoke geometry. I studied all previous
very wet winter morning whilst my wife drove action later this year, when travel restrictions are set ups with the team at RPM Technik, who
to Oxford and the car unexpectedly “spun out less punitive. Meanwhile, I’ve now got my GT3 performed all the work on my car, and came
of control” (her words) on a dual carriageway. RS to the exact the specification I wanted it to up with a setting I believe works best on the
Every panel was crushed as the turbocharged be. I’ve been very fortunate insofar as I’ve been track, but is still road-acceptable. You do have
transaxle rattled along the barriers and finished able to drive all manner of GT3s on different to accept reduced tyre life, of course, but this
up on a bridge parapet. My wife, at least, tyres and with different chassis set-ups when is fine by me — the tyres are likely to only last
retained her perfect looks, but the car was deciding what was right for me. I wanted my car between six and ten track days, depending
written off and I never did get my favourite Pink to be the ultimate track toy, but still perfectly on how hard they’re driven. With the other
Floyd CD back from the stereo. Having loved the usable on the road (without the need to be modifications to brakes and exhaust, plus the
944, it was, perhaps, inevitable my next Porsche carried on a trailer from home to circuit and magnesium wheels, my car is now capable of
would be a 968 Sport. Initially, I was a little back again). Ultimately, I still want to be able to lapping any track at competitive GT4 race car
underwhelmed by the straight-line performance, enjoy the car on the street as Porsche intended. speeds, which is quite incredible for a perfectly
largely due to the easily modified turbo boost Manthey-Racing performance hardware for comfortable road car with all mod cons. There’s
I’d enjoyed in the 944 (which may also have Porsches is, in my opinion, the best available no two ways about it: I’m simply stunned by this
contributed to its ignominious end), and it took a and, if proof were required, look at the lap special Porsche every time I head out. l

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SVEN SCHNABL
Thanks to Porsche’s dedication to motorsport and the
Sven Schnabl is Managing
Director of Schnabl
Engineering and serves as
Falken Motorsports team
principal, preparing the
tyre manufacturer’s 991
trackside assistance it offers to teams competing in GT3 Rs for the 24 Hours

M
some of the most challenging racing environments, of Nürburgring following
his extensive experience
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a thrilling spectacle for marque enthusiasts... Carrera Cup Germany. Visit
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y father raced cars part in Carrera Cup alongside other demands, highlight Schnabl Engineering’s vast experience
when I was young, so including the FIA GT Championship. Further in a variety of motorsport disciplines, perhaps
you could argue my seasons in Carrera Cup followed, with technical useful information before you get stuck into the
motorsport career was assistance provided to teams competing following pages and follow the Falken team’s
an inevitability. I started in Carrera Cup Asia, resulting in Darryl progress in N24 the day after this magazine
as a mechanical engineer O’Young securing top honours in the drivers’ goes on sale, but it goes to show how prolific
back in 1986, when I worked on Ford Sierra XR4 championship. Twice. Porsche racing is, and how motorsport is an
and RS500 touring cars. A decade later, I was in 2007 was an even bigger year for Schnabl essential component of the manufacturer’s
charge of my own race car preparation company, Engineering’s Porsche activities. We fielded commercial activities.
Schnabl Engineering, and was responsible two 997 GT3 Cup cars in Carrera Cup Germany Key to this ongoing success is just how
for spannering the Petronas Super Touring and two more 911s for the Mobil 1 Supercup. good each successive generation of 911 is as
Mondeos, before managing Alfa Romeo 156s Technical assistance was provided to one of a race car, of course, but there’s also Porsche
in the German Touring Car Challenge. Running the drivers competing in Carrera Cup France. Motorsport’s support to take into consideration.
cars in the V8 Star Championship followed, but By 2009, Schnabl Engineering was responsible Unlike racing with cars from other marques,
with a high number of manufacturers exiting the for a trio of GT3s in Carrera Cup Germany, three you don’t need to keep a stockpile of expensive
touring car scene, plus V8 Star’s future being in Mobil 1 Supercup and technical assistance parts tucked away when working with a 911 –
less than certain, I reasoned the time had come to O’Young in Carrera Cup Asia. These were trackside assistance from Porsche is brilliant,
to participate in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. great years, but arguably the best was yet to with every event attended by the company’s
I knew the series well, not least because come: in 2010, I was approached by Japanese representatives, each of them on hand to
rounds of the competition took place on the tyre manufacturer, Falken, with a proposal to help with parts and advice when required.
same bill as the events my team was already prepare a 997 for Veranstaltergemeinschaft Unsurprisingly, this is especially true of Carrera
attending. It struck me how the Porsche series Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring (VLN) and the Cup events, but Porsche is also keen to see
always fielded a strong grid, plus it always year’s standalone 24 Hours of Nürburgring. its cars do well in other racing environments,
seemed to generate good print and television Schnabl Engineering’s relationship with Falken including a fan-friendly series of endurance
coverage. Needless to say, I was keen for continues to the present day (as you’ll see from racing competitions held at the Nürburgring
Schnabl Engineering to be involved, which is why the 2021 N24 preview on page 36). During time either side of the venue’s annual 24-hour race.
my company prepared a 996 GT3 Cup for the working with the Japanese brand, my team As one of the few series with an ‘open tyre’
2003 contest, before becoming a two-car team has continued to provide technical assistance policy, it’s the perfect stomping ground for
in readiness for the following season. to participants in Carrera Cup Germany and Falken, where a variety of different tyre makers
With a pair of 996s on the track, I was Carrera Cup Germany Asia, as well as other GT are supplying the grid. This exciting difference
pleased with a third place finish in 2004’s team competitions and endurance races, including between cars makes for fantastic racing. I’m
standings. The drivers did well, too, and from the challenging Dubai 24 Hour. already looking forward to seeing what the
there, Schnabl Engineering continued to take This trip down memory lane not only serves to Falken 911s can do in 2022’s N24! l

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RING OF FIRE
F
With the 2021 24 Hours of Nürburgring due to take place the moment this issue of 911
& Porsche World lands, we took time out to catch up with Falken Motorsports, one of the
event’s most prolific participating teams, to find out what’s in store…
Words Dan Furr Photography Falken Motorsports, Porsche
orget Daytona. Forget N24 which gets him most excited. “Even
Sebring. Forget Spa. Le Mans lets you make mistakes,” he
Forget Le Mans. The 24 smiles. “You don’t have that luxury at
Hours of Nürburgring is the Nürburgring. You must drive at the
roundly applauded as limit without error for the whole of the
motorsport’s greatest race — there is no opportunity to run
endurance race by the overwhelming wide, meaning a momentary lapse of
majority of those who have been lucky concentration can have you flung into the
enough to participate in the event, either Armco and your race over. And don’t get
as a driver, pit crew or team sponsor. me started on the weather!”
It’s also the most extraordinary race to He’s referring to the 2020 race, which
watch as a spectator, either trackside took place in September. The date
(think ‘massive party atmosphere’) was uncharacteristically late for an
or from the comfort of your sofa. event traditionally hosted at the start
Admittedly, N24 doesn’t enjoy the same of summer, but the ongoing pandemic
fanfare as the daylong bash at Sarthe, forced organisers to postpone. “Late
but the Green Hell’s offering (officially into the night, around half-ten, the race
recognised as the ADAC Total 24h Race was stopped due to torrential rainfall
at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for causing huge amounts of standing water
commercial reasons) presents a greater and poor visibility, conditions which saw
test of reliability and skill for both man many cars slide out of control and teams

IN 2005,THE TEAM WAS RUNNING SECOND

OVERALL AFTER SIXTEEN HOURS OF
HARD-FOUGHT TRACK ACTION, ONLY FOR
SUSPENSION FAILURE TO CAUSE A CRASH
and machine. “It is, without doubt, the endure regrettable retirements,” Bachler
hardest endurance race and takes place continues. “The rain was relentless, and
on the world’s toughest track,” says many of us wondered whether there
Falken Motorsports Porsche pilot, Klaus would be any further track action to be
Bachler. And he should know, having enjoyed.” Broadcasters (N24 can be
competed in N24 numerous times, as watched on various streaming platforms,
well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans including the race’s official YouTube
(driving 991 RSRs in the GTE-Am class), channel and social media sites managed
the 24 Hours of Daytona and many six- by participating teams, such as Falken)
hour races (held at Silverstone, Circuit of did an incredible job of ‘filling’ for the
the Americas, Fuji, Bahrain, Sao Paulo, nine and a half hours (yes, really) which
among others) serving as rounds of the passed until weather finally took a nap,
FIA World Endurance Championship. allowing the race to pick up where it left
The thirty-year-old Austrian speed off, albeit with a much-reduced field and
merchant — incidentally, one of the with the first lap of the morning behind a
friendliest, most enthusiastic racing safety car.
drivers you’ll come across — has also Falken, which qualified in twenty-
been a popular entrant in ADAC GT first and twenty-seventh place with its
Masters, ADAC Formel Masters, Porsche pair of 991 GT3 Rs competing against
Supercup and Formula 3, but it’s talk of a massively strong grid, finished in
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July 2021 37
hugely respectable tenth and eleventh Before we find out what makes N24 Nordschleife, a circuit that remains just Above 2020’s event
position. Completing a twenty-four- such a huge draw for this famous tyre as unpredictable and challenging today was marred by heavy
rainfall, leading the
hour endurance race is a massive manufacturer, it’s important to take as it was for the team’s first attack race to be called off
achievement in itself, hence Porsche’s stock of just how dedicated Falken of this hallowed asphalt more than late into the night,
seven-decade-long enthusiasm for has been to the competition for well twenty years ago. before resuming
almost ten hours later
demonstrating the reliability of its cars in over half the company’s lifespan. Back in 1999, Falken enjoyed a
such a challenging remarkable debut,
environment, but
to register these HAVING TWO VERY DIFFERENTCARS finishing sixth
overall with three
strong results in
the face of huge TO COMPETE WITH MEANT FALKEN’S Japanese drivers
and Ringmeister,
adversity — only ENGINEERS COULD ACCELERATE THEIR Dirk Schoysman,
one other Porsche
finished ahead TYRE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME a driver who has
completed more
of the Falken than 14,000 laps of
team’s entries — was something to Indeed, its motorsport team has come the Nordschleife. Falken vowed to return,
be immensely proud of and bodes a long way since bringing its Super intent on developing the best tyre for
well for the 2021 race, which will take Taikyu Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R from the most challenging track in the world.
place across the weekend 5th-6th June Japan to compete alongside a local A year later, the team delivered on its
(immediately after this magazine hits Ford Escort RS Cosworth. What hasn’t promise, landing with a two-litre Toyota
newsstands) and is the N24 event’s changed, however, is its passion for Supra GT500 motorsport monster. Rapid
forty-ninth running. N24 and a deep-rooted respect for the and spectacular, constantly spitting

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Above Johnny Tipler’s flames and with over 500bhp on tap, Nur Special was derived from the race- 2006, regrouping for 2007 with a new
decision to throw the distinctively styled A80 was in third winning car Falken had used to great car and a new driver: endurance racing
petrol on his ‘mini
BBQ’ ended in tears place overall when it experienced an effect in the Land of the Rising Sun legend, Peter Dumbreck. Demonstrating
unfortunate crash. Despite the best and benefited from more performance great loyalty, Dumbreck is still with
efforts of the team, it wasn’t possible to and more grip thanks to significantly the team today, serving as a Falken
repair the car, but just one year after first wider tyres. Between 2001 and 2005, Motorsports brand ambassador. The
entering N24, Falken had proved itself a the car’s technical specification evolved Nissan Fairlady Z33, known in Europe as
force to be reckoned with and, despite continually, leading to fifth overall in 2002 a 350Z, developed ‘only’ 400bhp, but was
the Supra being more suited to smooth, and 2004, and, on the latter occasion, capable of giant-killing performances
flat surfaces, it managed to record the scoring Falken’s first-ever class win. and finished the full twenty-four hours
third fastest lap of the race. For the 2005 race, the team was running every time it was campaigned between
second overall after sixteen hours 2007 and 2010, performances which
JAPANESE DREAM of hard-fought track action, only for included an incredible eleventh and
2001 was the start of the R34 era, when suspension failure to cause the car to twelfth place overall against far more
Falken introduced two examples of the crash at Metzgesfeld. The Nürburgring powerful race cars.
iconic Skyline to compete alongside the podium had to wait a little longer. 2011 was another milestone in
team’s older GT-R. The modified R34 Falken took a sabbatical from N24 in Falken’s Green Hell journey. The team

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acquired a new front-running 911 GT3 and Alex Imperatori ensuring Falken tyre development programme (a key Below One of the
and partnered with local team, Schnabl was once again the first Porsche to contributor to the brand’s participation most famous
stretches of the Green
Engineering, with the aim of being able finish. The team’s growing success with in various motorsport disciplines) whilst Hell and a serving of
to challenge for a podium slot. That year Stuttgart-crested racing machinery was simultaneously advancing their chances classic N24 fodder
saw Falken’s colours also adorn a brace impossible to ignore, which is why, in of success at a race known to attract you may well consider
to be brown hell
of 370Zs, and saw long-term Falken 2016, another team turned to Falken: many entries. 2021’s event, for example,
drivers, Martin Ragginger (who remains competing in the SP3T class for cars has registered no fewer than 125
with the team today), and Wolf Henzler with turbocharged two-litre engines, participating cars, with the FIA SP9 GT3
(six-time driver with Falken) join the Subaru entered a WRX STI, switching to class Falken will compete in comprising
family. There were no corks to pop during Falken to enhance the competitiveness thirty-six entries alone — eight Porsches,
those first few years campaigning a of the car, which went on to score a class a matching number of Mercedes-AMGs,
Porsche, but in 2014, the team scored its win in 2018 riding on — you guessed it — three Ferraris, two Lamborghinis, a
then best result with fourth overall, only Falken tyres. Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (try
to go one better and score third overall saying that after a couple of shandies)
(and highest-ranking Porsche) in the MUNICH MOTORING and seven cars apiece from BMW and
swansong year of the 997. In 2017, yet another new car joined Audi promise to make for utterly
2016 saw Falken’s relationship for the Falken squad. At the Geneva mouth-watering racing.
with Porsche blossom when the tyre Motor Show, alongside its rear-engined The M6 notched up a top ten finish
manufacturer acquired the latest 991 Porsche, the team revealed a new BMW for Falken, scooping eighth overall. In
GT3 in readiness for a fresh attack of M6 GT3. The rationale? Having two very 2018, it was the Porsche’s turn to finish
the Green Hell. A top ten finish followed, different cars to compete with meant ahead, crossing the line in ninth with
with Dumbreck, Henzler, Ragginger Falken’s engineers could accelerate their the BMW a little way down the pecking

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order (fifteenth, to be exact). Away from conditions. The no.44 car (tenth) was qualified in sixth and twentieth position,” Below N24 is one
N24, 2018 marked Falken’s first overall driven by Bachler, Dumbreck, Ragginger he reveals. “There’s work for us to do in of the busiest races
on Earth, not just
victories in the shorter VLN endurance and Sven Müller, while the no.33 GT3 order to bring the lower-placed car nearer because of the high
races held on the same Nordschleife R (eleventh) was driven by Christian to the front of the pack, but I’m confident number of cars
track. Progress was clear to see, which Engelhart, Dirk Werner, Müller and the drivers of both Porsches will finish competing for glory
is why, for 2019, Falken marked two Bachler. Wait. What? Yep, a single driver this race with a smile!” Racing rivals
decades of N24 participation with can complete stints in multiple cars at won’t give up easily, though — of the five
another new car: the latest iteration of N24, providing the regulation break in cars qualifying ahead of the Falken team,
the 991 Gen II GT3. Consistency reigned seat time is observed between sessions three are similarly configured 911 GT3
Rs (two entries from the Frikadelli team
AT THE TIME OF WRITING, THE ENGINES and one from Manthey-Racing, which is
now majority-owned by Porsche), while
AND GEARBOXES ARE ENJOYING A FULL an Audi R8 LMS GT3 and a Mercedes-
AMG GT3 promise to do their best to ruin
REBUILD AT PORSCHE’S WEISSACH Falken’s fun.
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Bachler acknowledges competing in
two different cars for the same race is,
mentally and physically, a tough task,
supreme, with Dumbreck lining up for behind the wheel. but he feels the guys nearer the back of
Falken for the thirteenth time, Ragginger “Competing in two different cars was a the grid have arguably the hardest job at
making his ninth start in blue-and-teal special personal challenge for me, and N24. “This is an event which welcomes
and Imperatori his sixth. Then, in 2020, one I’m repeating for 2021,” says Bachler, professionals in the very latest top-flight
during that arduous, water-logged referencing his highly anticipated star racing weaponry, as well as amateurs
day at the races, Falken’s duo of 911 turn in both of Falken’s 911s (partnering in a huge variety of different cars, some
GT3 Rs (bye, bye, BMW) finished with with Werner, Thomas Preining and Lance of them barely modified from street
the excellent results outlined earlier, David Arnold in the no.33 Porsche and specification. One minute, you’re battling
demonstrating the reliability of the with Müller, Ragginger and Alessio a Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, the next you’re
brand’s performance tyres in all driving Picariello in its no.44 stablemate). “We’ve coming up fast behind an old Opel,” he

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Above Cheer up, grins, referencing Olaf Beckmann’s fan Clearly, there’s huge respect between by the FIA as Cup Grand Touring Cars)
Sven. The race is favourite, the famous Foxtail Manta, a drivers, no matter the car, no matter the passed significant milestone: fifteen
nearly upon us!
fixture of N24 for many years. “When pace, but there’s also necessary respect years since these cars took to the
you’re in a fast-paced, front-running for the track. Traffic is “crazy busy” track in the first ever FIA GT3 European
Porsche, you’re looking ahead, driving throughout N24, and cars are travelling at Championship. The series has been
flat-out, passing everything in sight and the limit of what their engines will allow defined by exhilarating competition
thinking about the bumps and jumps (in some cases, more than 170mph). An between some of the industry’s biggest
coming at you around the next corner. accident could easily prove fatal, which names, from Porsche fighting Ferrari, to
The guys in the lower classes, however, is why every driver must employ full Audi challenging Aston Martin, as well as
have the added challenge of having to concentration at all times. BMW going head-to-head with Mercedes.
keep watch in their rear-view mirrors for The risks are far greater on the
drivers like me approaching rapidly from Nordschleife than at any other circuit, CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT
the rear. These participants exercise and Bachler knows it. “Tiredness is a We know motorsport never stops looking
huge discipline, ensuring they allow safe big problem, obviously, as is stress, for improvements (evidenced by the
passing for faster, quicker cars, all the often experienced if things aren’t going Falken team’s ongoing research and
time keeping their wits about them and a team’s way, but the nature of the development programme), so it’s hardly a
trying not to lose ground in their own Nürburgring means you can’t let yourself surprise GT3 cars have evolved at such a
race against the clock and, of course, indulge in such an emotion. It can lead phenomenal rate. Sven Schnabl, head of
each other. It’s no exaggeration to say to error of judgement, which could prove the aforementioned Schnabl Engineering
the slightest misunderstanding can completely catastrophic.” and serving as Falken’s team boss for the
result in ‘game over’.” In 2020, GT3 racing (known technically past decade, has been incredibly close to
this evolution, which he notes has seen A benefit of running a pair of 911s, a full rebuild at Porsche’s Weissach Above Falken will
a massive shift from early GT3 race cars as opposed to Falken’s previous Development Centre, dampers are being campaign two 991
Gen II GT3 Rs at
— developed to ensure sports car racing setup of different cars from different overhauled at KW Automotive and shift the 2021 N24
remained accessible, with a lid on team manufacturers, is the hugely reduced barrels are being rebuilt at MEGA-Line
spend designed to encourage a level number of spares and the welcome relief Racing Electronics. “It’s really only
playing field — and their use of standard this gives the team as far as logistics is the carbon-fibre bodywork and wiring
components, to the GT3s of today and concerned. “By my reckoning, we only harness that isn’t being refreshed,”
the adoption of equipment more suitable need a single spare engine, despite laughs Schnabl. “Eighty percent of
for the rigours of racing. running two cars,” he says, accepting a the suspension, including wishbones,
“My first N24 was back in the late single blown flat-six is highly unlikely, let is being replaced, and supporting
1980s, when I was in attendance as a alone two failures. “With a Porsche and equipment, such as headlights and water
team mechanic,” he recalls. “I’ve been a BMW, we had to ensure powerplants reservoirs, is simply being checked over
captivated by the race ever since. The were on hand for both vehicles, which to ensure it’s in good condition.”
challenges are unique: three different obviously attracts huge expense. With After COVID-19 put paid to the
surfaces across the circuit, meaning a pair of 911s, we can use matching motorsport ambitions of many teams
different levels of grip for different hardware and the same datalogging and drivers during 2020, and with last
layouts. There are slow corners, very fast system across each car. Plus, we are year’s N24 proving a washout (literally),
corners and up to two-hundred different in possession of directly comparable all eyes are now on Falken Motorsports,
cars competing. Weather can be totally information to evaluate before, during its 550bhp four-litre 911 GT3 Rs, its roster
different from one end of the track to and after the race.” of star drivers and one of the longest,
the other. This is also true of Le Mans, Pretty much everything will have most tradition-steeped, challenging
but the Nürburgring is a longer track been removed and rebuilt or replaced and, it had to be said, monumentally
than Circuit de la Sarthe and is far more on Falken’s 991 GT3 Rs in advance of dangerous circuits in the world. To say
unpredictable. There really is no other the big day. At the time of writing, the we’re excited is an understatement.
challenge in motorsport quite like N24.” engines and gearboxes are enjoying Gentlemen, start your engines! l

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UNDER THE
30 YEARS OF 968

RADAR
Beginning life as a final development of the 944, the 968 forged a path of its own
following extensive redevelopment work beyond Porsche’s original brief…
Words Dan Furr Photography Porsche, Dan Sherwood

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968 HISTORY
hris Pollitt, data digger become increasingly out of reach for the
and editorial chief at transaxle range’s traditional owner base,
Europe’s largest, busiest the 924’s appeal is set to rise further.”
and most successful The 968 was the final evolution of
classic car sales Porsche’s hugely popular four-cylinder,
and auction website, rear-drive, water-cooled, front-engined
Car & Classic, gasps in surprise. “The model line, which started in the late
information you requested regarding 1970s with the arrival of the 924.
968 sales trends was much quicker Within a few short years, its intended
to collate than I anticipated,” he says, replacement, the 944, was enjoying
acknowledging busy activity and success as blistering as its sills, but
heightened interest in the three-litre, the earlier Porsche refused to bow
front-engined, water-cooled Stuttgart out quietly, continuing production as a
sports machine in recent times. “Our means of maintaining the company’s
data, which stretches back more than all-important entry-level offering until
twelve years, underlines how 968 prices discontinuation in 1988, at which point
are firmly on the rise. Along with the the entire transaxle line-up was given
924 and 944, the transition of these a shot in the arm, best demonstrated
cars from being ‘the great unloved’ and with the launch of the 944 S2 in time
the obvious entry point into affordable for the 1989 model year. Powered by a
Porsche ownership, to their current near 210bhp, three-litre, sixteen-valve

MODESTLY PRICED SPORTS CARS FROM

JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS WERE
EATING INTO A SECTOR PREVIOUSLY
DOMINATED BY EUROPEAN BRANDS
status as highly regarded appreciating development of the M44 inline-four,
classics, has seen looked-after examples not only did the S2 carry the largest
finally get the recognition they deserve. production four-pot engine of its time,
This is reflected in current purchase it wore swish body styling previously
prices — the average cost across all reserved only for the 944 Turbo.
968s sold through Car & Classic is now
between £18,000 and £22,000. There are SHORT SUPPLY
few data points to refer to for specific As opposed to demonstrating the
models within the 968 line-up, but in enduring popularity of the 944, this
the past five years in particular, we can ‘facelift’ (rather than wholesale
see clear upward trajectory for the Club redevelopment of an aging product)
Sport, which is now breaking through the highlighted just how bad Porsche’s
£40,000 barrier.” finances were at the time. Modestly
On the whole, the 944, he tells us, is priced sports cars from Japanese
heading in the same direction. “There manufacturers were eating into a
isn’t a shortage of examples to choose sector previously dominated by luxury
from, but finding a 944 in excellent European brands, with the pinch to
overall condition is an increasingly tough Porsche’s coffers being felt hard in the
task. As practical Porsches strongly USA, then the Stuttgart concern’s biggest
supported by the aftermarket, both the sales territory. Many of the problems
968 and 944 are sports cars you can use Porsche faced stemmed from outdated
every day, which massively increases manufacturing processes, antiquated
the appeal of ownership, but as our data assembly equipment and distinct models
clearly demonstrates, the opportunity being constructed on entirely different
to bag a nice one at low cost is quickly production lines with few common parts.
slipping away. The same is true of the To their credit, factory bosses recognised
924 — we are seeing far fewer cars the need for a more significant overhaul
advertised below £3,000 than ever of the 944, as well as a fresh approach
before. Turbos and even low-mileage to the way Porsche went about building
S-badged 924s are nudging into the mid- its products (hence the introduction
£20,000 region and, as the 968 and 944 of Toyota’s Just-In-Time methodology
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in readiness for the 986 Boxster and incorporating many common elements, lamps. Model nomenclature sat rear-top- Above An early
996-generation 911), which is why, thereby giving the manufacturer’s key centre. On paper, things looked good: design studio drawing
of a proposed 968
almost as soon as S2 production was offerings (chiefly the 964-generation Porsche’s new sports machine sprinted Cabriolet, with
underway, plans were drawn up for the 911, the 928 and, of course, the from a standing start to 62mph in just Speedster-inspired
S3, a last-of-its-kind 944 runout model. 968) a more modern, but also more 6.5 seconds and boasted power output low-cut windscreen,
944 Turbo-style
During the S3’s design and coherent, appearance. Gone were the of almost 240bhp. A new exhaust and rear winglets and
development (which was intended to cut 944’s covered headlights, replaced by updated induction equipment delivered eighteen-inch wheels
cost by utilising many carryover S2 parts exposed lamps mirroring those of the better breathing and a satisfying sound
and involved moving production from the 911 and 928, though retaining pop-up under load, while a revised Bosch
924 and 944’s home at the Audi plant in functionality. Perhaps to the 968’s Motronic engine management system
Neckarsulm to Porsche’s own factory in detriment, 944 heritage was clear to and the smooth operation of a dual-
Zuffenhausen), however, Style Porsche see — the overall shape of the new mass flywheel also enhanced the driving
boss, Harm Lagaaij, announced his model hardly changed from that of its experience. The three-litre lump was
team had either replaced or significantly predecessor, though smoother, more overhauled and can lay claim to being
redeveloped eighty percent of the integrated polyurethane bumpers and the first Porsche engine to make use of
944’s key components. Such a small ‘hockey stick’ side skirts exhibited softer VarioCam, the manufacturer’s variable
amount of the outgoing S2 was left, lines at each end of the car. Other neat valve timing technology, which we’ve
it was argued, the S3 nameplate was touches included revised wing junctions, examined for your benefit in this very
somewhat underselling his team’s work as well as door handles and mirrors issue of 911 & Porsche World (flick to
in attempting to fine-tune and revitalise which found their way onto the later 993, page 106 to find out what the system
what had been Porsche’s biggest-selling itself sporting a front end sharing many does, how it works and how it has
product. Unsurprisingly, the company’s common elements with the same-age evolved over the years). Applied to the
board of directors saw a fresh marketing Porsche product range. 968’s beating heart before becoming an
opportunity now it was in charge of The 968 also wore a Fuba ‘bee sting’ important ingredient in 911 production,
what could legitimately be pitched to the aerial, plus Porsche script embossed in short, VarioCam varied the timing of
public as a new model. Consequently, on a rear panel positioned between intake valves by adjusting the tension on
instead of launching the S3 as a last all-red rear light lenses, which replaced the timing chain connecting the intake
hurrah for the 944, Lagaaij’s new Porsche the Volkswagen-esque lamps in use and exhaust camshafts, having the result
was given its very own three digits. The from the first 924 all the way through to of improved performance, fuel economy
968 was born. the end of 944 S2 production, though and, as was hugely important in the
Lagaaij had worked hard to create some territories were offered 968 light wake of mandatory fitment of catalytic
a Porsche product design language units with clear sections for the reverse converters, emissions.
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The last new front-engined Porsche Turbo, widely considered to be the of foot. The Club Sport’s colour palette
before the Cayenne was introduced best balanced, front-engined, rear-drive was limited to more standout shades,
in 2003, the 968 featured a six-speed car on the market up until that point while seventeen-inch Cup alloys were
manual gearbox, as well as the option of in time (applause earned thanks to a colour-coded to match the host vehicle’s
the then embryonic four-speed Tiptronic near 50:50 weight distribution achieved body panels. Thanks to 20mm lowered
transmission in place of the 944’s by positioning the engine up-front and suspension, 225-profile tyres tidily filled
sluggish three-speed automatic. Despite shoving the transaxle assembly at the their enveloping wheel arches.
Lagaaij’s claims of nearly new everything, rear). Porsche was on to a winner, or so The theme continued inside the car:
however, much familiar equipment it thought. There was only one problem: manual cranks replaced electric window
remained. The interior, for instance, was despite its clear road-holding qualities, mechanisms, lightweight fixed Recaro
pure 944 S2, as was the basic chassis, the 968 felt diluted by the trappings of buckets with manual adjusters and body-
which could be traced all the way back refinement. If the model was going to coloured backs took the place of power
to the introduction of the 944 Turbo, be widely accepted as worthy of a place pews, while an airbag-free three-spoke
evidenced by 911-inherited Brembo alongside the evergreen 911, a more steering wheel added a racier look. The
four-pot calipers and extensive use of poised, more aggressive, less luxury- same weight-saving regime saw the
lightweight suspension components. laden variant was required, and fast. 968 coupe’s rear seats binned, as well
Cabriolet and coupe body styles were Enter the 968 Club Sport. as the appointment of a small battery
available from the off, but unlike the and an ‘essentials only’ wiring loom.
944, the newer transaxle looked less SAME BUT DIFFERENT This hoon-tastic 968 couldn’t be more
‘clumsy’ with its roof down, the result This now legendary track-focused focused on its enhanced fast-road and
of a much sleeker profile and careful transaxle didn’t feature any changes track-friendly abilities, traits it announced
consideration of where stowed canvas to its basic mechanical make-up in the form of special badges and, for the
would reside. Unusually, the benchmark (you can be the judge of whether this UK market, giant model-identifying body
sprint to 62mph was the same 6.5 was confidence in the abilities of the graphics down each side. The standard
seconds mentioned earlier, regardless standard 968’s three-litre inline-four, or dash to 62mph from rest dropped by half
Below Factory of whether you were driving a tin-top or simply a lack of cash to throw at further a second. Top speed was registered at
technical drawings
created on 25th going al fresco. This pace contributed development work), but offered a ‘purer’ 157mph. An M220 option of limited-slip
February 1992 and to the world’s motoring media praising driving experience through the dismissal differential made sure all the Club Sport’s
highlighting the 968’s the 968, with particular appreciation of luxury equipment, including hefty ponies galloped without falter, whatever
dimensions in both
coupe and cabriolet for its class-leading handling abilities, soundproofing material, dropping weight the ribbon of asphalt they happened to
body styles which outgunned those of the 944 by almost 100kg to deliver a 968 fleeter be hammering along.

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 Just like the standard 968, the Club circles, many have never heard of the 968 customer racing teams and offered in Above Harm Lagaaij’s
Sport attracted rave reviews when it Sport. In truth, few know about the 968 two variants. First was a 337bhp car built new design language,
intended to give
was tested by the motoring media. at all, emphasising how ‘under the radar’ to meet rules and regulations laid out by Porsche products a
Crowned with a Performance Car of the it hovered, both when new and now. Put the German ADAC GT series. Ballast was ‘family’ resemblance,
Year award by Performance Car, the it this way, across its entire production added to bring the car up to a minimum reached maturity
when it was carried
only complaint seemed to be the fact run, and taking all model variants into weight of 1,350kg. Second was a 1,212kg over to the later 993
Porsche’s new offering wasn’t available account, 968 assembly totalled less ‘international’ spec race car making use
for all to enjoy — the lightweight Porsche than the number of S-badged 944s of a KKK L41 turbocharger assisting with
was only offered in the UK, Australia, built between 1987 and 1988, which the development of 350bhp.
Europe and Japan. In a scenario accounted for a tenth of all 944 sales! Each of the four Turbo RSs was
impossible to consider happening in painted a different colour (red, yellow,
today’s world of new Porsche pricing, TORQUE SHOW black, white) and are recognised
the Club Sport touched down in 1993 at Sport-focused 968s weren’t the ultimate the world over as the rarest 968s
£7,000 less than the stock 968 (targeting incarnation of Porsche’s 1990s transaxle ever produced. Perceived demand,
bank balances for £29,975 by 1994). As offering. This accolade is reserved for however, encouraged Australian-based
far as your purse was concerned, less the 968 Turbo S. Limited to just sixteen engineering outfit, Fitzgerald Racing
certainly didn’t mean more. units, the 305bhp quasi-racer looked Services, to build four of its own RS-
Buoyed by the warm welcome received similar to the Club Sport, but could themed 968s using factory-sourced RS
by the gym-fit 968, a 968 Sport model be correctly identified by its NACA parts and Club Sport chassis. Each car
was sold exclusively in the UK from 1994 bonnet scoops, brutish front spoiler and was priced at more than AU$225,000 and
IN A SCENARIO IMPOSSIBLE came customised in accordance with the
requirements of each well-heeled buyer.
TO CONSIDER HAPPENING TODAY, THE The 968 proved Porsche’s transaxle
line still had a decent amount of life
CLUB SPORTTOUCHED DOWN AT £7,000 left in it, but all things must pass, and
LESS THAN THE STOCK 968 along with discontinuation of the 928
GTS, production stopped in 1995 after
12,776 968s were built (8,402 coupes,
to 1995. Essentially a Club Sport with adjustable rear wing. The car’s three-litre 4,374 drop-tops). As outlined by Chris
selected creature comforts reinstated, engine featured an eight-valve single at the start of this article, the model’s
the £32,995 Sport was priced £5,500 overhead-cam top-end encouraging low volume assembly means the 968 is,
less than a standard 968 and £3,000 less prodigious performance: the 968 Turbo today, far more of an exclusive find than
than the Club Sport. Equipment included S needed no more than 4.7 seconds to the 944 and, much like buried treasure,
central locking, specially trimmed cloth hit 62mph from a standing start, while its riches will reward those lucky enough
Comfort seats, electric windows and the top speed was 175mph (18mph up to find their name on a 968’s logbook.
return of rear bum huggers. The Sport’s on the Club Sport). Monster torque of Best of all, used 968 purchase prices
lean-and-luxury personality proved 370lb-ft ensured grunt wasn’t far off the have remained sensible (even a mint-
popular, as demonstrated by the model in-development 996. Adding to the Turbo condition Club Sport will set you back
outselling the standard 968 by almost S’s legacy, a quartet of 968 Turbo RSs no more than a ropey 911 SC), so get
seven to one. We talk about the Sport, (see page 64) were built by Porsche’s out there and secure a delicious slice of
our pick of the 968 bunch, extensively on Motorsport Research and Development performance Porsche from the marque’s
page 52 of this issue of 911 & Porsche division. Essentially a stripped Turbo excellent front-engined, water-cooled
World, suffice to say, outside Porsche S, the RS was conceived for Porsche’s family of sports cars. You won’t regret it. l
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Few people outside Porsche circles know about the existence of the 968, let alone the
968 Sport, a UK-only model which has remained a bargain buy from new to now…
Words Dan Furr Photography Chris Wallbank

C ast your mind back to

the May issue of 911
& Porsche World and
you’ll recall our top tips
for getting the best
bang for your buck
when playing with a budget of between
£4k and £40k (if you missed out, hop
online and order a copy of the magazine
at bit.ly/issues911pw). Among the 911s,
Boxsters, Caymans and super-SUVs
presented as star buys by industry
available with either four or eight-
cylinder, traditionally mounted, water-
cooled powerplants — these models
have represented some of the Porsche
scene’s biggest bargains for many years.
The tide, however, is turning.
Long gone are the days when a 924
would empty your wallet for just a few
hundred quid. Unjustifiably considered
the ‘poor relation’ for many years, even
the earliest two-litre models are fetching
a premium in the current climate, which
what-came-later ‘square’ dashboard
(inherited from the 924), this brilliantly
balanced Porsche (the manufacturer’s
most successful product before anyone
had heard of ‘Boxster this’ or ‘Cayenne
that’) is likely to target your bank balance
for thousands. Add a Turbo badge and
you can talk telephone numbers. Great
news for existing owners, not so good for
those trying to get a foot on the ladder
of Porsche ownership without breaking
the bank.
experts, we sang the praises of products shows no signs of slowing down. Then In contrast, all but very early and very
from Porsche’s long defunct transaxle there’s the 924’s successor, the 944. late 928s have remained surprisingly
family of cars. Offering performance Even with a slushbox, questionable resilient to market trends. A 928 S2, for
and practicality in equal measure — and bodywork and a less-desirable-than- example, isn’t going to cost you much
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 968 SPORT
more (if anything) than it would have a across the board rise. And rise. assembly lines in Zuffenhausen between
few years back, whereas a good GTS Nowhere is this more prevalent than 1991 and 1995.
is now in the sixty-grand-plus arena. the sales market for air-cooled models.
Even renewed media interest sparked Even a knackered 912, previously thought DIRECT MESSAGE
by the V8-powered land shark’s fortieth of as the cheapest route into classic We’ve waxed lyrical about the 968’s
anniversary celebrations did little to Porsche ownership (unless you throw design and development across previous
bump prices, bucking a trend many of Porsche-Diesel tractors into the mix) is pages, and though you’d be forgiven for
us have observed for years — when going to strip you for a pretty penny in thinking a forty-grand Club Sport isn’t
mainstream and specialist motoring the present. But, dear reader, there’s no necessarily in the realm of an ‘everyman’
media talk-up a particular make or model need to fall into a funk at the prospect price point, those working to a more
in the wake of a significant milestone of having missed das boot. Take the modest budget can take huge comfort in
in the car’s history, prices tend to ramp time to look closely enough at Porsche’s the availability of the UK-only 968 Sport,
up. Moreover, long forgotten survivors wide range of legacy models, and there which is essentially a Club Sport in all
crawl out of the woodwork, primarily are still bargains to be had. Few fall but name. Granted, our loyal subscribers
because their owners suddenly see into this category as squarely as the will have heard us bang the gong for
potential financial value in even the most 968, but hurry if you want a piece of the Porsche’s naturally aspirated hidden gem
derelict of surviving examples. We’ve all action — as this issue of 911 & Porsche in the lead up to this celebratory issue of
seen it: a complete basket case being World highlights, 2021 marks the model’s the magazine, but we won’t apologise for
advertised for a tonne of cash. “If that’s thirtieth trip around the sun, with many doing the same again — our passion for
what a rotter is going for, mine must be forthcoming column inches likely to be this particular Porsche runs deep and,
worth a mint!” say owners of perfectly dedicated to this relatively low-volume because of our high number of ‘floating’
respectable Porsches. And so, prices production Porsche, which rolled off readers (those who don’t buy every issue

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of a magazine, instead only diving in Club Sport’s 1,320kg kerb weight, which Kingdom, where the terrible state of the Above The 968’s
when content relevant to their buying was helped by a vastly reduced wiring nation’s highways (not a lot has changed styling has aged
remarkably well, with
or ownership interests is published), harness and fixed hardback Recaro in thirty years) made the Club Sport’s Speed Yellow shaving
we thought it well worth reinforcing sports seats (with shells colour-coded stiff suspension and noisy cabin difficult years off Harm
the message: the 968 Sport is, without to the host Club Sport’s body), which to live with. By comparison, the standard Lagaaij’s design
doubt, one of the Porsche scene’s best did away with the bulky electric motors 968 felt too refined, too wallowy. It was,
buys and, if you’re currently on the hunt of the standard leather ‘tombstones’. frankly, too tame. A halfway house was
for a Stuttgart-crested sports car in Seventeen-inch wheels — huge for the obvious solution.
anticipation of a summer of fun on four the time — with a wider contact patch
wheels, but aren’t looking to pay through replaced the standard 968’s soft OF THE SAME KIND
the nose, then you should probably be sixteens, while body colours were limited In brief, the 968 Sport was offered
considering this magnificent model to Grand Prix White, Speed Yellow, from 1994 until 1995 and was a Club
above all others currently registering Guards Red, Riviera Blue, Maritime Blue Sport with much of the regular 968’s
on your radar. and the imaginatively named Black. equipment reinstated. Electric windows
“Come on, then. What’s the difference Shedding a few more grams, the 968’s made a return, as did central locking,
between a 968 Sport and a 968 Club airbag-kitted steering wheel was ditched the thicker wiring loom, rear seats, the
tailgate lock and many other features.
THE SPORTIS LISTED AS A CLUB
SPORT ON ITS LOGBOOK DUE TO BEING
ASSEMBLED ON THE SAME PRODUCTION
LINE AS ITS BETTER-KNOWN BIG BROTHER
Sport?” we hear you cry. Well, to be in favour of the legendary Club Sport
brutally honest, not much, apart from three-spoke. Ride height was dropped
price and the fact the 968 Sport is one of twenty millimetres.
the Porsche world’s best-kept secrets, of With a ringing endorsement from
course. Long story short, the Club Sport Porsche test driver and two-time World
(manufactured from 1993 through to the Rally Championship victor, Walter Röhrl,
968’s discontinuation two years later and who announced the 968 Club Sport as
today the fixture of many private Porsche the best-handling Porsche he’d ever
collections) was configured as a ‘race driven, as well as contemporary road
car for the road’, stripped of creature reports suggesting Porsche had outdone
comforts and tipping scales at less than itself by presenting a model with even
one hundred kilos than the standard better corner-hugging abilities than the
968. The loss of sound deadening earlier 944 Turbo, the range-topping 968’s
material, power windows, boot locking status as an instant classic was assured,
mechanism, heated washer jets, engine but in reality, not everyone wants to
bay shrouds, rear wiper, back seats, drive around in a Porsche robbed of
audio equipment and the introduction all its luxury equipment. Nowhere was
of a smaller battery contributed to the this more pronounced than the United
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Leather, however, was kept away from a huge margin (a reported 306 Sports Lagaaij’s original design. “I spotted Above Wraparound
the Sport, as were the Recaro hardbacks, shifted between model launch and the car advertised in the classifieds of rear lights and
embossed centre
which were replaced by reclining the 968’s end of production, while it’s Porsche Club GB magazine, Porsche panel mirrored those
Comfort seats finished in model-specific thought only forty standard 968 coupes Post,” he recalls. “The listing carried of the 928 S4
fabric. And if you think we’re guilty of were sold in Britain during the same no photographs and only four lines of
exaggerating by claiming the 968 Sport period), giving it the rare distinction of very brief text, but I was attracted by
to be a Club Sport by another name, being a bargain Porsche then and now, the low mileage, the fact the car had
then you couldn’t be more wrong — a when you need to budget only fifteen been garaged throughout its life and
968 Sport is listed as a Club Sport on its grand to get your hands on a Sport to the colour, which was at the top of my
logbook and accompanying build record call your own. wish list,” he adds, citing a memorable
(or Porsche Certificate of Authenticity) To strengthen our argument and, if encounter with a Speed Yellow 968 Club
due to being assembled on the same we’re being honest, in the interests of Sport (with matching wheels) back in the
production line as its better-known big being able to indulge in the company 1990s. Even in 2003, finding a Sport in
brother. The ‘Sport’ bit is referred to as a of outstanding 968 Sports for a day, we good condition, regardless of its colour,
“CS Luxury Package”, with model-specific brought together two brilliant examples proved tricky. “Due to limited production,
badging applied to the rear of the car. of the model for this issue of 911 & there aren’t many Sports to choose from,”
When new, the 968 Sport was Porsche World. First up is Rob Sharp’s he continues. “I found myself looking
available in UK main dealer showrooms gorgeous not-so-mellow yellow long- at a few tatty examples before this one
for £29,975. This price was not only termer. He’s owned the car for eighteen grabbed my attention. Within hours of
significantly cheaper than a Club Sport, years (“parting with it would be like seeing the ad, I was on my way to view
but a massive £5,550 less than a selling one of my children”), during which the car, which had been with the seller
standard 968. Bonkers. Needless to say, time the car has undergone a series of for four years. He was only parting with
the Sport outsold the regular model by OEM+ modifications to enhance Harm it to free up cash for an impending 993

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 968 SPORT

Above Colour-coded purchase.” A full service history from to the envy of 944 owners everywhere. century motoring are missing. There’s
dash strip makes a a variety of Official Porsche Centres, “This is a supremely reliable car, it looks no air-conditioning and no sunroof, for
massive difference to
the feel of the cabin a clean bill of health and, crucially, great, it pushes on at great pace and example, though many enjoy cars of this
identification of the bright yellow Sport offers a huge amount of practicality, age (now referred to as Youngtimers in
Top right Generous as a “race car” by Rob’s then young which is great for European road trips,” mainland Europe) for exactly this blend
luggage space is a
hallmark of Porsche’s nephew sealed the deal. something he’s enjoyed with fellow 968 of mechanical simplicity and electrics
transaxle range owners, taking in a visit to the Porsche pre-dating the complexity of elaborate
FROM ROAD TO RACE Museum in Stuttgart and various driver aids and hardware monitoring
In almost two decades and across fifty- European Grand Prix events. Meaty, systems. Get in, point and go.
thousand extra miles, the car has proved positive gear shifting and the three- Helping Rob to do exactly that is a
extremely reliable, giving its proud owner litre inline-four’s satisfying delivery of ProMax ECU performance enhancing
no cause for concern beyond the usual power — it’s important to note, between chipset (sourced through 968uk.com and
wear and tear associated with ownership the standard 968, Sport and Club Sport, increasing power by a claimed 15bhp)
of a modern classic put to regular there are no mechanical differences and KW Variant 3 coilovers, supplied by
use. All spanner work and servicing is up-front, though specialists, including K300 Performance, fitted by Hartech and
Below Hartech
now carried out by marque specialist, Ninemeister, have offered supercharging then dialled-in for optimised fast-road
has been tasked Hartech, famous for its oversized flat- conversion kits in the past — are more use by Chris Franklin and Pete Leason at
with taking care of six engine builds, but a company with than enough for modern traffic, though Porsche chassis tuning specialist, Center
the yellow Sport’s history rooted firmly in the 944, 968 and it’s important to remember this is a near Gravity. Transforming the appearance of
servicing, tuning
and mechanical Porsche motorsport scenes. “I’ve had three-decade-old car, meaning features the car, the wheels are Speedline-aping
requirements no problems with rust,” says Rob, much we take for granted in twenty-first Veloce 3.6 eighteens wrapped in Falken

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rubber, with further exterior cosmetic to Oop North from his home in Devon, car was treated to all the benefits of Above Colour-coded
enhancements including a genuine 968 a giant masonry nail taking a holiday in thorough preparation for track life, only Cup 2 wheels echo
the classic 968 Club
Cup chin spoiler colour-coded by Lloyds the middle of the M6 motorway decided remain a pampered Porsche!” Sport aesthetic
Autobody in Manchester. to push itself deep into one of the red
Climb inside, and the cloth Comfort road rocket’s tyres. In a world where all FIRM BELIEVER
seats have been replaced with new cars appear to be rolling on twenty- Strapped across the width of the ‘bay is
electrically operated Sport pews plus-inch rims, finding replacement a Weichers strut brace, indicating this
(featuring larger bolsters) from a black circles suitable for an old Porsche 968 offers more than meets the eye.
scrapped 944 Turbo. Originally trimmed at a moment’s notice when stuck in the Indeed, understandably adopting the
in Linen fabric, they’re now wearing black middle of nowhere proved problematic. attitude a Sport is pretty much a half-
leather with yellow piping (the covers Thankfully, after frantic phone calls, price Club Sport without the fancy seats,
were supplied by Porsche accessories a tyre centre near Derby was able to Matt has worked to introduce Club Sport
specialist, 9Apart) and plug straight accommodate with a pair of Nexens, features while adding his own flavour of
into the Sport’s stock-spec wiring loom, else you might be looking at a single performance parts. The wheels are the
offering Rob push-button control of tilt Sport right now. most obvious update, colour-coded to
the body as per Club Sport specification,
FINDING REPLACEMENT BLACK but he’s also added Recaro hardbacks
finished in a fresh lick of Guards Red.
CIRCLES SUITABLE FOR AN OLD “Any Porker is better with a set of Recaro
PORSCHE AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE sports seats and, having spent a 2,500-
mile road trip sat in one, I know them to
PROVED PROBLEMATIC
and height, and pairing with a custom A flip open of the car’s bonnet reveals
steering wheel spacer to deliver his the very same Hartech service stickers
perfect driving position. Aluminium punctuating the engine bay of Rob’s
clock rings and a yellow-painted dash 968. As far as Matt’s Sport is concerned,
strip (“drawing inspiration from the however, the firm’s fingerprints extend
Fiat Coupe’s interior”) round out the beyond maintenance and tuning. “The
cabin updates, save for a Pioneer head car was originally sold by Riverdale
unit with a Kinetic DAB aerial, though in Hove, West Sussex, but eventually
anyone who has experienced the 968’s passed to Baz Hart, founder of Hartech,”
VarioCam-equipped sixteen-valve inline- he explains. “Today, Hartech races
four — and, indeed, the units powering Boxsters and 911s, but back then, the
the 944 Turbo and 944 S2 — will know company campaigned a 968. This Sport
the engine provides an addictive was prepared as a back-up for the team’s
soundtrack to any journey. main competition car, in case anything
It’s one appreciated by Matt Rowley, went awry at the track.” Meticulously
the owner of the Guards Red 968 Sport prepared for action, the radiant red
pitched up alongside Rob’s custard- transaxle didn’t ever head into battle.
coloured pride and joy at our photo “Proving the case for the 968 being such
shoot, hosted by Manor Park Classics in a strong and reliable machine, Hartech’s
Runcorn. It’s a wonder Matt has joined primary racer didn’t fail, despite being
us — earlier in the day, having travelled hammered hard. In other words, my
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be perfectly comfortable. Trouble is, as Like Rob, Matt has treated his rear-view mirror. Simply sitting in the car Above Matt’s car
with most nice things, new Recaro sports powerful Porsche to a set of KW Variant makes me want to drive it… fast.” was formerly owned
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of Recaro SPGs in need of restoration with Pagid performance pads and specialist he uses for his 993, featured for the firm’s main
motorsport machine
(well, what do you expect for a combined braided hoses. “The Club Sport chassis on the cover of the August 2019 edition
purchase price of less than £250?!). and M030 anti-roll bars are already of 911 & Porsche World (funnily enough,
Plenty of elbow grease, a session with there, which is why the KWs made alongside a 968 Turbo S reviewed in the
Matt’s father’s compressor and spray perfect sense,” he beams. “Similarly, the same issue). When the car first rolled
gun, new seat belt sockets from Rose seats transform the attitude of the car. through the workshop’s doors, electric
Passion, official Recaro mounting Colour-coded Recaros are, after all, a windows were working intermittently (the
brackets, new-old stock covers, new defining feature of the 968 Club Sport regulators were twisted and corroded,
harness hole surrounds, an evening and, when hunkered down in them, the and with no new parts available, garage
cutting new seat foam and plenty of driving position in my Sport is absolutely proprietor, Andy, freed the motors and
patience later, and you’d be hard pressed perfect. Everything is in exactly the fabricated new runners), the tailgate
to mistake the seats now occupying the right place, be it the gear stick, steering catches refused to allow the lid to open
cockpit as anything other than Club Sport wheel, the view through the windscreen (again, refurbishment was the order
equipment, an assumption made easier or the positioning of the pedals, offering of the day, with new gas struts added
by the absence of rear seats, replaced maximum control. for good measure) and, when driving Below Body-coloured
by a custom carpeted privacy shelf The bespoke rear shelf helps to on motorways, Matt found tracking to Recaro hardbacks
and a rear seat delete
(manufactured by Matt’s own hands) remove anything tempted to clutter the be worryingly skew-whiff (“especially continue the Club
topped with a luggage net. view over my shoulder or even in the during braking”). To ensure back tip- Sport theme

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top operating condition, polyurethane outlay. These are seriously screwed body styles are available to choose from, Above Be honest,
suspension bushes replaced tired rubber, together cars,” he adds, confirming his though the 968 Sport was only available you’re scouting online
classifieds already,
alignment was reset and, as mentioned near three-year 968 Sport ownership as a hard-top.” aren’t you?!
earlier, brake system consumables were experience rivals that of time he spent in Looks that have weathered well, near
renewed, along with new caliper seals. charge of a 912, a 996 Gen II GT3 and a equal front-to-back weight distribution
997 Turbo, as well as his trusty 993. resulting in Röhrl-rated handling, modern-
AIR AND WATER “I love the 968, not least because it is a ish interiors, fantastic feedback through
A Quaife ATB limited-slip differential substantially easier and cheaper Porsche the chassis, a pleasing rasp indicating
is waiting in the wings, promising to to maintain than a 911,” Matt reveals. plenty of poke and, naturally, the
further optimise the car’s handling “There’s also the added advantage of a tempting low cost of ownership make
abilities at speed, something Matt is 968 Sport blending in — unlike the Club the 968 Sport a criminally overlooked
keen to enjoy at every opportunity. “The Sport, there are no model identifying model in the Porsche back catalogue,
drive is fantastic,” he says. “Historically, body graphics keen to attract the but with so few produced, you’ll have
many people have considered Porsche’s attention of thieves. If I owned a Club trouble finding one, particularly when
transaxle range to be less worthy of Sport, I’d be worried about leaving it current owners rightly question exactly
attention than the 911, but as far as unattended in the street.” Rob nods in what they could replace their Sports with
the 968 is concerned, it’s useful to agreement. “These cars are new enough in the same price bracket. Put it this
remember this is a model manufactured not to have sunk to the levels of neglect way, Rob and Matt don’t appear to be
during the air-cooled era, despite being suffered by many 944s at a time old letting go of their brightly coloured
a front-engined, water-cooled car. This Porsches didn’t command the money modern classics any time soon (we
means it’s a Porsche built to the same they do today, but you can still get hold asked). And with their Porsches
exacting standards as the 964 and 993, of a good 968 for anywhere between ten providing such extraordinary value for
but available with much lower financial and twenty grand. Coupe and cabriolet money, who can blame them? l
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2001 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe #13627 1992 Porsche America Roadster #13008 1992 Porsche America Roadster #13226 1986 Porsche Carrera Coupe Turbo
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30 YEARS OF 968
FULL FRONTAL
The 968 Club Sport is a fabulous driver’s car, but add a turbocharger and, in 1994, you had

P
a contender for the GT2 class at Le Mans. Porsche produced just four examples of the
Turbo RS, making it the rarest model in the 968 line-up…
Words Johnny Tipler Photography Petersen Automotive Museum

orsche’s Weissach racing evolution from the 968 Turbo S Let’s place the 968 Turbo RS in
skunkworks has homologation special. There were two context. Setting the scene for the 1994
produced amazing versions of the resulting 968 Turbo 24 Hours of Le Mans, the demise of the
competition cars over RS, both powered by the three-litre World Sportscar Championship a year
the years and was turbocharged inline-four: one trim was earlier (due to spiralling development
particularly adept at specified for Porsche’s customer teams costs, which deterred even the
recycling redundant componentry to to contest the German ADAC GT Cup, Mercedes and Peugeot works teams
build cars like the twenty-two examples while the other was built to meet 1993’s from competing) thrust GT racing to the
of the 964 C4 Leichtbau, as well as Le Mans GT regulations. Extraordinary limelight. Typically, Le Mans organising
the 924 Carrera GTRs that raced at Le cars by any standards, just fourteen body, Automobile Club de l’Ouest, with
Mans in 1980. A decade later, between examples of the 968 Turbo S were its unfathomable Indices of Performance
late 1992 and early 1994, those same assembled, while only four 968 Turbo and Thermal Efficiency, were not slow
Weissach boffins were creating a similar RSs saw the light of day. in devising an equivalency formula

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that allowed production-based GTs to during the night. He later admitted to accordance with national ADAC GT
compete directly against LMP prototypes overcompensating for the extra drag regulations, ballasted by 150kg to
and IMSA WSC cars. The corresponding imposed on the car with its headlights match the 1,350kg minimum weight
regulations called for twenty-five units erect, which slowed nocturnal progress. limit and developing 337bhp using the
of each competing car to have been built K27 turbo from the Turbo S, while the
in order to qualify for GT1. The number BACK TO FRONT lighter 350bhp Turbo RS employed a
rose to two-hundred units for GT2. While On the whole, front-engined Porsches KKK L41 turbocharger, developing 369lb-
the Seikel Motorsport 968 Turbo RS (we’ll never played much of a front-line role ft torque at 3000rpm, weighing
come to this particular Porsche shortly) in top-line motorsport. Sure, the 924 in at 1,212kg and was aimed at a
was a shoo-in for the GT2 class, Porsche Carrera GT, GTP and GTR tackled Le wider variety of racing applications,
shrewdly revived a pair of 962s and Mans, a single 928 raced at Sarthe in including Le Mans. As well as the
entered them in GT1 under the auspices 1983 and, of course, we shouldn’t forget weight differences between these
of German fashion magnate, Jochen the significance of the 944 Turbo Cup, specifications, the ADAC GT trim’s fifth
Dauer. Much to the dismay of Toyota’s which laid the foundations for Carrera and sixth gears were shorter, while
LMP1 team, the Dauer 962s ended up Cup and ran from 1986 to 1989. Even so, the endurance cars featured a larger
finishing in first and third place. The 968 along with discontinuation of the 928, fuel tank with fast-acting refuelling
Turbo RS, on the other hand, crashed production of the 968 was slated to end valves and air-jacks. Chassis numbers
out after eighty-four laps when its driver, in 1995. This was a last roll of the dice. of the four 968 Turbo RSs built were
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones (a successful Weissach based the full-fat 968 Turbo WPOZZZ96ZNS820065 (Guards Red),
gentleman racer, former boss of L’Oréal RS on the 968 Turbo S for customer WPOZZZ96ZPS896061 (Speed Yellow),
and currently serving as President of race teams. As noted at the start of WPOZZZ96ZPS896062 (Black) and
the FIA’s Endurance Commission), this article, there were two different WPOZZZ96ZPS896063 (White).
tried too hard at Tertre Rouge corner specifications available: a build in Why only four? I asked the maestro

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himself, Jürgen Barth. “Yes,” he attests,
Joest Racing outfit while the team was include winning the 1980 manufacturers’ Above One of the
“at the same time as assembly of the waiting for its own 968 Turbo RS (the title in the European Touring Car rarest Porsches ever
manufactured and
964 RSR 3.8, these cars were built in fourth build) to be finished. Retaining Championship, as well as running one of the brand’s
my Customer Sports Department in its red bodywork, but sporting a yellow an NSX in the Deutsche Rennsport best-looking race cars
Weissach for ADAC GT and other GT front panel, Turbo RS number one was Meisterschaft (DRM) series. From 1994,
championships, including BPR, but only entered into the first ADAC GT race of Seikel espoused Porsches, and that’s
four examples of the 968 Turbo RS were 1993, driven by Manuel Reuter at Avus where the 968 Turbo RS comes in. The
produced because, simply put, the 911 and finishing in fourth place behind a team’s driver line-up for the year’s outing
was in far higher demand. Personally, pair of BMW E36 M3 GTRs and Seikel at Sarthe was banker and semi-pro driver,
Motorsport’s Honda NSX, but ahead
I liked the 968 very much, but in the end, Dr Thomas Bscher, 1990 Le Mans winner,
the success of the Turbo RS was of all participating 911s, including the Dane John Nielson and, as mentioned
decided by our customers — not enough 964 RSR 3.8s in attendance. After a earlier, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.
people wanted it.” retirement at Zolder, the turbocharged Nielson was at the top of his game,
transaxle remained in the custody of the as demonstrated when, the following
FIRST OF FOUR Porsche factory for the rest of the year, year, both he and Bscher won the BPR
The original 968 Turbo RS — the car but was farmed out to Seikel Motorsport Global GT Series in a Dave Price Racing
pictured on these pages, carrying for the aforementioned appearance at McLaren F1 GTR-BMW. As we now
chassis number 820065 and the example the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans. For this know, however, our 968 Turbo RS feature
to compete at Le Mans in 1994 — was race, the car was repainted yellow. car didn’t make a great impression at
completed at the end of 1992 and served Seikel Motorsport was founded in Sarthe. Thereafter, still in its Seikel-ran
as a Weissach development mule. 1968 by and was active in touring car yellow colour scheme, it was sold to
Porsche loaned it to Reinhold Jöst’s and GT racing until 2007. Highlights Porsche racing stalwart, Lloyd Hawkins,

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an American who, along with co-drivers Joelson was able to specify the colour goods. It was eventually returned to him
David Murry and Shawn Hendriks, placed and commission water-cooling for the in perfect order. Phew! Ownership then
his new toy in eighteenth place at the frontal intercooler, as well as the wiper passed to former factory test driver,
close of 1995’s 12 Hours of Sebring. The blade fairing, central bonnet duct and a Robert Reister, who used the force-
well-travelled 968 participated in other bigger rear wing. The body modifications fed transaxle to compete in the South
IMSA races and could have won its last were carried out by Porsche tuning African Porsche Challenge series. He
race at Road Atlanta in 1996 but for a specialist, TechArt, in collaboration with retained ownership until 2001, when the
busted turbocharger. The car has since Barth’s team, and thereafter applied to car was housed in the Apex collection of
been restored in Guards Red — as we the street-legal 968 Turbo S. Joelson, Porsche GTs on the Weltevreden Estate
see it here — and was subsequently sold along with Chevron and Porsche racer, near Stellenbosch. Later, the car would
at Gooding & Company’s 2012 Amelia Peter Gough, campaigned his Turbo RS be road registered and imported into
Island auction for $346,500. Considering in his home country. Great Britain, both actions enabling me
the same auction to get behind the
house shifted a
968 Turbo S for MIGHTY THREE-PIECE, CENTRE-LOCK wheel, of which,
more later.
$729,000 just as SPEEDLINE STAGGERED EIGHTEEN-INCH 968 Turbo RS
this issue of 911 &
Porsche World went WHEELS, SHOD WITH PIRELLI P-ZEROS number three
remains black, but
to press, it’s safe to
say the asking price ALMOST SCRAPING THE BODYWORK now wears striking
pink and purple
of any of the four blobs, affording it
968 Turbo RSs is likely to be considerably After its first season of action, the the nickname, Bubbles. This car employs
more in the here and now. car was sent via Lufthansa airfreight all the endurance racing modifications
In the present, 968 Turbo RS number to Weissach for servicing. Not outlined earlier, including a 120-litre fuel
one resides in Louisiana and is a popular unreasonably, Joelson expected his rare tank, air jacks and a series of lightweight
sight at Porsche events and club Porsche to land in Germany a day after components. Raced by owner, Erik
meetings across the USA. Car number despatch. Alarmed it didn’t arrive when Hendriksen, and Justin Bell (son of
two, finished in Speed Yellow, was anticipated, and growing more anxious Porsche and Le Mans legend, Derek
sold to Bruce Joelson, a South African with each passing day, he tracked the Bell) in five rounds of the 1994 BPR GT
Below 962 gear knob
motorsport aficionado and friend of Gerd car to Saudi Arabia, where it had taken Championship, it most notably finished
punctuates a cockpit Schmid, Jürgen Barth’s colleague in the up residence after being taken off the the 4 Hours of Dijon in sixth place overall
clad in carbon-fibre Weissach Customer Racing Department. aircraft at Nairobi in favour of perishable and the 4 Hours of Jarama in eighth. It’s

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thought to be the last of the four 968 911 racing veteran, Dieter Köll, in the 968 Turbo RS chassis in anticipation of Above Perceived
Turbo RSs to be completed, making it the 1994 ADAC GT series, finishing fifth further commissions. Indeed, some have demand encouraged
last front-engined, four-cylinder race car at Zandvoort. Subsequently, the car been used as the basis for non-factory Australian tuner,
Fitzgerald Racing, to
built by Porsche, despite being third in was exhibited in the showroom of a Turbo RS builds by teams including build its own Turbo
the series of 968 Turbo RS builds. Volkswagen dealership in Germany Hendrick, Paragon, Freisinger, Fitzgerald, RS-spec cars
and, in 1999, new owner, Bruce Corwin, Autohaus and Milledge. Contemplating
LAST OF ITS KIND shipped the front-engined, water-cooled the stance and guise, it’s clear to see
As mentioned earlier, car number four wonder to the USA, using it to compete we’re looking at a full-on race car. It’s
was originally bought by Joest Racing in a few autocross events and taking positively bristling with amendments and
to compete in the 1993 German ADAC part in regular trackdays, before passing additions: the fairing over the windscreen
GT series. At the car’s highly anticipated custody to Jason Burkett (CEO of wipers to assist aero, the aggressive
Nürburgring debut, Manuel Reuter Texas-based BMW and Porsche spares front splitter, the absent headlamps, the
qualified on pole, but in the Esses, soon specialist, Paragon Products) in 2003. duct on the bonnet for dissipating heat
after the start, he was bumped out of Unlike its trio of siblings, 968 Turbo RS from the intercooler, the pair of inlet
contention by an RS 3.8. The 968 was number four’s bodyshell contained a ducts, tow-eye, rear wing-spoiler, special
returned to Weissach for repair and sophisticated roll cage attached to all catches for rear hatch and bonnet. Then
was then acquired by Michael Roock’s four suspension points, plus it featured a there’s the mighty three-piece, centre-
Leverkusen-based Roock Racing Team. Halon fire extinguisher system, air jacks, lock Speedline staggered eighteen-inch
The original Grand Prix White paint an adjustable rear wing, front splitter and wheels, shod with Pirelli P-Zeros almost
scheme was enhanced with Roock’s a 43-litre fuel cell. scraping the bodywork — the Turbo RS
trademark blue front-end and Mobil The Customer Racing Department sits twenty millimetres lower than the
1 graphics, and the car was driven by within Weissach made several spare 968 Club Sport, already dropped twenty

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millimetres over standard. Try to shake system sit at the front of the passenger is mounted at the back of the boot and
the body and you’ll discover it’s rock solid. footwell. A crude plastic tube emerges is operated by a press-button on the
The driving lights have been converted beside the driver’s side A-pillar delivering centre console on an ad hoc basis, as if
to headlights, complete with plastic lens cool air, rather like one of those speaker you were washing the windscreen. It’s
protectors. The sills and side skirts are tubes on the bridge of a ship. Conversely, not a thermostatically controlled setup,
unique to the Turbo S and Turbo RS, too. the gearshift is topped neatly by the knob so a bit primitive by today’s standards. A
Under the bonnet, the turbocharger is from a 962. range of different rear spoilers enabled
set at a different angle to that of the 924 Interestingly, the engine’s intake competitors to decide how radical they
progenitor, and there’s a huge intercooler system and top end are derived from needed downforce to be.
in the front of the engine bay. The engine the 944 Turbo, but mounted on a 968 The 968 Turbo RS exhaust consists of
itself is straddled by a carbon strut-brace, crankcase. There is no restrictor on the two pipes: one from the manifold and the
flat of profile to clear the bonnet lid. A engine, though two of the four finished other running straight to the turbocharger
comprehensive assemblage of scaffold Turbo RSs were obliged to be equipped and then from the end of the torque-
poles within the tube back, as if a
cabin constitutes
the Matter roll- I WAS IN CHARGE OF AN EXTREME, black anaconda has
attached itself to the
cage, probably ROAD-GOING RACING PORSCHE RELISHING underside of the car.
constructed
within the shell FORWARD PROGRESS AND ABHORRING There is no silencer,
no catalyst, just a
and then the
roof-welded in ANY KIND OF INTERRUPTION single three-inch
pipe and a large void
place over the where the silencer
top. The plumbed-in fire extinguisher with one when contesting the ADAC would live on a 968 road car.
system emanates from cylinders in GT Cup, dropping power from 350bhp I was fortunate enough to encounter
the rear footwells, and the pipes run to 337bhp in this format. The yellow 968 Turbo RS number two, during
reassuringly around the interior of the car (that’s number, two, in case you which, I drove it on demanding upland
cabin. Investigate more minutely, and need reminding) was further modified backroads. I accept we’re hardly talking
the fasteners that run around the body with a single-nozzle Sobek water spray the Mulsanne Straight, but arduous
panels also have waterproof washers system to help keep intercooler and oil enough to provide a real workout.
Below Boosted — you don’t get them on a conventional cooler temperatures in check, the latter Accessing the 968 Turbo RS cockpit
968 inline-four was
available with power road car. Meanwhile, the modules of the mounted within the front air intakes. The requires the dexterity of a contortionist,
closing in on 350bhp Bosch Motronic engine management water tank that feeds the Sobek system as illustrated when I squeezed between

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the diagonal door bar and snuggled the rock-hardness of the suspension and they didn’t grab and there was no drama Above Each of the
down into the Recaro bucket seat. the bumpiness of moorland roads, with as they hauled the car up. The ride, of four Turbo RSs was
painted a different
There’s no carpet or headlining; the consequent inadvertent modulation of course, was hard, but not horrendous, colour (red, yellow,
armrests/door-pulls are bisected by the throttle. Each surge of acceleration though it did bang on the bumps and I black, white), with this
roll cage diagonals, and there’s a steel evoked a blare from the exhaust, was bounced around like hell. But this car being the first
plate in the driver’s footwell. It’s plain, accompanied by the rasping, popping was very much a fun ride, and the 968
rather than diamond or chequer pattern, and banging on overrun. I was in charge Turbo RS an extremely nice car to drive.
but pretty uncompromising. I was in an of an extreme, road-going racing Porsche A lovely one to race as well, I imagine.
unquestionably race-orientated cabin, relishing forward progress and abhorring In the final analysis, the Turbo RS is
bare yellow with a matching leather any kind of interruption. Stones rattled on essentially a 968 Club Sport treated
MOMO steering wheel, but surprisingly the underside of the un-sound-deadened to steroids and surgery to transform it
comfortable and not especially austere. wheel arches. Slick, six-speed gearshift, into a track monster. All the trappings
There was a passenger seat, which and during braking, it was totally of a race car are present, and the Turbo
wouldn’t have been fitted when the assured, though with each downshift, RS boasts its aggression accordingly,
car was raced. Both Recaros featured the aggressive four-piece racing clutch though once in motion, it’s a hoot to
Kevlar backs and were enmeshed with grabbed on the transmission. drive. All modifications have been
four-point OMP harnesses, while the tastefully applied. It’s poised, purposeful,
handbrake was where it should be, to ANGLE OF ATTACK functional and aesthetically pleasing.
the left of the driver’s seat. Ahead of the Power delivery was wonderfully linear Even the rear wing isn’t too big or
passenger, the glove locker was a façade at low revs, sweet as a pussycat, but at dynamically insane — this is a very
concealing a section of rollover tubing. 4,000rpm, the turbocharger kicked in and attractive car. It’s comparable with a
The odometer read 15,442km, the car really took off with staggering 964 RSR in respect of its rawness, and
tickover was just over 1,000rpm and, acceleration out of bends and on the remains the rarest RS Porsche ever
on the move, the car whizzed around long, undulating straights. It’s got its assembled, but what does the future hold
to 4,500rpm as a matter of course, own aural repertoire, this 968: I will for such a 968 now? It’s too amazing
the boost gauge registering 1.5bar. An never forget the deep, sonorous baritone to be a mere trackday warrior and, in
overboost control made itself known on boom echoing off dry-stone walls, or any case, you’d need to fit a silencer to
the steering column stalk. The car was the machine-gun backfire. I’ve never avoid exceeding the decibel meter. This
loud and it was raw, and I felt even the heard anything quite like the snarl on is no concours queen, either. The 968
tiniest undulations in the road surface overrun — more a deep, mournful bellow. Turbo RS could be eligible for one of
through my backside. This sensation There was no need for wrestling with the the Porsche Club GB Championships,
became less all-encompassing as other wheel because of the power-assisted Britcar, the German VLN and the USA
factors came into play: the directness steering, though there was a certain C-production class in SCCA events.
of the power-assisted steering, the amount of torque-steer under full power, Masters Endurance Legends? Too many
slickness of the six-speed shift, the drawing slightly to the right. Even so, this LMP1 cars for it to be competitive, but
powerful muscle-building clutch, the rare beast was actually very compliant, Peter Auto runs great historic series, and
wheelspin in first gear, the eagerness of civilised even, with sharp turn-in into the the 968 Turbo RS would be a great fit in
the engine to rev right round to 6,000rpm. corners where it tracked absolutely true. Endurance Racing Legends. Own one of
Sure, I was bouncing up and down due to The brakes were extremely efficient, the fantastic four? Let’s front up! l
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GAME
Race car preparation specialist, John Clonis, has finally found time
to finish his passion project: a 1975 Carrera RSR 3.0 recreation…
Words Emma Woodcock Photography Dan Sherwood

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YOU AND YOURS
his story is a long time Porsche credentials by buying, restoring, When the period’s economic recession
coming. Decades of racing and, er, crashing a genuine 1973 hit and motorsport business took a
Porsches, planning Carrera RS 2.7 during the late 1980s, downturn, he grabbed the opportunity to
and luck unite in John he upgraded the car to Carrera RSR embark on another ambitious Porsche
Clonis’ personal 1975 3.0 specification and swiftly forged a project. “After the banking crisis took
911 Carrera RSR 3.0 reputation for his race car preparation hold, we weren’t racing much, but by
evocation. Built by John and his team at talents. Seeing his work, competitors that time, we’d completed many Porsche
thriving motorsport support and Porsche wanted him to look after their Porsches. restorations,” he recalls. “I figured we
restoration specialist, CT Racing, the Consequently, business snowballed could use what we’d learned to construct
air-cooled classic blends a genuine RSR throughout the noughties. “It got a car, race it for a while, then sell it on.”
3.0 driveline with remanufactured RSR serious!” he laughs. “We were so busy I He knew what to build, too — being a
running gear, a 1974 Carrera 2.7 road didn’t have time to compete anymore.” long-time fan of endurance motoring
car shell and all the new-old stock parts Regular readers will recall the bright events, he set his heart on contesting
John has accumulated over a three- yellow PK Sport 996 GT3 RS featured classic endurance races with a fully
decade competition career. He can’t in the February 2021 issue of 911 & homologated Carrera RSR 3.0 replica.
wait to slip behind the wheel — the RSR Porsche World, a car which this year
3.0 (limited to little more than fifty units celebrates exactly two decades since RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
and known to fetch multiple millions at racing at Le Mans. John is its proud One of his previous motorsport
auction) is one of his dream drives. owner. Clearly, he can’t stay resist the machines could have been an option
Praise can’t come much higher from driving seat for long. In fact, by 2008, — throughout the 1990s, John raced a
a man who’s been around 911s his after many years spent helping others to classic 911 loaded with a huge selection
entire working life. After establishing his race, he was itching to hit the track again. of factory original RSR 3.0 components.

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He developed the car extensively to keep for a range of competition Porsches, but fresh coat of Mexico Blue paint can Above John’s 911
pace with more modern opposition. they count for nought without a viable flatter to deceive — several of the car’s lockdown project is
Today, those very same modifications car to fit them to. John trawled the body panels required remedial work better than your 911
lockdown project
would count against him. “That old internet for an appropriate starting point, and the rest had to be replaced entirely.
racer had been chopped around, tuned which took the form of a stalled 2.7-litre Customer restorations are a regular part
and converted to right-hand drive,” he coupe restoration project in nearby Kent. of John’s business today, but at that
explains. “We had to move forward with “The car had been used for racing since time, rejuvenating the 1974 shell was the
the times back biggest challenge
then, try to keep up
with whatever else HOMOLOGATING HIS 911 AS A 1975 RSR he’d faced. “It’s
the first car we
was on track. You ALLOWS HIM TO RUN SIXTEEN-INCH ever built from the
couldn’t get away
with it in today’s WHEELS WITH A HUGE FOURTEEN AND A ground up. The
bodywork was
historic racing
competitions. HALF INCHES OF WIDTH ATTHE BACK a nightmare,” he
groans. Specialist
Original automotive
specification is key, which is why the mid-1970s,” he tells us. “By the time metalwork cleaning and anti-corrosion
the genuine RSR engine and I bought it, very little 911 was left. It firm, Surface Processing, acid-dipped
transmission live on this recently was little more than a painted shell with the surviving panels and monocoque to
completed recreation.” extensive British racing history. There’s remove paint and contaminants, before
The CT Racing workshops in Essex every chance I might have competed coating the treated parts in a protective
overflow with period and pattern parts against it in the late 1980s!” Of course, a molecular resin solution, allowing John

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 YOU AND YOURS
and his team to see precisely what he’d
bought. Thereafter, once every section of
the donor ‘blank canvas’ was renovated,
it was treated to the Surface Processing
procedure all over again, and was
powdercoated for long-term protection.
HERTS BEAT
Dipping highlighted the need for a new
floor pan, inner front wings and sills, all
of which were sourced as new genuine
Porsche parts. New-old stock wheel arch
extensions, bumpers and a rear spoiler
form the wide-reaching extremities of the
RSR 3.0 body kit, CT Racing finessing the
fibreglass parts to a seamless finish. In
a nod to its previous life, the car wears a
full respray in Mexico Blue, too. Finishline regulations dictate recreations have to in the same way with smaller alloys,
UK, a classic car bodywork specialist do the same — in the interests of clarity, because the damper can protrude too
near Stevenage, took care of paintwork it’s worth us pointing out many of today’s near the wheel when you lower the
and prep, but the arresting white striped historic sports car competitions are open ride height. There are brake clearance
livery was applied by one of John’s to original classic race cars, but to boost issues, too.” Homologating his 911 as
former employees. “To be honest, all the number of entries on grids, not to a 1975 RSR, however, allows him to run
blue looked a little boring, which is why I mention recognition of the now sky-high sixteen-inch wheels with a huge fourteen
decided the car should be finished with value many of yesteryear’s motorsport and a half inches of width at the back.
white stripes in the vein of classic RSR machines attract, most series allow Wrapped in Goodyear radial racing slicks,
racing liveries,” says John. “I love the the participation of cars which have freshly manufactured BBS sixteens now
look. You can see the designs of many been built to meet period specification. sit in the corners. The stripped-out cabin
different RSRs coming into play, resulting This makes perfect sense, but the 1974 shows the same attention to detail —
Below Wrightune built in a racing 911 with its own identity.” RSR 3.0’s small wheel size would have FIA regulations let his Porsche weigh as
flat-six makes use of
RSR 3.0-specification Early 1974 Carrera RSR 3.0s competed hampered John’s ambitions for his car. little as 920kg, but John insists it won’t
internal components with fifteen-inch wheels. Historic race “You can’t configure the suspension carry a kilo more.

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 A modern Recaro bucket with a six- discreet heated windscreen element for his Carrera RS 2.7 in the late 1980s Above The view
point Sabelt safety harness will hold him provides stronger demisting abilities (but never used), the Italian automotive John hopes to be
enjoying as lockdown
tight and, as you’d expect, the passenger than the original fresh air vents. Dials accessories brand’s ever-popular three- restrictions ease and
pew and rear bench are both gone, as are refurbished by Palo Alto Speedometer spoke steering wheel design nods to the car can finally hit
the carpet and soundproofing. Custom- complete the work, John retaining the the earliest days of John’s enduring a race circuit
made CT Racing polycarbonate side and clocks he received with the donor 2.7 obsession with Porsche.
rear windows remove mass higher up, when his name appeared on its logbook.
and the deletion of the window winding Every major touchpoint is carefully THE REAL DEAL
mechanisms makes another marginal considered. The damaged 1974 The suspension boasts even stronger
gain. Simplified door cards and an dashboard remains, but is now flocked to historic motorsport credentials, not
absent glovebox lid also contribute to the minimise glare and hide repairs, while the least because all four rebuilt Bilstein
bulk-saving effort, but one of the most shift knob and rubber gaiter are replaced dampers are genuine RSR 3.0 items, as
radical weight-saving tricks goes almost with new Porsche items to breathe life are the anti-roll bars, creating a tangible
unseen: all the original Porsche electrical into the original gear lever. The throttle link to Porsche’s original RSR race cars.
systems are replaced by a maze of pedal is another fresh part, John making John has also installed shortened rear
modern, motorsport-specification wires the swap from the factory plastic- suspension arms, which were sourced
and fuses, permitted by series organisers on-plastic part when he discovered from the spare parts package he formed
on the grounds of safety and reliability. some RSR 3.0 racers ran with a metal for his earlier RSR replica. Designed
A unique CT Racing harness keeps the accelerator in period. A patinated MOMO specifically for Porsche competition
entire assembly as robust, light and Prototipo crowns the cabin with its own cars, there’s every chance they too could
space efficient as possible, and the historic motorsport connection: bought be period parts. New springs and a faster

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RSR 3.0 parts, of course, but thinking designed to last fifty hours when new!” years, followed by another twelve months
sensibly, safety concerns are more With this in mind, the air-cooled flat-six to get the car registered as compliant with
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ended up with so many 911 parts in the cylinder heads and RSR-specific Bosch the technical regulations for historic race
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Porsche 300mm disc. Twin modern pistons and conrods, every part was I couldn’t rush this project, but I knew it
master cylinders help the brakes bite, sourced direct from Porsche. The five- would eventually come into place.” With
and John has even managed to plumb speed Type 915 transmission has also a bit of luck, 2021 will be the year he’ll
them into an original RSR 3.0 pedal box. been rebuilt (using period ratios), while finally get to drive his faithful RSR 3.0
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JAZ PORSCHE
D
Thirty years young and based in the cathedral city of St Albans,
Jaz matches the biggest ambitions with the smallest details…
Words Emma Woodcock Photography Dan Sherwood

etail delights at Jaz. He’d know, having spent more than Jaz is a respected fixture of the
The multi-era Porsche four decades working around Porsches Porsche scene — the company has
specialist concentrates of every description. In that time, he’s kept its longest standing customers for
on perfecting the built an enviable reputation for working decades. “Many of the Porsche owners
tiny points others with 356s and historic race cars, but who have walked through our workshop
might miss, from Jaz welcomes everything from pre-A doors have become good friends,” he
replicating period production techniques coupés to the latest Cayennes, Boxsters smiles. “Some have brought the same
to fixing (at no extra cost) the nagging and the newest generation of 911. And car to us for decades, others regularly
imperfections on every car entering the all this from a man who grew up with change models. There are also Porsches
company’s service bays. Quality control very different passions. “As a kid, I which keep returning, even after they
is the mission of Managing Director, was primarily interested in sailing and pass into new ownership.” We wonder if
Steve Winter, who personally inspects ships. By chance, I ended up working Steve knows who his longest-standing
ninety percent of the cars visiting Jaz’s at a Porsche garage not long after my customer is. “A lovely woman named
6,500ft2 facility in St Albans. “If a bulb sixteenth birthday. I’ve been in love with Josephine,” he replies, instantly. “She’s
fails, the screenwash jets need adjusting the manufacturer’s products ever since.” been bringing her treasured 911 SC to
or a door pocket is hanging off, we’ll Currently celebrating Jaz’s thirtieth Jaz for more than twenty-five years.”
just go ahead and fix the problem,” he anniversary, he became co-founder of Communication and transparency
explains. “It’s the little things that make the company in 1991 and took sole are key to the Jaz approach. Steve’s
Porsche ownership better.” ownership of the business five years later. wife, Claire, works hard with company
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Facing page Steve secretary, Joanne, to ensure Porsche deep-rooted knowledge also enables us 914-6 and a right-hand-drive 911
and Claire are proud owners are kept fully informed at every to work effectively on modern Porsches. assembled in 1965.
to be celebrating
Jaz's three decades step of a service, rebuild or restoration. After all, the DNA for every one of the
serving the Porsche “We’ll send photos when we find company’s products can be traced IN THE BLOOD
enthusiast community
something amiss and we try to respond back to the 356. When you explore this A passion for motorsport also runs
immediately to customer feedback,” history, especially from an engineering, through Jaz. Engine builder, Rob, loves
says Steve. “We want people to know design and technical perspective, you to get behind the wheel, workshop
what’s happening at every stage of every can understand the culture of Porsche technician, Gary, boasts extensive
process.” To this end, Jaz encourages as a company and how its engineers experience in race car preparation,
owners to talk with the mechanics who have approached projects across and Steve has been a constant pitlane
work on their cars, especially if they want more than seven decades of sports presence since 1984. “I’ve been a
to explore the finer technical points of car development.” Several members mechanic or team manager at every
Porsche design. The workshop is open of the Jaz team have been working level, from campaigning 924s in
to visitors, too. with the company for fifteen years or one-make series to the Carrera Cup
“Our roots are firmly grounded in air- more, and five of the eight-strong crew and daylong races at Silverstone,” he
cooled cars, experience which gives the drive Porsches. Steve and Claire share says. “I started racing in 1994 and I’m
entire Jaz team an understanding of the a particularly impressive collection, pleased to say Jaz currently races its
brand’s engineering,” he continues. “This including a 356 pre-A Coupé, a fantastic own two-litre 911s.” He bought his first

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short-wheelbase 911 with friends in an World), having previously helped To prove the point, Steve references the Below All manner of
attempt to secure entry to the Le Mans clients successfully participate in the enhanced output of Jaz two-litre flat- Porsche road and
race engines are
Classic. Sadly, their application proved 1000 Miglia (including a Jaz customer sixes, rated at 200bhp after climbing looked after at Jaz
unsuccessful, but the car has since raced piloting a 356 pre-A Coupé), as well race from an already respectable 165bhp.
in Tour Britannia (the UK’s leading race a factory original 914-6 GT at the Le Engine and transmission rebuilds
and rally event for historic and classic Mans Classic. Needless to say, engine are an evergreen part of the business,
cars) and the 6 encompassing
Hours of Spa.
Jaz channels its JAZ IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS CAPABILITIES standard road
car refreshes and
vast knowledge WITH AIR-COOLED POWERPLANTS, BUT customisation
of configuring
competition NINE OUTOF EVERY TEN CARS ENTERING programmes alike.
Keeping Rob busy,
Porsches into
supporting THE WORKSHOP AREWATER-COOLED Steve tells us Jaz
overhauls twenty-
customer racing five engines and
programmes, tackling every category, preparation for motorsport applications even more transmissions each year.
from rallying to circuit racing. The team is another speciality. “We’ve built multiple He constructs each gearbox himself
is currently building a pair of 997 Gen II engines for two-litre 911s since we and, he’s keen to stress, everything but
Turbos for the Targa Tasmania closed- started racing them. We’re constantly machine work is completed in-house.
road rally (a competition outlined in pushing development boundaries to Current contracts include a commission
last month’s issue of 911 & Porsche increase performance and reliability.” to refurbish twelve 356 A split-case

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transaxles, as well as a partnership with currently developing. They’re destined for with slightly older cars, and joining Above From the
Swiss 356 and 912 precision engine a pair of 911 SC chassis and the team is Rob, our additional engine whizz, Chris, thoroughly modern
to the totally vintage,
parts specialist, JPS Aircooled, to create currently in the process of maximising carries out all our M96 and M97 996 and Jaz caters for all ages
a 150bhp flat-four. “JPS has developed performance. “We’re designing our own 997-generation 911 flat-six rebuilds.” of Porsche sports car
the engine design, we’re taking care of cam profiles and developing unique And there are many — Jaz is well known
the assembly, dyno testing and fitting,” pistons for these special cars,” he grins. for its capabilities with air-cooled
Steve explains. Jaz is also rebuilding “I’ve been consulting with a premium powerplants, but nine out of every ten
a 964 Carrera RS driveline for Henry at exhaust expert to ensure we get the pipe cars entering the workshop are newer
911virgin, the firm starring in an ongoing sizes and angles exactly right.” Individual water-cooled models. Not only does this
YouTube series. throttle bodies and electronic engine include the aforementioned Boxsters,
management systems will add to a Caymans and all recent 911s, but also
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT remarkable project, but it’s important to Cayennes, Panameras, Macans, diesel-
Any opportunity to exercise attention to recognise how the Jaz team approaches powered Porsches, products from the
detail really excites Steve, which is why general servicing with the same brand’s transaxle family of vehicles (Jaz
he can’t wait to tell us about the highly zeal. “Our guys pride themselves on recently rebuilt the suspension of a one-
tuned 3.4-litre air-cooled engines Jaz is diagnostics and fault finding, especially owner 924 S which had covered only 40k

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 miles from new) and any other Stuttgart- aims to capitalise on the stockpile racing parts pile. It’s one of those items
crested speed machine you care to think of Porsche items Steve and his team you just can’t find easily or without great
of. Even so, the company boss has a have accumulated over three decades, expense,” says Steve. “Jaz enjoys three
firm favourite. “The 356 is undoubtedly giving customers access to rare deliveries a day from suppliers, plus
my personal passion, but we never turn classic components difficult to source another from Porsche. Our aim is to
our noses up at provide everything
any Porsche,”
Steve continues. A RECENT1972-BUILT CARRERA RS 2.7 a customer could
need.”
“Claire drives a 987 LIGHTWEIGHTRESTORATION EMPLOYS Thanks to
Boxster S as her
daily hack and I ANOTHER LITTLE-KNOWN FEATURE, continued (and
growing) interest
make use of a first-
generation Boxster ONE STEVE IS QUICK TO HIGHLIGHT in the 964, 993 and
now 996-generation
2.7. It would be 911s, light
daft to dismiss these Porsches, not only elsewhere. A dedicated ninth employee restorations and recommissioning
because they’re excellent sports cars, — himself an ex-Porsche mechanic — will projects are another developing side to
but also because their popularity helped operate the division. “People already ask the Jaz Porsche portfolio. These modern
saved the brand.” whether we’ve got no-longer-serviced classics rarely need engine or bodywork
Below A warm Business is set to expand further this and rare componentry in stock. Just rectification — Jaz focuses its attention
welcome awaits every year, when Jaz opens its eagerly awaited last week, we supplied a driveshaft joint on improving brakes and suspension
visitor to Jaz's St
Albans headquarters parts department. The new initiative for a short-wheelbase 911 from our ex- instead. “Renovating those systems
TECH: SPECIALIST

alone makes a huge difference to how projects — taking regular advice from Lightweight restoration employs another Above and below
a 911 drives. These are the dream cars Classics at the Castle founder and little-known feature, one Steve is quick From basic servicing
to extensive engine
of their owners and we get fantastic foremost early Porsche expert, Fred to highlight. “Porsche placed a small rebuilds and full
customer feedback following completion Hampton, Steve strives to ensure his orange sticker on the front of the later vehicle restoration,
Jaz has you covered
of the work.” restorations are factory correct in every Carrera RS 2.7 to identify each chassis
The Jaz team starts by removing detail, an attitude extending far beyond coming down the production line. It’s
the running gear and examining each what most enthusiasts will ever see. hidden beneath the bonnet badge and
component for corrosion and wear. He even writes the final four VIN digits no-one would ever know it was there
Redeemable parts are vapour blasted in yellow chalk under the dash pad and unless they were told to look for it,” he
and re-plated, while everything else is signs the dashboard of every repainted says. “The car we’ve just completed
swapped for new (unsurprisingly, shock pre-1973 911, replicating period Porsche wears the most accurate replica sticker
absorbers, wheel bearings and brake practice. Additionally, every bolt is I could find. It’s the details that make
calipers are common candidates for catalogued for its maker’s mark, ensuring a restoration perfect.” That’s the Jaz
replacement). The scheme replicates the any replacements are exactly the same philosophy — Steve and his team always
meticulous attitude the Jaz workshop as the originals. sweat the small stuff. Here’s to the next
employs for its largest renovation A recent 1972-built Carrera RS 2.7 thirty years of trading! l

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30 YEARS OF 968
968 (1991-1995)
A
Top-of-the-range 968s can be bought for less than bottom-of-the-barrel air-cooled 911s.
Here’s what you need to know when on the hunt for the last shout of Porsche's transaxle range...
Words Dan Furr Photography Dan Sherwood
sk one of your mates to chance those unfamiliar with Porsche’s legacy parts applied to the new car by Porsche's chief
bring to mind a model from products (beyond the 911) will incorrectly designer, Harm Lagaaij, the final evolution
Porsche’s transaxle family of identify a 968 as a 944. Which in a way, it is. of the four-cylinder, rear-wheel-drive, front-
cars, and they'll most likely As outlined earlier in this issue of 911 & engined, water-cooled Porsche product line was
think of a 944 or a 928. They Porsche World, the 968 was intended to be deserving of its own name.
might even visualise a 924, launched as the 944 S3, the ultimate iteration The 968's DNA was clearly traceable all
but they're unlikely to picture the 968. In part, of the best-selling Porsche product prior to the way back to the narrow-bodied 924, yet
this is due to the fact that so few 968s were the arrival of the Boxster, but thanks to the the ‘new for '92’ sports stunner had much in
assembled, but it’s also because there’s every high number of replaced or re-engineered common with the 928 S4, including always

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visible headlamps and wraparound rear all-new Variocam variable valve timing BODY & IDENTITY
taillights. This was no coincidence — technology (as detailed on page 106 of The 968 you’re looking at should display a matching
Lagaaij developed a common design this issue of 911 & Porsche World). Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on its V5 document
language for Porsche's model range, If there’s a positive to be drawn and on the identification plate attached to the offside slam
bringing the 911, 928 and 968 together out of the 968’s apparent anonymity panel. Additionally, the car’s VIN will be stamped into the
as a family of products with front ends outside the Porsche enthusiast scene, offside inner wing. Elsewhere on the V5, you’ll see the
mirroring the look of the technological it’s how the model’s value on the used engine number. Check this against the number etched
tour de force that was the 959. This car market has remained pleasingly into the rear nearside of the block. If they don’t match, ask
approach was in contrast to promoting low. Even a top-flight, immaculately the owner why the car has been fitted with a replacement
different models with few shared presented 968 Club Sport is going cost powerplant. There might be a perfectly reasonable
features, which had become tradition at less than a rusty old 911 SC in need explanation for this (failure), but make sure it ties in with
Porsche, much to the detriment of the of an engine rebuild and a retrim. The what the supporting paperwork suggests. Receipts from
company as the 1990s drew near, when flip side of the same coin, of course, Official Porsche Centres or recognised independent
manufacturing costs were spiralling is that there aren’t as many 968s to specialists should fill you with confidence and, in our
and sales were slumping. choose from as one might like (fewer experience, it's more than likely the garage responsible for
Like the 944 before it, the 968 was than 13,000 examples of all variants carrying out the work will be happy to chat to you about the
available in hard-top and cabriolet were manufactured for worldwide fault and, importantly, the fix.
formats. It was offered with a far distribution), but with base models Spend a couple of quid at mycarcheck.com, where you
greater selection of interior and exterior often hovering around the ten grand can download a history report outlining any insurance
colour schemes than its predecessor, price point, and with the UK-only Sport claims, change of registration number, recorded mileage
as well as an updated version of the available for half as much again, it’s and whether there’s any outstanding finance on the car.
944 S2's three-litre inline-four, now fair to say any 968 will deliver a huge You should also enter the vehicle’s details into the DVLA’s
delivering almost 240bhp free of forced amount of Porsche for your money. free-to-use MOT history database, which can be found
induction and making use of Porsche's Go hit the classifieds! l at bit.ly/dvlamot. The service will return all test passes,
failures and advisories registered as far back as electronic
records are stored (which is helpful in identifying any
ongoing mechanical or safety issues) and, if you have the
V5 document number at your disposal, you can even see
which test centre carried out the inspection.
You don’t need to park a 968 next to a 924 or a 944 to
see obvious similarities between the styling of each model,
with the 968 representing the most curvaceous iteration of
Harm Lagaaij’s vision for Porsche’s four-cylinder transaxle
offering. Despite being galvanised at the factory, however,
the 968’s body attracts rust in hard-to-see spots, including
around the rear suspension equipment and floor pans. It
might be difficult to check these areas in advance of your
test drive, but try to get underneath the car and have a
good poke around. Better still, take someone with you who
knows what they’re looking at. Fortunately, sill corrosion
isn't as profound as it is with the 944, although the 968's
chunky side skirts can hide a multitude of sins. Again, get
on the floor and have a good look at the car's metalwork.
Damage may have been inflicted upon 968s in track
trim, so check panel gaps to make sure they’re straight.
Look for signs of mismatched colour and don’t be afraid to
ask questions. You might be eyeballing a Porsche which
has simply been tapped with a trolley in a supermarket
car park, but then again, the car might have been stacked
into a tyre wall at a race circuit. Either way, Porsche body
repairs shouldn’t be done on the cheap, so ask to see
receipts relating to the work, if applicable. A paint thickness
gauge will help you to determine if you’re looking at rear
quarters full of filler. Oh, and if you’re intending to buy a 968
Cabriolet, thoroughly examine the condition of the car's
hood. Products from Renovo will help recolour canvas, but
tears may be expensive to fix. Small nicks probably won’t
get any worse, but check they’re not letting in water. Fully
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TRANSMISSION, BRAKES AND SUSPENSION
968s benefit from a six-speed gearbox in place of the 944’s five-speed unit. A
dual-mode four-speed Tiptronic gearbox (a new introduction to the Porsche
product line) was offered on late 968s. Tiptronic and VarioCam made the 968
something of a technical marvel (and an expensive car to produce), adding to
its enviable reputation as a perfectly balanced sports car, but be prepared for
costly repairs if the tech-fuelled transmission goes wrong. For this reason, our
advice is to seek a 968 equipped with a manual gearbox.

ENGINE & PARTS AVAILABILITY

The 968’s engine is a naturally aspirated three-litre unit once
touted as the world’s largest capacity four-cylinder production
powerplant. Featuring a 104mm bore and an 88mm stroke,
the smooth-running straight-four featured Porsche’s new-for-
the-time VarioCam variable valve timing. Much like Honda’s
more famous VTEC system, VarioCam continuously varies the
timing of intake valves by adjusting the tension on the chain
connecting the exhaust and inlet camshafts. This process
ensures the engine is performing at its best for the driving
conditions experienced at any given time, whilst keeping When out on your test drive, establish how easy is it to change gears. A high-
emissions at a safe and sensible level. miler may feel ‘notchy’, which may mean the clutch needs replacing. Sadly,
Sounds good, huh? Well, yes, but check for any rattling noise you'll need to prepare for the possibility of buying a new dual-mass flywheel at
emanating from the VarioCam system. Ask the seller when the same time. Linkages are known to wear, but this is a cheap fix.
the parts were last examined for signs of wear. Also, look for Brembo four-piston brakes — originally a plus point of the 944 Turbo —
documentation highlighting a change of fluids, filters, belts and feature as standard equipment on the 968, as do lightweight aluminium
the engine’s water pump. If there is no sign of this work taking semi-trailing arms, but an M030 sport chassis upgrade provides even greater
place, consider it as a bargaining point. You won't want to be stopping power thanks to even bigger calipers and cross-drilled 304mm discs.
driving the car far until the jobs are carried out, so factor the Whichever brake package the car you’re looking at makes use of, British braking
cost into the price you're prepared to pay. If in doubt, call your equipment manufacturer, EBC Brakes, has a range of reasonably-priced discs
nearest independent Porsche specialist and ask for a quote. It's and pads available in different designs and compounds to suit your driving
in their interest to put your mind at ease. style and the environment you’ll be travelling in.
Finding a 968 with low mileage is a good result, but regular Ask anyone who has experience of driving a 968 and they’ll tell you the model
servicing and frequent oil changes are required on every classic handles like it’s on rails. Making use of the same suspension setup found on
Porsche, regardless of how much ground they’ve covered. the 944 Turbo (McPherson struts with standard Sachs dampers or M030 cost-
Have a butcher’s at the dipstick for the colour and condition option Konis), the 968 wows with its lack of body roll, even when being thrown
of oil. Do the same with the contents of the coolant expansion into tight corners at speed. The experience is enhanced further with Sport and
tank. All should be in good order. Thankfully, the 968's 944 Club Sport models thanks to their chunky anti-roll bars and a lower centre of
heritage means all mechanical parts and related consumables gravity produced by a dropped ride height, but listen out for knocks over bumps,
are in plentiful supply, with Porsche Classic releasing an ever indicating worn bushes, which are common on a car of this age. Check for
increasing number of newly manufactured spares for legacy irregular sounds at full lock, which may indicate a problem with the steering
models. Independent specialist retailers, including Design rack. If the car pulls to one side or feels tail-happy over bumps, then this may be
911, FVD Brombacher, Frazerpart, Rose Passion and 9Apart a sign of tired shocks (check for leaks) or out-of-kilter alignment.
stock new genuine and aftermarket components. Second-
hand spares are also in good supply, with Porsche Spares
UK (formerly Woolie's Workshop) recognised for possessing
a wide variety of difficult-to-source trim, chassis and body
components. In other words, don't be worried about the
availability of parts, whether new, used, OEM or aftermarket.
Are there any screeching noises when turning the steering
wheel on full lock? If so, check the level of the power steering
reservoir and ask the seller when the fluid was last changed.
While you’re under the bonnet, eyeball all hoses and vacuum
pipes for signs of wear. These are easily replaced, but it’s an
expense you can do without.
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INTERIOR & TUNING the car. Thankfully, help is at hand: Dave the
When stepping inside a 968, it’s difficult to believe Trimmer, Southbound, Classic FX and Awesome
Porsche’s claim you’re sitting in a car comprising are just four different UK-based automotive
eighty percent new or re-engineered parts when upholstery specialists well-versed in Porsche
compared to the 944 S2. Everything is utterly interior repairs (the latter offering CNC-machined
familiar, from the clocks to door cards to the gear anodised aluminium vent recess inserts to
knob. This certainly isn’t the step forward many protect 944 and 968 covered dashboards and
would expect from a manufacturer’s new model, reinforce the panels), while expert vehicle
which goes some way toward highlighting early detailing company, Cambridge Concours, is
plans for the 968 to be badged as the 944 S3. on hand for reconolising and comprehensive
Even so, the classic ‘oval dash’ is a great design, restoration of discoloured cabin (and body) trim.
has weathered well and is far more modern than Before you’re tempted to tinker, make sure
what was being fitted to the same-age 911. the car is properly serviced and is running
Sporty variants of the 968 focus on weight without fault in a standard state of tune. Once
saving, so forget about electrically adjustable you’re satisfied this is the case, a plug and play
seats or precious soundproofing materials. In K&N panel air filter, an enlarged stainless steel
fact, forget about creature comforts full-stop, exhaust system and renewed hoses will make
although UK-only Sport models served as a half- a world of difference to the airflow qualities of
way house between a standard 968 and the more your new Porsche. Unlike modern ECUs, the deletion and lightweight pulleys will also provide
extreme Club Sport. Thankfully, Porsche saw fit 968’s electronic brain can’t be live mapped, optimised power. As per the Club Sport, however,
to continue its trend of equipping transaxles with meaning chipsets need to be installed on the the easiest and most cost-effective way to
ridiculously comfortable seats (even the Sport original circuit board. These old-school parts make a 968 quicker and faster is to reduce its
featured Comfort pews), but fabric centres can can be ordered direct from K300 Performance overall weight. Consider ditching the rear seats,
fray if exposed to direct sunlight for prolonged and should improve the torque curve of your car, heavy audio equipment and any other parts
periods, dashboards can crack due to the same whilst simultaneously raising its rev limit. For the you consider supplementary to requirements.
(a 'greenhouse' effect, where the sun cooks the most comprehensive ECU upgrade, invest in a Porsche did, and look at the result!
dash with intense magnification of heat through standalone engine management system. 968 suspension and brake upgrades aren’t in
the windscreen) and large Sport seat bolsters can A re-profiled camshaft will offer instantly short supply, with retro-fit M030 cost options and
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SEISMIC SHIFT
I
PDK is the default choice of transmission for today’s new combustion-engined Porsche
sports cars, but will it be the last new gearbox the manufacturer develops?
Words Shane O’Donoghue Photography Porsche

n the past couple of issues Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research dual-clutch gearboxes, for that matter)
of 911 & Porsche World, and Technology in 1979. has more in common with a manual
we’ve charted the design and The 995 was developed as a concept gearbox than it does an automatic (such
development of the first two for the construction of a future four- as Tiptronic), it’s important to understand
Porsche automatic gearboxes, seater sports car. Its objectives focused how a manual transmission works. Let’s
namely Sportomatic and on fuel economy, safety and noise. walk through the basic operation of a
Tiptronic. The latter’s successor, PDK, Engineers at Porsche’s research and ‘constant-mesh’ design.
is the next logical instalment in the development facility in Weissach
series. And yet, somewhat surprisingly, used the then new(ish) 928 as the ON THE FLY
development of a dual-clutch gearbox technological basis for the research In this system, the input shaft is
at Porsche predates the roll-out of prototype. Special features included a connected or disconnected from the
Tiptronic. Indeed, PDK (an acronym five-speed double-clutch transmission. engine via the clutch pack bolted to the
for Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe, Considering the 995 was focused flywheel. A fixed gear on this input shaft
which translates from German simply as primarily on fuel economy and the 908 is always meshed with another gear fixed
Porsche double-clutch gearbox) surfaced race car was, obviously, all about speed, to what is known as the ‘layshaft’. When
in the 1980s, but deep within the what was it about a dual-clutch gearbox the clutch pedal isn’t pressed, the engine
engineering archives at Porsche, there’s design that appealed to Porsche’s turns the layshaft. The latter features
evidence of design and development engineers? The answer is quite simple: fixed gears, the number of which
work concerning double-clutch designs uninterrupted delivery of an engine’s correspond to the number of ratios in
going as far back as the 1960s — an output during gearchanges, without the gearbox. These are in constant mesh
experimental prototype was designed to the slippage of a torque converter and with their opposite number (gear pairs) Above The Type
995 research and
fit the 908 race car (in action from 1968), other disadvantages associated with on the output shaft. The gears on the development vehicle
and another was destined for the Type ‘traditional’ automatic transmissions. output shaft, however, are freewheeling — a cross between
a 928 and the Adam
995 research vehicle commissioned by Now, because the PDK design (and all unless a gear is selected by the driver. West era Batmobile

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 There are countless different to combat the complaint, especially is engaged. Think of each of these input
mechanisms to translate the driver’s for its range of turbocharged engines, shafts as being analogous to the layshaft
movement of the gear lever into a gear which experience loss of boost pressure in the manual gearbox described earlier.
change, but in effect, they all use forks during interruption to engine output and, The gears on the input shafts are paired
to slide a synchromesh unit along frustratingly, take time to recover. A dual-with freewheeling gears on a single
splines in the output shaft, engaging the clutch design, such as PDK, overcomes output shaft. This is sometimes referred
requested gear and locking its rotation this complaint, but how? to as a ‘main shaft’ due to it driving an
to that of the output shaft. The gearing is actual output shaft via fixed gearing, but
determined by the relationship between HOLLOW GESTURE for the purposes of our description, it’s
the two meshed gears in each pair. For There’s still a clutch pack, though it worth simplifying: the input shafts hold
simplicity, we can ignore the fact the contains two discrete clutches, one gears for alternating ratios. For example,
input and output shafts can be directly smaller than the other. These engage one will be responsible for first, third,
connected for a 1:1 gear ratio, but take or disengage drive from the engine to fifth and seventh gear, while the other will
it from us, the synchromesh unit itself two separate gearbox input shafts, one be for second, fourth sixth and, if fitted,
is a fascinating eighth. We don’t
device, responsible
for matching the IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS TO REALISE need to worry about
reverse gear for the
speeds of the ACCURATE CONTROL OF CLUTCHES AND purposes of this
output shaft with
the selected gear. GEAR SELECTORS IS KEY TO THE SUCCESS explanation.
Let’s say the
While we
enthusiasts love OF THE DUAL-CLUTCH GEARBOX outer input shaft
(the shorter of
to change gear the two) includes
for ourselves, in pure engineering terms, fitting inside the hollow of the other, but first, third, fifth and seventh gear, as
there’s a major drawback to the design of turning independently. In order to extend described above. To select first gear
a manual gearbox: as alluded to earlier, beyond the outer shaft, the inner shaft is before moving off from rest, both
the engine’s power must be interrupted longer at the end, where its fixed gears clutches disengage from the engine
for a gearchange to take place. Sure, are located. If the inner clutch pack is and the selector mechanism moves
this is bad news for emissions and fuel engaged with the engine, this inner shaft the first gear synchromesh unit on the
economy, but inhibited performance (and all its gears) will rotate. Likewise, output shaft to lock the first gear into
Below 2009 PDK
transmission from the was the primary reason Porsche was the shorter outer shaft features fixed rotation. Remember, all gear pairs are
Panamera G1 obsessed with developing a system gears that turn whenever the outer clutch already meshed, so now the output

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shaft is locked into rotation with the system or the driver — all that has to applications, but the core principle of a Above 924 Turbo with
outer input shaft. As soon as the outer happen is the disengaging of the outer manual gearbox halved and then spliced PDK transmission
— look through the
clutch engages with the engine, it turns clutch and engaging of the inner clutch. together is shared. And it doesn’t take windscreen and you'll
the outer input shaft, which then turns These operations can be carried out a genius to realise accurate control of see the vehicle's data
logging equipment
the output shaft to the wheels via the almost simultaneously, meaning a clutches and gear selectors is key to the
first gear pair. Keep in mind the inner constant, uninterrupted flow of power success of the dual-clutch gearbox.
clutch remains disengaged at this point, to the wheels. And that’s a dual-clutch
meaning the inner input shaft is not gearbox in a nutshell. There are many WAITING GAME
being actively rotated. It’s also worth variations on the theme, mostly to allow Despite the idea surfacing as far back as
noting the unused gears on the output for a different number of gears, different the 1940s, from Porsche’s perspective,
shaft are freewheeling. levels of torque output and packaging, the packaging and sophistication of the
Obviously, the next gear to be selected not to mention use for front-wheel drive, electronics needed for effective dual- Below The 924
Turbo's Type 2612
is second, so whichever control system rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive clutch operation was finally considered PDK gearbox
is operating the gearbox knows what
needs to be pre-selected. The clutches
are unchanged at this stage and drive
is going to the wheels in first gear, but
the selector mechanism moves the
second gear synchromesh unit on the
output shaft to lock the second gear into
rotation (with the shaft). As we’ve already
explained, the paired gear for second
is on the opposite input shaft to the
currently selected first gear. Due to the
fact all gear pairs are already meshed,
the inner input shaft is locked into
rotation with the output shaft, bringing
it up to speed.
Second gear is now pre-selected,
but not active. This state is likely to
have occurred automatically when first
gear was selected, the benefit being
that when second gear is called for
— by either the gearbox’s own control
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Above Taken in achievable by the 1980s, despite still were made to this early system all the swimmingly in the weeks leading up
1981, this is another being something of a challenge. Our way to 1987. Porsche even allowed to the event, though — the dry clutch
photograph of the
924 Turbo's PDK test favourite manufacturer embarked on a select few of the period’s motoring packs regularly disintegrated, down-
transmission a fresh development program for the journalists to try its exciting new shifting was causing problems and the
technology, squarely aiming its efforts on transmission. Feedback was generally hydraulic control system was unreliable.
the enhancement of Porsche production positive, but Porsche found the dry Nonetheless, Porsche persevered,
cars in response to increasing numbers clutch setup temperamental and difficult partially because Audi, at the behest of
of buyers around the world opting for to control consistently. A wet clutch was Ferdinand Piëch, had expressed a strong
automatic gearboxes. The dual-clutch considered necessary, but expensive. interest in buying the technology for its
design could, it was argued, reduce Nevertheless, with the search on for own use. There was much at stake.
fuel consumption As if the
and save weight
when compared THE EARLY VERSION OF PDK challenge of
completing (let
to a conventional WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR RACING AND alone winning) the
automatic cog
swapper (with WAS FITTED TO THE VERY 956 THATWON world’s greatest
race wasn’t
torque converter),
while also giving THE 1983 24 HOURS OF LE MANS enough, the works
team’s drivers
the driver a had the additional
‘direct drive’ feeling with no interruption an automatic transmission for the challenge of adapting to the new
between gear changes. Needless to say, in-progress 964, it looked as though gearbox: a clutch pedal was used
Porsche’s motorsport department was Porsche might make the required to move off from rest (to ensure a
keen to take advantage of the availability investment. Ultimately, it didn’t come to sophisticated electro-hydraulic system
of flat-out up-shifting. Development work pass and the project was canned. wasn’t required) and, by nature of the
began in earnest. In 1983, while testing was taking PDK layout, it was no longer possible to
Below 962 C KH Early on, a bulky prototype PDK was place, the early version of PDK was skip a single gear, though a gear could be
with PDK gearbox,
Diepholz race in fitted to a 924 Turbo serving as test made available for racing and was fitted pre-selected using a lever in the cockpit,
Porsche Supercup, mule, before the 944 was called into to the very 956 that won the 24 Hours if required. Thanks to gearchange
1987, Hans-Joachim
Stuck at the controls service for development. Enhancements of Le Mans that year. Things didn’t go buttons on the steering wheel, however,

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it was possible to always keep two cooling and lubrication, enhancing of Tiptronic S, adjusting to road or track Above 2021 911 GT3
hands on the wheel. Additionally, fatigue longevity and providing consistent surfaces and the way the host Porsche PDK looking very
much like a manual
was significantly reduced by the lack of clutch engagement. Of course, the rapid was being driven.
need to press the clutch pedal for every acceleration of computing power in the The brand’s engineers have continually
required gearchange. lead up to PDK’s release into the wild refined the PDK concept since launch,
was just as important, allowing fine evidenced by the dropping of unpopular
VIVA LA FRANCE control over the whole transmission, steering wheel buttons for proper
Following a couple of promising outings permitting fully automated operation gearshift paddles and, for some models,
in 1985, it was clear Porsche’s engineers when required, or semi-automatic where adding an extra ratio to help improve fuel
had considerably improved PDK. The the driver is in control of when gears are economy. Given the widespread shift
system’s racing calendar was radically changed. Launch control was easy to to automotive electrification, a move
ramped up for the following season. By incorporate into the system (and mightily Porsche itself is championing with the
this time, it had been proven that, despite impressive with it!), while there were all-electric Taycan, will PDK be the last
a weight penalty (against a manual three distinct driving modes for drivers gearbox to be developed by Porsche
gearbox), a PDK-equipped car lapped to choose from. The PDK control system worthy of more than a footnote in Below Stubby PDK
shifter in the sublime
quicker. The system wasn’t deemed also expanded on the adaptive ability history? If so, what a way to go. l 992 Carrera 4S
reliable enough for long endurance races
— indeed, a 962 fitted with PDK was
entered into Le Mans, but didn’t finish
— yet its uninterrupted speed ensured
suitability for sprint competitions. In
a 962 kitted-out with PDK at the 1986
360km of Monza, Hans-Joachim Stuck
was able to give the system its first
victory and, pleasingly, PDK enjoyed
moderate success for the rest of the
season, until Porsche pulled the plug on
further development for motorsport.
It took a further two decades before
PDK was finally readied for market,
replacing the Tiptronic S gearbox when
the second-generation 997 was revealed
in time for the 2009 model year, though
the system has been the subject of
further development for nearly a decade.
ZF was responsible for much of the work
involved in bringing PDK to production
and, unsurprisingly, wet clutches were
used from the off — oil helped both
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30 YEARS OF 968

TIMING IS Above The 968's

arrival brought

EVERYTHING
forward Porsche's
own flavour of
variable valve
timing technology,
which informs the
manufacturer's car
production today

VarioCam was Porsche’s first variable valve timing technology and debuted

V
in the 968. The system has come a long way since the early 1990s, but is
now more important than ever…
Words Shane O’Donoghue Photography Andy Tipping, Dan Sherwood, Porsche

ariable valve timing (and Before we delve into VarioCam design for each valve: when it opens, when it
control) was the must- and its development through the years, closes and how far it opens. There’s also
have car technology it’s worth refreshing our knowledge a fourth, referred to as valve overlap, but
of the late 1980s and of fixed engine valve timing, and we’ll cover this later in this article. Let’s
early 1990s. Japanese therefore the need to alter it for different first consider the requirements for the
manufacturers conditions. We’ll stick to four-stroke valve positions in a quite simple four-
appeared to be leading the way, engines using camshafts and valves stroke engine cycle in a single cylinder.
which must have displeased brass at because those are the only ones relevant Starting with the piston at top dead
Porsche no end, especially when high- to Porsche engines, and it doesn’t really centre (TDC) at the beginning of the
tech sports cars from the Land of the matter how many valves or camshafts induction stroke, the inlet valves open to
Rising Sun were beginning to muscle there are, nor how the camshaft allow air and fuel (unless we’re dealing
in on Porsche’s production sports car connects with the valves — the principles with a direct-injection engine, of course,
stomping ground. The German marque are the same. but that’s a story for another day) into
was quick to act, launching its catchily The profile of the lobes on each the cylinder. The downward motion of
titled take on the idea, VarioCam, in time camshaft are shaped to open and close the piston causes pressure reduction
for the start of 968 production in 1991. the valves at a precise time, to a precise sucking the air-fuel mixture in. When
The system is still in use today, albeit a valve lift for a precise duration. There the piston reaches bottom dead centre
in much evolved form. are three distinct variables to consider (BDC), the compression stroke starts. All
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 valves are closed, and the air-fuel mixture through the intake valves, effectively to flow back into the cylinder before
is compressed as the piston moves back allowing more air in for a given cycle, the exhaust valves close and, if the
up towards TDC again. providing the exhaust valves are closed proportion of these gases is too high, it
Next up is the power stroke, where before fresh intake air exits them, of can cause incomplete combustion of the
the air-fuel mixture is ignited by the course. This is called the scavenging fresh air-fuel mixture, which manifests
spark plug (diesel is a little different, effect. Valve overlap is particularly useful itself as rough idling. This scenario is
but we’re focusing on the petrol cycle at high engine speeds, where gas flow unacceptable in a regular road car, let
here). Ignition usually occurs before rates are higher, and the scavenging alone a Porsche.
the piston reaches TDC, but this isn’t effect is even stronger. Before variable valve timing came
important for the purposes of this article. along, engineers of road car engines
The energy released by the burning of OVERLAP OF HONOUR had to compromise on valve overlap
the fuel pushes the piston back down Unfortunately, valve overlap is less — it was fixed by the design of the
the cylinder, turning the crankshaft. useful at idle and low engine speeds. inlet and exhaust camshaft lobes —
Incidentally, the valves are still closed at It’s not difficult to envisage some of the ensuring smooth idle was maintained.
this stage. Then, on reaching BDC, the incoming air-fuel mixture exiting the Sometimes, this meant increasing idle
exhaust stroke speed (much to the
begins, the exhaust
valves open and PORSCHE’S INITIALATTEMPT detriment of fuel
economy) in a bid
the piston pushes TO MINIMISE COMPROMISES WAS to maintain a useful
the spent gases
out of the cylinder RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT valve overlap. It’s
important to note,
before the whole
cycle starts again. REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE however, valve
overlap isn’t the
Now is a good only aspect of valve
time to explain valve overlap. There is exhaust, is it? Along with this, if overlap timing considered a trade-off. The timing
often a period of time where both the is too long, it can make for rough idling. of exhaust valve opening, for example, is
exhaust valves and inlet valves are open This can be explained by the duration of a compromise. To extract the maximum
at the same time, toward the end of valve overlap. With fixed valve timing, energy from the expanding gas in the
the exhaust stroke and the beginning the overlap is a set number of degrees cylinder, it makes sense not to open the
of the induction stroke. This is valve of crankshaft rotation, but the slower exhaust valves until the piston is at BDC,
overlap. During this period, the rapid the engine speed, the longer it takes but this means the piston has to push
Below M44 three-litre flow of gases through the exhaust ports, for the crankshaft to turn that number against higher cylinder pressure on the
inline-four is a very
robust engine and in conjunction with the design of the of degrees, which is why, at low engine exhaust stroke, effectively wasting some
will respond well to whole inlet and exhaust system, creates speeds, the valve overlap is longer in of the energy gained. If the exhaust
massive mileage if
cared for correctly pressure waves that can cause suction duration. This can allow exhaust gases valves are opened before the piston

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reaches BDC, the cylinder pressure development of the 944’s replacement, a Bosch Motronic unit, was tasked Above 986 Boxster
quickly reduces. To complicate matters, the 968, focused on improving the with giving the signal to the solenoid. was the next Porsche
sports car to receive
the ideal timing varies with engine speed performance of the outgoing model’s By default, there was no valve overlap, a VarioCam system
and load. naturally aspirated three-litre, front- because the exhaust valves closed at
Meanwhile, the desired timing of mounted four-cylinder engine, which one crankshaft degree of rotation before
exhaust valve closing is precisely linked featured double overhead camshafts the piston reached top-dead-centre
with that of inlet valve opening to create and four valves per cylinder (two inlet and the inlet valves didn’t open until
the valve overlap discussed above. and two exhaust). The 968’s updated 7.5 degrees after the piston hit TDC.
Inlet valve closing, however, comes version of the trusty inline-four retained This allowed for stable idle, even if the
with its own set of compromises. It’s all the same layout and swept capacity as VarioCam system failed. This setting
about trapping as much air as possible it enjoyed in the 944, but now featured was retained up to 1,500rpm.
within the cylinder before closing the variable timing for the inlet valves. It was also used for engine speeds
inlet valves, chiefly because this is The exhaust camshaft was driven by a above 5,500rpm, which may sound
what defines curious given our
the volumetric
efficiency of THE NEW WATER-COOLED FLAT-SIX earlier explanation
of valve overlap,
an engine, and MADE USE OF TWO CYLINDER HEADS AND but the valve
therefore the
performance and FOUR CAMSHAFTS, MEANING ITREQUIRED opening duration
was fixed by the
economy. And, as
you have probably TWO SETS OF VARIOCAM CONTROLS shape of the
camshaft lobes,
guessed by now, meaning Porsche’s
the ideal timing of inlet valve closing toothed rubber belt from the crankshaft engineers found more of a benefit to
changes differs with engine speed and with fixed timing. A short timing chain closing the inlet valves later at high
load range. Of course, there’s a lot more then drove the inlet camshaft from a engine speeds than they did with valve
to all this than we have room for across sprocket on the exhaust camshaft. So overlap. Meanwhile, to increase torque
these pages, but the core message far, so conventional. output in the mid-range, the VarioCam
here is that, before variable valve timing, system advanced inlet timing by fifteen
there were always compromises to be GRAND ROTATION crankshaft degrees to 7.5 degrees before
made. The first-generation VarioCam The clever bit came in the small TDC. This gave a 6.5-degree overlap
system, Porsche’s initial attempt space between the camshafts, where between 1,500rpm and 5,500rpm.
to minimise the aforementioned a solenoid-operated valve moved a Although this wasn’t the only
compromises, was relatively tensioner which, in effect, altered the improvement to the three-litre four-pot,
straightforward, but remarkably effective. timing of the intake camshaft relative to it was certainly a major step forward —
Among other technologies, the exhaust. The engine control system, power and torque jumped from the 944
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Above VarioCam S2’s 208bhp at 5,800rpm and 206lb-ft obviously, and the limited-production the case with the first GT3, timing was
technology: the valve at 4,000rpm to 236bhp at 6,200rpm Porsche making use of them is now the continually altered by the engine control
timing of the intake
camshaft can be and 225lb-ft at 4,100rpm respectively. stuff of legend. unit, allowing for much finer adjustment
changed in a fully Despite a little weight gain in the 968, The second iteration of the 996 GT3 of inlet valve timing to suit the full range
variable manner using
the vane cell adjuster the benchmark 0-62mph time dropped came with further improvement in of engine speeds and loads. Though the
0.3 seconds to 6.5 seconds and 2003, leading to even more eye-opening focus was on increased performance,
the top speed rose from 150mph to performance. The VarioCam system this also enhanced drivability, low-down
156mph. Small gains, ostensibly, but retained the same sprocket-based cam torque and, remarkably, emissions and
contemporary road tests confirmed that phaser idea, but the range of variation fuel economy. Porsche updated the 986
the 968 felt notably friskier. was increased to forty-five degrees and, Boxster the same year, fitting it with the
rather than having three set steps as was very same VarioCam hardware.
NEXT GENERATION
Though 968 sales never really took
off in the way many hoped, VarioCam
had proved itself a success. The next
Porsche to get the system was the
986 Boxster. The roadster’s new water-
cooled flat-six made use of two cylinder
heads and four camshafts, meaning it
required two sets of VarioCam controls,
but otherwise, the operating principle
remained unchanged. The Boxster’s
engine was the precursor to what would
power the 996, of course, and VarioCam
was carried over to the first water-cooled
911 virtually unchanged. It got a major
overhaul in 1999, however, with the
launch of the first 911 GT3. The idea of a
movable tensioner between each pair of
camshafts was ditched and, instead, the
sprockets turning the intake camshafts
were replaced with cam phasers.
Using oil pressure, these can alter the
rotation of the camshaft relative to the
sprocket turned by the timing chain,
resulting in altered timing of intake valve
operation. In crankshaft angle, the range
of adjustment of this first iteration was
twenty-five degrees and was operated
Right VarioCam Plus to three distinct settings, one covering
(with different strokes engine speeds up to 2,000rpm, the next
of the intake valves)
contains two engine up to 6,400rpm and then the third to take
concepts: camshaft
adjustment and valve the engine to its 7,400rpm rev limit. The
lift changeover timings were all about performance,
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Earlier, in 2002, a significant the outer pair of lobes defined the flexibility to optimise the whole engine. Above The 992's twin-
development of VarioCam was movement of the valves. The latest change to VarioCam Plus turbocharged flat-six
features a fresh round
introduced for select models. Named was introduced for the 992-generation of VarioCam updates
VarioCam Plus, it altered valve timing A MATTER OF TIMING 911’s turbocharged flat-six. Here, the
in the same way as before (with the Brilliant, right?! “But why?” we hear you shape of the airflow entering the cylinder
cam phaser), but added to that was ask. Well, it’s all about stable engine at low speeds and loads is altered by
an ingenious way to vary the valve running and complete combustion using two different lift profiles for the
lift, as defined in a 1998 European at low engine speeds and loads. The central lobes (described earlier) on each
patent (Valve operating device of an option to vary both valve timing and pair of inlet valves. One of them lifts the
internal combustion engine) filed by lift simultaneously allowed Porsche to inlet valve by just 2mm, while the other
Dieter Kraxner, Joachim Grünberger optimise the 996 Turbo’s engine across inlet valve in the same cylinder is lifted
and Dietmar Schwarzenthal. A key its operating range, from efficient idling by 4.5mm. This offset causes a swirling
component was a new switchable bucket and slow-speed driving to outrageous motion of incoming air and helps reduce
tappet. At its centre was a smaller performance at the other end of the instability at low engine speeds, to the
tappet sliding smoothly along the axis scale. The control and operation of these benefit of fuel economy and emissions.
of them both, in contact with the top of systems has, of course, been refined in Variable valve operation may have been Below VarioCam
the valve stem. The larger tappet was in the intervening years, but their principles verging on trendy in the 1990s, when is controlled via
the drive chain and
a fixed axial position so that it could be are unchanged. Variable timing was soon Porsche first introduced VarioCam, but provides a phase
connected with an oil pressure ‘signal’ added to exhaust camshafts, too (again, it’s nigh-on crucial today for a Porsche displacement for the
opening times of the
that then moved a small spring-loaded using cam phasers), giving even more engine expected to do it all. l inlet valves
pin within, ensuring the inner and outer
tappets were locked together at the
same height. Just as important as this
neatly packaged idea was a redesigned
set of cam lobes. Instead of a single
profile per valve, there were three thinner
lobes per inlet valve. The outer two
bore a high-lift profile (10mm in the
996 Turbo), while the central cam lobe
featured a profile resulting in valve lift of
just 3mm. What this mean was that when
the tappets were not locked together, the
outer lobes met no resistance to push
the outer tappet down (it was spring
loaded against these lobes internally),
allowing the central, low-lift cam lobe to
control the operation of the inlet valve.
When high lift was required, the tappets
were locked together by the pin and
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HARNESSING POWER
Do you own a first-gen 997? Are you experiencing hot start issues? Chances are, the wiring
harness linking the alternator and starter motor has failed. It's a common complaint caused by
exposure to repeated heat cycles in the engine bay. PIE Performance shows us the fix...
Words and photography Dan Furr

1 2

997 owners may suffer a slow crank when their car's flat-six is hot. Worst The problem stems from the alternator/starter cable being routed in such
case, the engine won't turn over until the temperature has dropped. The a way it is exposed to repeated heat cycles in the engine bay, causing
problem was addressed in time for the second-gen 997, but owners of earlier deterioration. A new genuine cable (pictured left) costs less than £90 and
models may run into the issue, often misdiagnosed as a faulty battery. We the fix should take you no more than three hours, though allow extra time if
visited PIE Performance Porsche (pieperformance.co.uk) for the fix. working with a Tiptronic-equipped 997 (due to more compact packaging).

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3 4 5

To begin with, raise the car on a ramp or axle stands. The main body of the airbox is held firm by locating There are two wiring harness plugs attached to the
Remove the scuttle covers and disconnect the pins. You will require no tools to pull the part free, airbox. Both need to be disconnected and pulled to
battery. Then, remove the airbox. Begin by loosening but exercise care and be sure the following steps one side. The first is clearly visible on the back of
the jubilee clip fastened to the throttle body. are observed beforehand. the housing. Carefully pull it free.

6 7 8

The second plug is less obvious, hidden behind the With the two wiring harness plugs disconnected and Wiggle while you work and lift the airbox free of
airbox body, but easily accessible. Pince the locking the jubilee clip fastening the airbox trunking to the its locating pins. Make sure the loose jubilee clip
pin and disconnect the plug. Pull it to one side. throttle body loosened, it will now be possible to doesn't fall into the engine bay and be careful not to
pull the airbox free. cause damage to the oil filler neck.

9 10 11

With the airbox removed, you can now remove the There is a mounting support bracket attached to the Undo the wiring harness plug attached to the throttle
throttle body. Four bolts hold the part in place. Using throttle body. It needs to be removed, but undo the body and pull the part clear. Now is the perfect time to
a ratchet and socket, free all of them. bottom bolt with care — it is pressed against a bolt clean it free of any contaminants, such as build-up of
with an integrated rubber collar prone to splitting. sticky oil between the housing and butterfly valve.

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Next up, you need to remove the plenum behind If you've excessively loosened the jubilee clips The harness we're replacing is attached to the rear
the throttle body. Unclip the breather hose and then attaching the plenum to the main inlet pipework, put of the alternator. We need to pull the unit forward
loosen the jubilee clips attaching the part to the them to one side or re-tighten them to ensure they to get access, which means removing the auxiliary
main intake pipework. When loose, pull free. don't drop down the back of the engine bay. belt. Using a socket, loosen the idler pulley.

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With the idler pulley allowing you to pull the belt This is the wiring harness connector attached to the And here is where the connector attaches to the
free, unscrew the alternator's fastening bolts and rear of the alternator. It can be a pig to get at unless back of the alternator. With the part pulled forward,
pull the unit forward, to allow access to the rear. You you have sufficient lighting and nimble wrists, but access should be easy enough, but you will need to
may need a pry bar if the part puts up a fight. removal is a simple case of unscrewing a nut. get a ratchet and 13mm socket in there.

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This is the connector linking the wiring harness Here is the same connector, as viewed from within There is only one fastener to unscrew, but much like
to the starter (refer to step 2 of this guide for the engine bay, and with the harness attached to the the jubilee clips mentioned earlier, be sure not to
clarification). The heat of the engine bay can cause starter. Access is limited, so unscrew using a 13mm drop the nut down the back of the engine bay. You're
the rubber boot to melt, leading to problems. socket on the end of a universal joint. now halfway through the job.

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The alternator/starter wiring harness is held firmly You will almost certainly need to use a flashlight With the clips successfully prized free, you now
in place by a pair of clips attached to engine bay to catch a glimpse of the clips. If you find yourself need to work underneath the car. Using a 10mm
hardware. These are notoriously difficult to see, but getting nowhere fast, it may be useful to unbolt the socket, undo the plastic nuts holding the protective
need to be unfastened to allow removal of the cable. aircon compressor, allowing more room to work. undertrays in place and pull them free.

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This end of the alternator/starter harness attaches With undertrays removed, this image shows you Start by removing the 15mm bolt at each end
to the gearbox. It is hidden from view, and the where the harness attaches to the gearbox. If of the rear chassis brace. As you can see, PIE
plastic cover hides a fastening nut, which must be working with a Tiptronic, the transmission will need Performance technician, Billy McLean, finds this
removed to allow the old loom to be pulled free. to be slightly lowered to allow enough room to work. part of the job immensely satisfying. Probably.

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Put the chassis brace safely to one side. As This picture illustrates the mounting bracket The gearbox will have lowered sufficiently for the
mentioned earlier, the 997's smaller manual gearbox attached to our Tiptronic S-equipped 997's gearbox. next phase of work to begin. Return to the cover
provides enough room to work without having to Undo the six 16mm bolts holding it in place and the hiding the connector attaching the wiring loom to
remove the brace or lower the transmission. transmission will drop a few millimetres. the side of the gearbox. Undo the two 10mm bolts.

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With the plastic cover free, you can now undo the At this point, the alternator/starter harness joins a The harness we are removing (and the one were are
13mm nut holding the wiring harness in place. second loom linking all the way along the car to the installing) features plastic cowling to force routing,
The position of this nut makes it susceptible to battery. In some cases, this loom will also need to protect the cable from corrosion and to hold it firm.
corrosion. Renew the part, rather than reinstalling. be replaced, but can be treated as a separate job. This locating lug is pushed into the gearbox housing.

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Shine a light where the alternator/starter harness The removed plastic cowling. As previously noted, The removed alternator/starter harness. At first
lives and you will see the plastic cowling. Its rigidity the smaller dimensions of the 997's manual glance, there doesn't seem to be much wrong — the
can make moving through the engine bay tricky. transmission allows for easier harness removal and rubber boot is in tact and no sign of cable damage —
Removal allows easy extraction of the wiring. installation, meaning this step may not be required. but heat can deteriorate wiring hidden from view.

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The connectors previously attached to the back The new wiring harness ready for installation. You As the late, great John Haynes so often said,
of the alternator and the starter. Yours may show may find it useful to have a friend help route the refitting is the reversal of removal. When done,
serious corrosion or melted rubber. Signs of failure, cable around the oil cooler and down the side of the reconnect the battery and enjoy driving your 997
however, aren't always so obvious. gearbox while you feed it through from the top. without fear of being stranded with hot start issues.

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We don’t just write
about and work on
Porsches — we drive
and live with them, too!
SEEING THE LIGHT
The gloom of lockdown has lifted. In Johnny Tipler’s case, it was when his
986 Boxster S had a new light switch installed at William Hewitt Porsche!
DAN FURR
1986 944 TURBO

Preparing for a return to the road and

to fix the source of a troublesome
cooling complaint. A duff thermostat
is the likely culprit.
Either that or an air
lock. Or sludge in
the rad. A process
of elimination, then!

DAN FURR
2006 997 CARRERA 4S

A new battery and renewal of the

alternator/ignition/starter wiring
should have eliminated the hot
start issues this
generation of 911
is known for. Drive
time is required to

T
know for sure.

JOHNNY TIPLER
2003 986 BOXSTER S

Who would have thought nipping out he fish and chip run somewhat, er, interesting. The next day, Above What do you
for fish and chips would have been so had become a regular I contacted Patrick O’Brien at Norfolk- think, Lance? It’s an
eventful?! Now, time to track down a amazing machine
718 Cayman for a once-a-week slot. Not based marque specialist, William Hewitt
photo shoot before that we don’t have Porsche. “Yep, it’s more than likely there’s
Mrs T and I enjoy a a couple of decent a fault with the switch,” he declared. “I’ll
long-awaited trip to purveyors within walking order you a replacement part today and
the Orkney islands. distance of our home in Cromer, it’s just we’ll see if it does the trick.”
that the chippy a few miles inland does On the appointed morning of switching
GARY CONWAY
2008 957 CAYENNE TURBO
everything a bit better. And, of course, the switch, I went out to start the car.
going there gets us out of the house. Nothing. We all know 986 Boxsters/
One evening, heading off on the weekly Caymans and 996-generation 911s are
Why do all modern Porsches seem cod run, I realised there was a light lack. fickle beings when it comes to locks
to suffer water and moisture ingress The abrupt transition from street lights and alarms draining the juice from
into supposedly sealed light clusters, to no lights made the on-board non- the host Porsche’s battery and, even
be they front or
back? Worse, most illumination situation suddenly serious. though expeditions had been few and
Cayenne owners I pulled the switch out a notch to make far between during lockdown, I’d made
don’t even know the the spotlights come on. The forward a point of starting the car every now and
problem exists!
luminosity was pitiful, and main beam again, letting it run until the temperature
was completely absent. I pulled over. gauge indicated the engine was
CHRIS WALLBANK
2016 981 CAYMAN GTS
My daughter, Zoe, got out and walked to toasty and the battery was likely to be
the back of the car. Nope, nothing there recharged. Now, though, the battery cries
either. The rear fog lights were deployed enough. In fact, it didn’t cry anything: it
Loving my 981 GTS, but also keen to to make us ‘technically legal’. was totally comatose.
explore the idea of a Porsche drop- We were halfway to Chiptown already, The operative sent to me by the AA’s
top for a summer of fun with Lady and decided to continue our journey. I Homestart breakdown recovery service
Wallbank. I’ve been
to view a few 986 found the headlamp flasher arm worked, was only half an hour behind my call.
Boxsters local to but needed to be held on continuously Clearly, he didn’t have many customers
where I live, but the in order to provide constant main beam, that day. He did the jump start thing
hunt is still on. which made right-handed gear changing and the car fired up, but his multimeter
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Above True blue, JT’s revealed the battery was only recouping fault of the 986 and 996, so Patrick
Boxster has joined half the required charge. I’ve owned this informed me). With the duff parts
the illuminati
car for nearly four years, and it hasn’t replaced, we did indeed now have the
had a new battery during my tenure, Full Monty of flashability.
and they do have a finite lifespan — six Patrick explained to me how the
years, maybe? Mr Patrolman had an barrel of that innocuous circular dial to
identical brand-new battery in his van. the right of the ignition switch, the one
Needless to say, he duly installed it. that clicks on the lights, contains tiny
A lovely sunny run along the North connectors the size of air-gun pellets.
Norfolk Coast brought me to Wells- Over time and repeated use, they
Next-The-Sea, and thence a few miles simply wear away and the lights stop
inland to the William Hewitt Porsche working. Now, though, we are totally
workshop. Patrick made light work of chipper at the chippy.
making the lights work: in a matter of In the car park outside, if someone
minutes, he’d swapped the switches, now asks me, “hey, you got a light,
and we were back in business. Not Mac?” I can say with confidence, “yeah,
quite job done, though — the sidelight I’ll give you a flash if you like!” Beam
bulbs had also blown (a not uncommon me up, Scotty... l

Right Patrick at
William Hewitt
Porsche shedding
light on the situation

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LIGHTS ALIVE
This month, a catalogue of errors are fixed on the turbocharged GCAP Performance battle bus,
with a cost-effective solution to an age-old problem ranking at the top of Gary Conway’s fix list...

N ot many owners
realise their 957
Cayenne features
rear lights with a
small LED sidelight
on the edge of
the lamp assembly. In part, their
understandable ignorance on the matter
is due to the fact 957 rear lamps are
prone to failing due to water ingress.
If the LED element gives up the ghost,
the bulb error warning message on the
probably relay my own LED rear lighting
experience. A sucker for details and
frustrated at the failed LEDs on my 957
Turbo, I made enquiries in the hope
of getting hold of a replacement LED
board, but my search proved fruitless.
“Not available,” came the reply from a
series of suppliers. “The only option is to
replace the entire light assembly,” they
told me. Not cool.
I wasn’t prepared to accept being
told massive expense was the only
and all affected tracks were re-soldered. Above Sometimes, it
The dead LEDs were replaced with new snows
PLCC4 units and everything was back to
normal operating condition. In fact, after
reinstalling the reassembled light cluster,
I’m pleased to report the LEDs Gerry
fitted are brighter than the originals!
Another feature of my Cayenne
Turbo not to my liking — and one which
has annoyed me ever since my name
appeared on the super-SUV’s logbook
— is the stock Porsche exhaust tailpipe
in the middle
of May, dontchano

dash doesn’t present itself because, solution, which is why I removed the design. To me, the unusually styled tips
technically, the lights are still working faulty light cluster and handed it to looked like something an F17 fighter
and remain legal. In other words, few my uncle and business partner, Gerry jet might make better use of. Far too
people carry out corrective work because Conway, an electronics and automotive obnoxious for my tastes!
few people know the problem exists in security whizz with many decades Looking for an alternative tailpipe
the first place. experience working with Porsches. He with a more subtle look, I turned to
Having worried all 911 & Porsche promptly discovered many of the tracks independent Porsche parts retailer,
World readers in charge of a 957 enough on the suspect LED board were badly Design 911, which was advertising a
for you to have rushed outside and for corroded as a consequence of water fantastic set of polished tailpipe tips
your neighbours to think you’ve gone damage, but assured me the part was as a simple ‘straight swap’ solution.
completely hatstand as they watch you salvageable. Result. The factory tips are attached to the
switching your Porsche’s lights on and After separating it from the main light host Cayenne Turbo with a V-band
off for no apparent reason, I should assembly, the board was deep-cleaned clamp, meaning ‘out with the old and
120 July 2021
Top Deep cleaning in with the new’ is a five-minute job. polyurethane insert into the new mount.
and re-soldering the Before installing the new tips, however, Available direct by mail order from GCAP
LED light board
I took time to clean the main exhaust Performance, my premium marque
pipework, which was showing slight tuning firm in the heart of Notting Hill,
corrosion — not something I wanted to these brightly coloured bushes are simply
slide shiny new tailpipe hardware onto. slotted into place in advance of the new
The end result? A clean, more modest torque mount being installed.
appearance and one suiting my big ol’ Immediately after making the change,
bruiser far better than the 1980s Navy I wondered why I’d left it so long —
bazookas previously in place. the ensuing test drive slapped a big
The main upper torque mount found grin across my face. The unwanted
on the 957 is another part prone to wear movement and vibration caused by the
(the part’s bushes live a hard life on failed torque mount was a thing of the
such a heavy, high-powered fourby). A past, and though polyurethane bushes
replacement mount will fetch anywhere have a reputation for increasing rigidity
between £70 and £120, which is fine, in the host vehicle’s chassis, I can’t say
but I didn’t want to be shelling out for I’ve noticed any additional ‘stiffness’ in
Below New torque the same part again later down the line, the ride. Splits in the old rubber caused
mount, complete which is why I opted for a permanent vibration to resonate, but now, the drive is
with ‘fit and forget’
polyurethane bushes ‘fit and forget’ solution by introducing a cool, calm and collected. l

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MARKET WATCH
With motorsport movie memorabilia and limited-production
Porsches attracting fevered bidding at auction since our last

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issue, we take a look at the big winners finding new homes,
not least a duo of track-focused 968s, a soft-window 911
Targa and a unique piece of Steve McQueen magic with a
direct link to Porsche’s first overall win at Le Mans...
his year marks not only Runcorn we reported on in our April issue. The
seven decades since company’s first sale was a rip-roaring success
Porsche’s first entry into the and saw a winning bid of £94,500 for the blue
24 Hours of Le Mans (where 1967 soft-window 911 Targa pictured to the
the manufacturer scored its right of this text. Originally owned by a Mr
first win by becoming top of Arthur Lambert in Los Angeles, California, the
the class with the 356 SL Coupe in 1951), but factory build order (dated 24th October 1966)
also exactly five decades since the release of specified Golf Blue paint with B-black interior,
Steve McQueen’s motorsport movie magnum Pirelli Cinturato tyres, outside mirror, seat belts,
opus, Le Mans, widely considered the most bumper guards and rubber pads, Frankfurt
authentic racing film ever made, an accolade AM/FM radio, headrests and fittings, tinted
bolstered by the inclusion of action sequences windshield and a ski rack. Thankfully, Lambert
shot during the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans, recognised the importance of provenance
which was, as it turned out, the occasion of and retained all invoices, books and any other
Porsche’s first overall win at Sarthe. Needless documentation relating to the car until it left
to say, McQueen memorabilia is registering his possession and was imported to the UK
something of a high watermark at auction in 1996. Correspondence on file contains a
right now, with the star’s cars fetching a pretty charming letter from Lambert to the semi-
penny, as well any accessories associated open-top 911’s first UK owner, chronicling
with the King of Cool and the films he made. the car’s near thirty years spent Stateside.

HOTOFF THE BLOCK, ONE OF SIXTEEN

ORIGINAL FACTORY 968 TURBO S BUILDS
REACHED A MASSIVE $792,000
AT THE GEARED ONLINE SALE
Proving the point is the safety helmet worn Not one to rest on its laurels, Manor
by Swiss actor, Fred Haltiner, who played Park Classics has already announced its
the role of Porsche driver, Johann Ritter. next auction, which is due to take place
Signed by various Le Mans cast members on Tuesday 6th July. Lot highlights include
and some of the professional drivers (Jacky a Carrera RS 2.7 evocation based on a right-
Ickx, David Piper, Hans Herrmann and Herbert hand-drive 1970 911 E subjected to a bare
Linge, who shared driving duties with the metal rebuild and a Carrera 3.2 lump in 2016.
late Jonathan Williams in McQueen’s own This issue of the world’s best-selling
908/02 race car, heavily modified and carrying monthly Porsche magazine focuses on the
cameras capturing the action) who supported 968, which is why it would be remiss of us
McQueen’s Solar Productions film company not to look at what’s happening to the tidy
during the making of the fast flick. The silver transaxle in auctionland right now. We couldn’t
helmet, accompanied by Haltiner’s driving have timed our search better — hot off the
gloves, fetched a whopping $18,000 when it block, one of sixteen original factory 968
went under the hammer at the Automobilia Turbo S builds reached a massive $792,000 at
Ladenburg not long before we went to print the Gooding & Company Geared Online sale.
with this issue of 911 & Porsche World. Early estimates pitched the car nearer the $1m
Away from the glitz and glamour of mark, making the ex-press 968 Club Sport sold
Hollywood (and located less than four hours through Europe’s largest automotive sales
from Cricklewood) is Manor Park Classics, website, Car & Classic, something of a bargain
the newly established auction house in at a ‘mere’ £31,750. More next month. l
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356 PORSCHE 911 PORSCHE 911 PORSCHE 911

26000 miles, £82,995. Turbo S with

9E Powerkit. Please call 01293 226911, 1986, £41,995. A great example of
South East. a nicely maintained example of a 3.2
106016
Carrera. Originally supplied in Germany,
PORSCHE 911 this car was imported into the UK in
2001 by Formulae Fuchs before being
supplied to the current owner later that
1994, POA. Porsche 911 964 3.6 year !. Please call 01623 411476, East
X88. Originally a special order car for Midlands.
the Sultan of Brunei. One of the 13 103036
Turbo 3.6S factory X88 pack Coupes PORSCHE 911
produced with the standard front
body work. Factory painted in metallic
Horizon Blue with Marine Blue full
2013, 26000 miles, £84,995. White leather and comfort seats with full
with full black leather, 20" RS Spyder electric adjustment. Please call 01728
centre lock alloys, adaptive sports 830935, East of England. (T)
heated electric memory seats, cruise 106975
control, Bose, carbon interior pack,
panoramic sliding roof system, Porsche PORSCHE 911 1983, 114000 miles, £79,995. 2dr,
PORSCHE 356 ceramic brakes, PDK transmission, finished in Zinc Silver with Navy Blue
sports chrono package plus, white dials, Full Leather. Electric sunroof, electric
Porsche dynamic lighting system, crest windows and central locking. Comes
embossed head rests, Porsche torque with a Large History File. New tyres
vectoring, touch screen navigation, recently fitted. Please call 01485
541526, East of England.
climate, tyre pressure monitoring, plus
more. Please call 01189714333, South 103814

East. PORSCHE 911

1963, 1236 miles, £75,000. Totally 106017
rebuilt 2008. Extensive restoration
carried out bodily and mechanically. Full PORSCHE 911
details on request. Lack of use dictates
sale. Please call 01236 823210,
Scotland.
106627
1972, £139,995. 2.4E. Very rare Oil
911 Flap edition. Painted in Velvet Green,
a Rolls Royce colour. This is a chance
2006, 50000 miles, £29,995. 3.8
C4S, 6-speed. Finished in Carmon red
to own a very rare 911. Please call metallic with sand beige full leather
2002, 42000 miles, £48,999. Finished 01636812700, East Midlands. interior and with options costing close
in Basalt Black, with Black extended 106836 to £15,000. Please call 07885742090,
stitched leather interior, top tint East Midlands. (T)
windscreen, electric sunroof, Porsche 103815
crested wheel centre caps, heated front
and rear screens, rear parking sensors,
aluminium gear selector and handbrake,
CDC-3 CD 6 disc auto-changer, PCM
(Sat Nav), carpet over-mats, rear wiper,
and more. Please call 02085 679729,
Greater London.
106067
PORSCHE 911

PORSCHE 911

1996, 35259 miles, £54,999. Carrera

cabriolet, 6 speed manual, in excellent
original condition in midnight blue with
marble grey leather, complete service
history and books pack, last service
10265 miles, £84,995. We are at 35,066 miles (main dealer). 17”
delighted to offer this 991.2 Carrera 4 alloys, beautiful, well cared for classic
GTS in GT Silver Metallic with Black/ Porsche. Please call 07595 218406,
Alcantara Interior. Please call 01293 South West.
226911, South East. 103944
106015

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PORSCHES WANTED
PORSCHE 944
PORSCHE 968

ANY MODEL • ANY AGE

ANY CONDITION
USED PORSCHE PARTS ALSO WANTED
CAN COLLECT
1994, £22,995. Sport LUX. Finished
Please contact Edward 1988, 91,000 miles, £34,195. Turbo in Speed Yellow with Black Interior,
Northwood, Middlesex S, genuine Silver Rose car, very rare,
only one in this colour combination,
Colour Coded 5 Spoke 17” Alloys,
Extensive Service History, 22 Service
M: 07774 484 497 Guards Red with Porsche script beige
linen sports seats. Porsche specialist Stamps – All main Dealer or Porsche
E: ejwclassiccars@btinternet.com maintained, full engine rebuild 2000 Specialists, includes 6 Speed Gearbox,
mgandporsche.com miles ago! Personalised 944 Reg.
Drives like a dream, five speed, power
steering, A/C, electric windows and
Front Splitter, Koni Sport Adjustable
Dampers, PAS, Electric Windows and
Mirrors, Removeable Sunroof, Central
PORSCHE 911 PORSCHE 928 seats. Always garaged. Please call Locking Etc. Please call 01636812700,
07791 697435, South East. East Midlands.
103332 106841
PORSCHE 944
993
PORSCHE 993

1982, POA. Built by respected marque

specialist RPM Technik as a race or
distance rally car. RS-looking replica
featuring a ducktail, fibreglass doors 1986, 120538 miles, £3,000. Porsche
and bumpers and lightweight roof 1987, 99000 miles, £24,995. 928 944 Lux .Belts and water pump
panel. Good history file including old S4 auto. There are no known faults replaced, 4 new tyres, new battery,
MSA logbooks, a UK V5c. Please call whatsoever, ZERO rust throughout and brakes refurbished, immobiliser fitted,
01246 451772, East Midlands. the Air-conditioning blows ice cold dry garaged for the last 15 years. Please
103816 too. Please call 01623 411476, East call 07411 509039, Wales.
Midlands. 107859 1997, 36000 miles, £289,995. UK
PORSCHE 911 107923 supplied Artic silver metallic with full
PORSCHE 944S2 CABRIOLET grey leather. 450 BHP from factory,
944 1992, £12,000. In Cobalt Blue and grey hard back sports seats, sunroof
PORSCHE 944 electric interior, ill health forces sale after delete, carbon interior package, air
spending one year renovating. Stripped conditioning, chrome silver finish to
and resprayed after new sills, wing tips alloys, speed yellow callipers, Turbo S
etc, engine has been thoroughly serviced factory aero kit, full Porsche dealer and
to the tune of £4000. Turbo twist alloys more recently specialist history, recent
with as new N-rated tyres. Please clutch and tyres, previously serviced
call 07774 287713 or email paulskid. and sold by ourselves. Please call
01189714333, South East.
2015, 6600 miles, £80,900. 991.1 coombs@gmail.com, Wiltshire. 106018
Carrera GTS 3.8 manual. Quite possibly
the most desirable spec for 991.1 951 PORSCHE 993
Carrera GTS. Please call 01623 411476, PORSCHE 951
East of England.
103319

928 1982, 22000 miles, £3,800. 1982

Porsche 944, 22k on the clock.
PORSCHE 928 Unfortunately no paperwork as was lost
during the last 9 years of storage. Please
do not expect a perfect, restored carat this
price - this was rescued after being stood
since 2011, bringing it back to running and 1986, 82000 miles, £29,995. 951 Turbo.
driving. The car is a running project, which 1995, £199,995. This truly unique
runs and drives with interior and cosmetic The price, history of the car, the extensive
work remaining as well requiring a work that has been undertaken during Porsche 911 is the result of a Porsche
service. Black leather interior (needs a my ownership and nearly 50 photographs enthusiast’s desire to create the
few bits cleaned up). Cookie Cutter Alloys. can all be found at the website www. ultimate air cooled 911 variant providing
Good Engine and Gearbox, fully running. extreme performance and capability in
Mechanically Restored. V5 in hand. Tax Porsche944Turbo.info The previous all conditions, further enhanced on its
/ MOT exempt in two years. Only light owner of the car owned it for 31 years arrival in the UK by Harry Metcalfe,
work required to finish With a bit of work, and it comes with extensive service British Motoring journalist and creator
1990, £32,000. 2 owners from new. Last the car will be worth more. Please email documentation and history. Please call
owner for 25 years. Exceptional Condition. taddv@live.co.uk , South East. of Evo Magazine. Please call 01944
Please call 01732 886002, South East. 104964 07974688813, South East. 758000, Yorkshire and the Humber.
103228 105222 106854

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CLASSIFIEDS
BOXSTER PORSCHE BOXSTER PORSCHE CAYMAN PORSCHE 911S PARTS
PORSCHE BOXSTER POA. Pre 1973. Tool roll, light bezels,
jack, unused air pump, timing adjusters
1999, 117000 miles, £3,500. Resprayed and covers, interior lights, bonnet
black. new hood, new leather seats, new catches, badge, fibre rear arches,
lights. MOT 1 year, nice car. Please call manuals, etc. Please call 07737
07973 763448, East of England. 174200, West Midlands.
104165 107331
2001, 140100 miles, £9,950. One PORSCHE 996 / BOXSTER
PORSCHE BOXSTER owner, finished in rainforest green
metallic with black leather interior,
climate control, driver, passenger and 2008, 100300 miles, £11,950.
side airbags, electric black retractable 987-series, 2,700 5-speed manual 2
soft top, electric seats, headlamp door Coupe, Jul 2008. Please call 01420
washers, rain sensitive windscreen 520635, South East.
wipers, dimming mirrors, and more. 104522
Please call 01420 520635, South East.
102889 SPEEDSTER
PORSCHE BOXSTER 981 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER RECREATION

74000 miles, £7,499. Service history, 2004, £20. Porsche PCM2 Control
new mot and service, amber lights Buttons (996/Boxster). OE. In very
model, modern classic, excellent good cosmetic and mechanical
condition. Manual gearbox. Please call condition, Push-fit. 99664295100 and
07595 218406, South West. 2012, 30,000 miles, £22,500. in Basalt 99664295200. Price plus delivery. ,
103946 Black metallic, low miles with FSH, Rest of the world.
MOT due March 2021. Car in pristine 107696
PORSCHE BOXSTER condition, 20” Carrera classic alloys PORSCHE TOOLS
with great tyres, Bluetooth phone/iPod 1957, 30477 miles, POA. Please call
set up, PCM, air con, CD, black leather 01509 881106, East Midlands.
interior, electric windows. Reduced 103813
price as space needed. Please call
07837 107436 or email sueandjohne@
icloud.com, Cheshire. PARTS & ACCESSORIES
CAYMAN PORSCHE 993 TURBO 'S' WHEELS
PORSCHE CAYMAN S TIPTRONIC
3.4
2004, 52000 miles, £9,995. Strong 2006, 67,574 miles, £13,995. Atlas
performance from the 228bhp 2.7 flat Grey metallic, grey leather interior,
six engine, a lovely light feel to the superb colour combo with front Zunsport
handling and steering, plus the updated grille set. Used daily, unmodified car,
interior and glass screen hood of the excellent condition, unmarked 19”
face lift cars in a great colour. Please Carrera classic wheels, Bose sound
call 01487 842085, East of England. system. Maintained regardless of cost,
recent expenditure approx £5000 inc
103308 4 new Pirelli P Zeros + new pad and £4,750. Full set of four, delivery miles
discs, 2 keys, recently serviced by only. Came off a genuine new Porsche
PORSCHE BOXSTER Auto Umbau Porsche, mature owner. 993 Turbo 'S' back in 1998. One of only
Please call 07979 512974 or email 21 UK cars. Hollow spoke technology, as
geoffbrown7@hotmail.com, Herts. new, 2-8J x 18" - ET52 + 2-10J x 18"
PORSCHE CAYMAN - ET 40. These wheels new have been 1972/3, POA. Assortment garage clear
unavailable for many years. The wheels
also have old Bridgestone N2 Tyres with out. Please call 07477 414999, South
full tread. Please call 07831 822555, East.
Staffordshire. 101040

2015, £32,995. Stunning Cayman

981 PDK Finished In White With Black
64400 miles, £11,950. Everything on Leather and Alcantara Interior. Fantastic
the car works exactly as it should and Spec Inc: Upgraded Custom Exhaust
it has the added benefit of the factory System, Heated Seats, Upgrade 20"
fitted hard top which was an expensive Porsche Turbo Alloys In Black, Auto
Xenon Headlights, DAB, PCM Prep,
option at the time. The car comes in a Navigation Prep, Front Sensors, Rear
really stunning colour combination and Sensors, Carbon Style Stripes, and
it performs beautifully on the road. more. Full Porsche Service History.
Please call 01420 520635, South East. Low Miles!. Please call 01484543728,
103443 Yorkshire and the Humber. (T)

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TAIL LIGHT LENSES 98 RSR 964 GC 911 FJX XXX 911C S918 POR
£250. Genuine Porsche, used and from 35 SYX POR 911N 911 MPY REG 911E BX02 TER
my own car, working perfectly but 987 MD RUF 911T 911 MSD OWY 911K N321 GTS
the lenses are separated slightly and 987 EOE X911 RUF 911 MXD DJA 911R GT03 AWH
let in water, even with this problem 997 CSS PMB 993 911 PYT VOP 911S GT03 SPJ
POA. Porsche air compressor unused everything works fine. I put 2 new 997 RGW 993 RUF 911 RWS CAB 911X OO05 CAY
boxed, early type,Jaguar E wire ones on my 911 just for looks really POR 997T P993 POR 911 SCR A911 DPG RS18 POR
wheels, 2' Tr2/3/4 4 steel wheels, at almost £1000! Possibly they could TON 997X A993 XXX 911 WVS D911 POR RS61 POR
Lamborghini bolt on wheels magnesium be repaired but never tried, would suit 944 HPK B911 RSR TIL 911 J911 GTN RS68 POR
4, Lamborghini jack and bag early type, as backup or for track day car etc, can E944 POR RSR 911T VNZ 911 P911 SCH RS68 RSR
espada bumper and grill items, special send photos if required. Please call WAG 944S RSR 911X WBZ 911 S911 LER GT68 RSR
factory tools.other items. Please call 07894 465066, Co.Tyrone.
07477 414999, West Midlands. PORSCHE NECK STRAP
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Still in bag. Unsuitable gift and unused. 107021
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super sportscar based on the 992 series Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S.
Since the presentation of the first GTstreet range in 2001, TECHART’s signature
customisation concept has gained worldwide recognition for its unrivalled symbiosis
of two worlds: true everyday use suitability and uncompromised track performance.

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