The 911 Carrera 3.0 RS is a motor vehicle from Porsche, with rear wheel drive, a rear mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 226 bhp (229 PS/169 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 275 N·m (203 lb·ft/28 kgm) at 5000 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 900 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 245 km/h or 152 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2268 mm | 89.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1439 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4125 mm | 162.4 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 70.4 mm
3.74 × 2.77 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.35 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
229 PS (226 bhp) (169 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
56.3 kW/litre 76.5 ps/litre 75.5 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.85 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1154.2 kPa (167.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 8 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 254.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 187.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 251.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.34 kg/kW 8.92 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 990 | ||
| Production total | 109 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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