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2.7 Carrera
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jamescharnley
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Anyone know if there are any for sale ?
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There are very few of these cars about, infact, I dont know anyone else who runs one!! I really enjoy the car and intend to keep - the investment I have made in it goes beyond the current market value.
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Nigel
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Bertroex
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As with all tails, it is paramount that you combine a rear spoiler with a front spoiler. When having my old 2.7 I lost the chin spoiler after hitting a kerb. I put it in the car and forgot about it. The front end seemed to lift, the car feels out of balance and the steering felt quit light above 150 km/h (85mph) in Germany.
With the chin spoiler the difference was obvious.
However, under normal road conditions the difference between the carrera /930 tail vs the ducktail is hardly noticeable.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Bert
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Mine does have the front spoiler (if you click on the picture it goes to full size). I have never driven a car with the combination of a rear spoiler and no front spoiler but if you read the books on the subject it will create a significant handling problem on high speed corners. I think the cars do hold their own on the track with any 911 upto an including the 3.2 and I agree with your thought that they are a bargain when compared to the RS - I wonder if anyone has ever compared the cars head to head on the same road .
Colin
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I agree with your thought that they are a bargain when compared to the RS - I wonder if anyone has ever compared the cars head to head on the same road .
Colin
Now that would be a test. An RS touring, 2.7 carrera, and dare I say it, a carrera 3.0.
911 and porsche world did a feature on the 2.7 carrera years ago but that was all descriptions of what the author researched and experienced. Shame that all the current porsche related magazines dont use proper testing equipment. Besides, you would want to have the test cars on a rolling road before using them to see whether their performance is within factory tolerances.
What I can do is summarise the original german tests of the 2.7 RS touring, c2.7 and c3 of Auto Motor und Sport if that is any help. It'll take me a while but that might prove a ground to work from and see whether any of the magazines is prepared to work from that to put the debate to rest?
Paul Frere mentioned already in the "Porsche 911" story:
"The road test published in Auto, Motor and Sport of October 25, 1975 indicated that the loss of 10 hp in the I-series Carrera 3.0 engine compared wit it's 2.7 litre predecessor is of little consequence, maximum speed being reduced by a mere 2mph to a still very useful 146.2 mph, which all standing start acceleration figures practically identical or, if anything, on the better side of it. Flexibility however, which was already excellent with the 2.7 litre Carrera, shows a dramatic improvement, 40 to 80 kph (25 to 50 mph) in fifth gear dropping from 14.1 to 9.4 seconds, the 80 to 120 kph (50 to 70 mph) time from 12.1 to 10.4 seconds and the 120 to 160 kph (75 to 99.5 mph) time from 12.4 to 10.7 seconds."
Regards,
bert
Bertroex
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mines carrying more speed at the finish,
Ah, thats easy to explain. A C3 has a top speed of 146.2mph whilst a c2.7 does 148.2 mph [
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