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1 Even Rarer GTS & GTR Versions. Also known as the 'Clubsport' the 924 Carrera GTS was a further tweaked version of the GT boasting an uprated 245hp whilst using perspex and fiberglass panels to reduce its weight down to a curb weight of just 1043 kg. A veritable unicorn, only 17 road-going examples of the 924 Carrera GTR were ever made, a car.
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This week we're returning to join host Sam Hancock for a drive in a special Porsche in Italy.Among a certain group of the Porsche faithful, the 924 has long.
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The Carrera GT development program was undertaken to prepare the 924 to race in FIA Group 4, IMSA GTO and SCCA C Production Class. Homologation rules called for building 400 base cars in one year. The prototype 924 GT was shown at the 1979 Frankfurt Auto Show to gauge public reception. Engineers cut its weight by 330 pounds vs. the 924 Turbo.
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924 Carrera GT. The Porsche 924 was a design commission undertaken by Porsche for VW/Audi that was abandoned by the client and sold back to Porsche late in development, with Audi agreeing to build the car at its Neckarsulm plant. The 924 was a success and brought in much needed cash after the company hit trouble following the 1970s oil crisis.
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Like every 924, the Carrera GT was based on a unitary steel bodyshell with a 2400mm wheelbase. Similarly, the suspension layout was unchanged: MacPherson struts and coil springs at the front with semi-trailing arms and torsion bars at the rear. However, the Carrera GT was riddled with special parts compared to the standard 924 Turbo.
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The GTS was lighter and more powerful; they shed 130 pounds from the GT and upped horsepower to 245. Porsche wanted more. Enter the Carrera GTR. The final development of the racing versions of the 924, the GTR pushed the limits of the 2.0-liter turbocharged VW engine. 375 horsepower and 299 lb-ft of torque were on offer in what was the lightest.
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The enhanced 210-PS 924 Carrera GT (Type 937) was presented in June 1980 and was homologated for Group 4. Its more powerful development version was the 924 Carrera GTS (Type 939). The standard GTS delivered 240 PS and the Clubsport variant 275 PS, while the GTR designed exclusively for race track use achieved an output of 375 PS..
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Porsche 924 Carrera GT. (1981 to 1981) CMB $101,565. . FOLLOW MARKET. In 1979, Porsche unveiled a concept version of the 924 at the Frankfurt Auto show wearing Carrera badges. One year later, in 1980, Porsche released the 924 Carrera GT, making clear their intention to enter the 924 in competition. By adding an intercooler and increasing.
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The 924 Turbo also saw success in Motorsport, mainly in rally guise, preceding the introduction of the 924 Carrera GT. Between 1977 and 1980 Jürgen Barth and Roland Kussmaul headed a project to develop a competition specification 924 Turbo. The competition cars were based on prototype 931s purchased from the factory by the Porsche head of.
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A limited-production Porsche Carrera 924 GTS was released in 1981 and all 59 models were pre-sold. Compared to the "standard" GT, the GTS was pumped up! More boost (1 bar vs 0.75bar on the GT.
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Porsche 924 Carrera GT: review, history and specs of an icon. Built to qualify the baby Porsche for sportscar racing, including Le Mans in the early 1980s, the Carrera GT is the ultimate 924.
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The 924 Carrera GT is generated as a homologation special for motorsport. Thanks to an intercooler, a larger turbocharger, and increased compression, its four-cylinder turbo develops 40 hp more than the 924 Turbo. With an output of almost 106 hp per liter of displacement it holds the record for road-legal cars of its time. New are the light and.
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In many ways the 924 Carrera GT remains an enigma. Launched at the peak of what would eventually turn into a product cul-de- sac for the company, it achieved largely what it was designed to do in.
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The 924 Carrera GT has a lightly uprated version of the Series II Turbo suspension with strengthened rear trailing arms. Springs are from the pre-1980 924, which have a lowering effect on the 937. Porsche, Koni, and Bilstein dampers were specified as original equipment and are interchangeable with the 944. Koni and Bilstein dampers are widely.
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The 924 Carrera GT also saw a custom Siemens digital ignition-timing computer, a 911 clutch plate, beefier 911 synchromesh rings, Fuchs wheels from the 911 SC (front)and 911 Turbo (rear), while the brakes and the Koni front dampers are shared with the later 944.