Always a dream car- I remember building a model of this as a kid and applying the carrera stickers.... I sure miss the old petrolicious where the owners were part of the cars story. I have to mute the TV after listening to this guy for two minutes drone on.....then I don't get to hear the car. Great cinematography though.
@@waynesimpson2074 It must have been an engineering problem, as other rear engine sports/race cars have LSD's & they handle pretty well. LSD or not, the 911 is still my fave Porsche. *however, w/ all out LeMans type race cars, IMO, the GT40 will always be the king.
Last night, while I waited for the road to be cleared, I was looking at the remains of a modern Porsche. The car entered a decreasing radius turn at speed. Mid-way through the turn the driver ran out of traction and talent at the same time. No ambulance was present so it seems that the driver walked away. These cars are not the feather weight cars they once were. The dynamics are completely different.
maneki9neko the newer Porsches can take a person to places never possible with an older Porsche Turbo. Of course one still needs some driving talent not to kill your self. The older Porsche just reached that limit much quicker.
It always amazes me that when I sit in my '74 I can reach out easily and touch the bottom of my windshield and my arm is still bent. Compared to my other vehicle you almost have to kneel on the seat to be able to clean the dash. kind of gives you the idea of how little this car really is.
Excellent short film about a spectacular car ... well done and thanks. That air cooled flat six sound matched with a timeless silhouette never gets old!
Love the passion that he has when talking about the car. And like everyone I do miss the car+owner format, but this one is really good too. Maybe you can incorporate the old format into some of the videos as well.
"0-60 in about 6... top 150. A 2.7 naturally aspirated, air cooled ...In 1973. As an American, we had nothing... Nutz. Another wonderful video of one of the greatest cars ever.... Blast all over the continent. No worries.
Bloody lovely! i’ve got a 73T done up above RS spec, 3.6l from the 964 RS, turbo brakes, updated shocks/suspension. Loads of fun and i don’t need to worry about it as much as the original RS
I am getting a 964 based 3.8 put into my ‘71T .... is yours flared? I am still narrow with 215s in the back, do you have enough traction? What about the oil; we had to mod for an RSR unit ... :( ... what did you do? 915 box, shifter? ... do you regret going to far? ...mine car was so nice and stock, but I could not resist! the calling of more power.
Hi Chris honestly the car was converted before I brought it. I don’t know what it was like before but we have had aircooled 911s in the family since i was a kid and i can honestly say this ones far more fun. The extra power really helps allot to liven it up but the torque makes it so much much faster especially down low. Mine has got a fresh 915 mag case with wevo shifter etc and feels really good. Much shorter and more playful than my dads G50 box, although the G50 feels more bolt action. I’ve got SC flares with 225/50/16s on the back and traction doesn’t seem to be much of an issue. When i drive my dads 3.2 G50 it feels painfully slow compared to mine now. Really flat power delivery and sounds really nice but yes much much slower. Mines fairly modded though, extractors, RS engine, RS cams, motec computer etc
I wouldn't worry about a 911 RS 😉 went to a nearby vintage garage. They have one in white and one RS in "blutorange", one of my favorite 911 colours. Prices? Roundabout 500.000 € per car. 😳😅
Hello..........my bloke "friend"..........or shall I say............."pal".......... Jolly ole, chap -- good ole' boy -- having completed the 'evolution mode' of the PC game, "Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed," I have extensively purchased, sold, and traded many Porsche models that were built between 1950 and 2000... I finally ended up owning 10 -- my preferred and favorite 10 ever Porsche models. I own no Porsche models past the year 1989, interestingly. One of my 10 Porsche cars which I own is the 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS: I was born in '73 -- and this model of Porsche is a fairly 'iconic' model in my opinion. As you said, not the fastest or best Porsche ever; but it feels solid, just right. Not to veer to far from the factory settings, I have beefed up.....*ahem*.......'jacked up' the horsepower to a great extent, I've added a 'pro' braking package and semi-pro sport springs and pro shocks. In my opinion, no sway bar is needed for it to take corners at high velocities just right... I've painted my '73 Porsche Carerra RS a medium hue yellow lacquer with blue and white pinstripes which straddle the middle of the top of the car from back to front. This ain't no 'world beater'.......hell it ain't even a 'moon beater'......but the car drives and feels......just right.......my bloke pal............CHAPPIE.........
Congratulations on these videos with Sam and Alain! For anyone criticising this as yet another car review on RU-vid - you're all wrong. This is car history and culture. It's on a different level. Brilliant. I hope you can still produce the owner/car videos that got us all hooked on this channel, while delivering these masterpieces on automotive history! 👏👏👏
For me it was Road&Track articles on these Porsche Specials that created a maddening desire to own one. The 911 spoke for it self a fast capable 6. But when the Carrera RS came out ,rolling your eyes over the specs and the Road Test...you just had to have ONE ! Great Video, great Edit ! Awesome CAR . I always thing , wonder , if Nissan had followed Porsches Lead, with the 240Z. The SPORTS CAR World , would be COMPLETELY different today.
We need the videos with owners talking about their cars and no presenters. There are other channels that use presenters, Petrolicious was always about stories by the owners.
I remember the first time I saw a Carrera........after that moment, nothing else measured up. When I was in grad school at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, SD Porsches and Corvettes used to race up and over Skyline Drive the overlooks the city. I saw many times where the 'Vettes had run off the twisting road and down into the pines but never a Porsche. Very sad day for the 'Vette owner........
I have both; currently a modded ‘71T and a modded ‘71 LS5 w nearly 500hp. Sold my boosted 930 ... I like the ‘vette, but for driving fun ... it is 911. For sound a big block is hard to beat. And the Corvette can be worked on, and kept on a shoestring budget whereas with an old Porsche you have the dreaded Porsche tax.
Magnificent host! Well schooled, engaging, good diction, marvelous! What a truly exciting and masculine car. A customer of mine has restored a pair of these, and I was fortunate to be given a ride in one. Wow!
Just as I was thinking snap oversteer in the rain....he noted the pendulum issue......until the LSD.....should just add one ......I drove 5 hours to get here....that is cool and a lot of miles on someone's car.....
Great to see a video filmed on the great roads of Wales , even if it is now a 30 zone..........I made a quick drone video with my Datsun 240z and a Escort RS200 back in the summer on the same road
I love Ferrari and Lamborghini as much as anyone else. But if I could have one great sports car to drive for the rest of my life it would be a 911. It’s reliable and practical as sports cars go . It’s iconic and it’s styling points back to the first generation car.
Am I the only one who prefers the old format videos where the owner was featured driving their cars and we learned more about the specific cars history? Now the videos just seem generic like the million other series with british accent hosts unfortunately...
The shot over the stone bridge and showing white (fog) out the window behind you were simply outstanding. The RS is a personal favorite. Magnificent machine. No standard rear dif? What’s up with that ;)
The two current presenters are okay, if a bit posh, but I do very much miss the old video format, with only the words of the owner, and the questions merely implied. It was so much more personal and the connection was tangible. I am also quite unhappy with the changes which the new owner is proposing. I picked up the lifetime subscription, and now with the new changes, I have lost the special videos, and also the printed magazine. The only remaining for them to do is to send sometime to take back the badge and the rest of the package. I feel cheated.
Really enjoyed the video awesome viewing what we want simple analogue cars we're the driver is the key to the enjoyment of the car,, and bringing out the best of the engineering that such a great car can offer,, simply brilliant,, the modern 500 bhp gt3rs is awesome but on the road,, real world,, it would be the older era 911,,,getting that lottery ticket from the old settee,,, from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Love the car but YT going fully nuts with six ads in three minutes literally kills it. Stopped the clip and will not watch another one that is constantly being interrupted.
Funny how this beautiful car has strikingly similar looking materials, curves, molding, and styling like my beloved 1973 Starcraft Holiday 21' remodeled boat. Could all motorized things of '73 be this awesome??
I am impressed by the roads you are enjoying so much! Despite the looming Brexit and Covid, i would like to take out my Cobra 427 (replica ofcourse..) on the same roads next summer. Can you inform me which roads you were driving? I presume it's in Wales? Thanks from Holland!
I think the 981 base Cayman is the ideal car to have for a "RS" feeling on the cheapest side. I know the engine is not in the back but if you think of dimensions, engine, weight, driving dynamics, plus the heritage factor, may be the unloved Cayman base is just the car to have......plus may be in 30 years, it can become a true modern classic.....
Had a weekend in our 2.7 RS, its ok.. better value is the MFI. Same engine (Which it is its superb point). They ride nice, but dont ultimately feel much different to others of the era.
Good video and I like the presenter BUT He said the difference between the "light" and the "touring" version is negligible, it most certainly is not: Negligible is defined as "so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant" The touring version weighs 1075 kg, while the lighter version weighs 960 kg, that's a 115 kg difference. In percentage that is 10.69%. Over ten percent isn't at all negligible.
