Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS- the car Porsche feared no- one would buy!| Tyrrell’s Classic Workshop

In this episode we bring you a rather special car, one of the original 500 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS! Iain looks back at the history of the 911 and how the Carrera RS came to be, an unexpected path that surprised even Porsche themselves! Just how wrong could they have been about thinking no-one would be interested in this car?! Iain explains what makes this car so special and valuable and that spawned a model line that continues to this day. An initial road test highlights a few running issues but nothing that a little tinkering can’t resolve, then it’s time to put the car through its paces to rediscover what makes this such a magical car to drive! 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - Beginnings of the 911 03:24 - The illogical design and ’dumbell’ effect 07:45 - Initial road test 09:22 - Gear change 10:39 - Value of the car 12:51 - Porsche racing with the 917 13:48 - The breakthrough that brought about the 2.7 17:50 - The birth of the Carrera RS