Porsche 911 RSR "Pink Pig" Wall Display (2024)

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Is the Porsche 911 RSR road legal? ›

The name RSR comes from the German 'RennSport Rennwagen' – a literal translation of which is 'racing sport racing car'. It's a nomenclature purely reserved for competition versions of the Porsche 911 that are not street legal.

The acronym RSR (Renn Sport Racing) was introduced in 1973, when Porsche gave the name to eight new 911s developed on the basis of the RS and intended for competition in Group 4, in which the type dominated for years.

The Porsche Carrera GT came with a $440,000 sticker price, increasing greatly with any bespoke options from the 1,270 owners. The newest and most expensive model in Porsche's current fleet is the 2023 911 Sport Classic, which is limited to only 1,250 sold-out cars with a starting price of $272,300.

911 Carrera 3.2, 1984–1989

Arguably the most desirable classic 911 was launched in 1984 in all three body styles: coupe, Targa, and drop-top. At the end of the 3.2's run, 2103 Speedsters were made, which featured a shorter windshield and a unique top.

The RSR was an altogether different animal, with a 3.8-liter engine that developed about 375 hp. With Turbo-style bodywork, it left little to the imagination. Including a prototype, only 51 examples of the 964 RSR were built, each supplied direct from the factory as a turnkey race car for privateer racers.

The 959 could not be made street legal in the United States after the 1988 "Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act".

The first mid-engine Porsche 911 is the RSR and it features a 4.0 liter, normally aspirated engine that produces 510 hp. Purpose built for racing, the car is raced worldwide in the LM-GTE category in series including IMSA, WEC and Le Mans.

The Porsche 911 RSR 3.8 Strassenversion undoubtedly belongs to this elite group. At the recent Bonhams On The Grid Abu Dhabi auction, one of only two road-legal versions of this model fetched an eye-watering US$2,127,500 (around NZ$3.5 million).

With this history in mind, Bonhams has estimated the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR could sell for anywhere between £3.75 million and £5.75 million – equivalent to $7.35 million to $11.28 million in Australian currency.

Violet Blue Metallic is one of the rarest water-cooled 911 colors. It's really not much of a blue, being far closer to a silvery, bright metallic purple. It suits the clean lines of the 996 quite well. We wish more people had ordered the color.

Which is the rarest Porsche? ›

But during the production run of the 964 (which occurred between 1988 and 1994) just 63,762 cars rolled off the production line, making the 964 the rarest generation of 911 ever made.

In fact, some models that date back to the '60s are still in perfect condition. With this being said, one of the most reliable and valuable Porsche models is the Porsche 718.

Enter the 912. Virtually identical to the 911 except it was powered initially by the 1.6L flat-four from the 356 SC. It may have done the job at the time, but when collectors started to snatch up older 911's, the 912 was left behind.

The bottom-tier model called the 911T debuted in 1967 as well. Fuel injection replaced carburetors for the 911S in 1969, and a middle model called the 911E arrived. Very early models from 1964 and 1965 are particularly collectible among '60s 911s due to being the first of the breed and their relative rarity.

Its 4.0-litre, high-revving, naturally aspirated 525PS engine can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 3.2 seconds. A sportscar that Porsche test driver Jörg Bergmeister calls “the best-handling 911 road car ever on a racetrack” – although, being street-legal, the 911 GT3 RS is every bit as happy on the road.

Porsche 911 Turbo S (type 992)

This makes the 911 Turbo S the fastest road-going Porsche currently in production (as of November 2023).