Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring
The Touring RS kept the famous 2.7-litre engine and ducktail while adding the fuller road-car equipment that the stripped Sport version left behind.
Porsche 901-F 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring (23052111352).jpg · 先従隗始 · CC0
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Porsche planned 500 Carrera RS 2.7s to homologate a Group 4 special GT, showed the model in Paris on 5 October 1972 and sold the first allocation by the end of November. Production reached 1,580 by July 1973, including 1,308 M472 Touring cars, 200 M471 Sports, 55 racing versions and 17 base vehicles. This profile isolates the numerous Touring road version from the 115-kilogram-lighter Sport and the wider, more powerful RSR racers.
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The Touring package cost more than the stripped Sport package because buyers were paying to put everyday equipment back into the homologation special.
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Touring and Sport are not interchangeable
M471 removed rear seats, carpets, the clock, hooks and armrests in pursuit of a 960 kg kerb weight. M472 restored a more civil cabin and weighed 115 kg more, implying 1,075 kg from Porsche's own comparison. The two shared the 210 PS engine, but Porsche lists 6.3 seconds to 100 km/h and 240 km/h for the Touring rather than the Sport's 5.8 seconds and 245 km/h.
Source: Porsche Newsroom · Fifty years of the Carrera RS 2.7 ↗A spoiler tuned in millimetres
Engineers raised the rear spoiler's edge in small steps until aerodynamic drag began to increase again. The final ducktail reduced lift, improved cooling-air supply and, Porsche says, raised top speed by 4.5 km/h without increasing drag; the team filed a German patent disclosure on 5 August 1972.
Source: Porsche Newsroom · Fifty years of the Carrera RS 2.7 ↗Where these facts come from
- Porsche Newsroom · Fifty years of the Carrera RS 2.7
- Porsche Newsroom USA · Carrera RS 2.7 anniversary
- Porsche Stories · The game-changing 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.