911 Porsche Tyres

The Porsche 911 origianally fitted a 185/70x15 Click here to see the options available for your Porsche 911.

When the first Porsche 911 came on to the market sporting a 2-litre 130bhp engine, they were up against some extremely good sports cars. Aston Martin DB6, e-type Jaguar and Ferrari 275 GTB were just a few of these cars. The first Porsche 911 it has to be said was up against it, and was definitely not a car for the mainstream. The 911 driver of the time wanted fast thrills with no frills!

The earliest 911s were built from 1965 to 1969 and were short wheel base models most of which are now seen thrashing around in all their glory at historic race and rally events. These particular cars tend to be the most desirable amongst the fore mentioned group of petrol heads. The next of the Porsche 911s were built between 1970 and 1973 with engines ranging from 2.2 –2.4 litres. These cars were followed shortly by the arrival of the impact bumper model in 1974, with the top model sporting a 3.2 engine and given a Carerra badge.

Another of the Porsche range was the 2.7 R.S, which was brought out between 1972 & 1973. The Porsche 911 2.7 R.S (R.S standing for Rennsport meaning motorsport/circuit racing in German) sported wide arches and wheels, lighter body work, stiffer suspension and of course a powerful 2.7 engine. This car would prove to be the start of the R.S series and what was to be, a successful racing pedigree.

Shortly after the Porsche 911 R.S.R 3-litre and Carrera R.S.R Turbo were produced, though only in small numbers, making them eligible for racing. Porsche had almost immediate success with one of their Carrera R.S.R Turbos finishing 2nd at the Le Mans 24hour race in 1974. The engine used in the Carrera R.S.R Turbo would go on to form the basis from which Porsche would make many assaults on the world of motor sport racing and not only that but also the start of Porsche fitting turbos to their cars.

In 1974 Porsche decided to up the engine capacity from 2.7litres to 3.0 litres for the R.S using a k-jetronic Bosch fuel injection system giving the Porsche 911 3 litre R.S almost twice as much power as the 2.7 R.S. With this extra power came more racing capability........

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