In terms of rarity, the Carrera 3.0 does not have to shy away from neither the 2.7 RS (1580 pieces) nor the original 911 3.0 Turbo (1975-1977) (2819 pieces).Īfter the Carrera 3.0 had been in the market for only a year, a number of improvements were introduced for the following model year. In the following year there were 896 coupés with left-hand steering. In model year 1976, 1093 coupes were built, including 606 copies with left-hand steering. Of these 3 687 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0s, 2564 were delivered as coupés and only 1123 as Targas. During this very short two-year production timespan, only 3687 Carrera 3.0s were built, an almost tiny number compared to the 58,000 Porsche 911SCs and 76,500 Carrera 3.2s built. It was built “in sandwich” with the standard 911 and the 911/930 Turbo. The Carrera 3.0 was marketed between the years 19. The Carrera 3.0 was a good 3 seconds faster than the 2.7 RS and the 2.7 Carrera from 25 to 100 mph. And all this with a car, which was at least 45kg heavier due to the additional noise insulation.
The optimized torque was also reflected in another test: the Carrera 3.0 was a good 3 seconds faster than the 2.7 RS and the 2.7 Carrera from 25 to 100 mph. Only at higher than this magical border can the old Carrera beat it. A direct comparison of the power curves explained the wonder: at up to 5 000 rpm, the three-liter engine delivers significantly more power than the 2.7 RS. This was due to the improved torque, the 2.7 RS achieved the same torque only at a much more aggressive 5100 rpm. Although it is often referred to as the tamed version of the original 2.7 RS with 210 hp, it was able to achieve even better values in the various tests: from 0 to 100 km/h, the Carrera 3.0 was a tenth of a second faster (6.3s ), and even two tenths of a second faster from 0 to 180 km/h. On the road together this also explains why the performance values of the Carrera 3.0 are very similar to those of the 2.7 RS. To compensate for the missing turbo booster of the 930, Porsche increased the compression ratio and thus provided the three-liter Carrera with a proud 200 hp and a torque of 255 Nm at 4,200 rpm.
In addition, the lighter 6-bolt flywheel and the crankshaft from the 2.7 RS were installed. The Carrera 3.0 engine is essentially the 911 Turbo 2993 cc engine – just without the turbocharger.