Porsche Carrera

Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 from 1972

As Porsche Carrera some are particularly strong motorized vehicles of the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer Porsche called. The word “Carrera” comes from Spanish and means “race” in German. At Porsche, however, it refers to the Mexican Carrera Panamericana road race of the 1950s, in which Porsche achieved some class successes.

the Porsche 356 , the sportiest models the addition Carrera contributed
the Porsche 904 Carrera GTS (1964)
the Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966)
the Porsche 910 , also called Carrera 10 (1967)
the 1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 , considered to be the Porsche Carrera .
the Porsche 924 Carrera GT / GTS / GTR
the Porsche Carrera GT , super sports car that bears this name affix.

Origin of the designation

In 1954 , the racing driver Hans Herrmann took a sensational third place in the overall ranking at the Carrera Panamericana race with a Porsche 550 Spyder . That was sensational, because in a car with a comparatively small engine (cubic capacity of only 1.5 l), two much more powerful Ferraris (each with 4.5 l cubic capacity) remained close on the heels. The Porsche easily achieved class victory. Since then, the epithet “Carrera” has traditionally been used at Porsche for particularly sporty models.