One of the greatest rarities of the 964 generation came on the market in 1993. As the 964 RS had sold very well in Europe, it didn’t seem right for the Americans to come away empty-handed. Porsche remembered that the twentieth anniversary of the birth of the 911 Carrera RS in 1973 was just around…
As with the previous model, the 964, the plan from the outset was to offer a version of the 993, which first went on sale in model year 1998, for the Porsche Supercup, which was first staged under the auspices of Formula 1 in 1993. At the national level, the 1990 Carrera Cup replaced the…
In the early 1990s, Porsche was publicly being touted as a takeover candidate. The recession had had a devastating effect on sports car sales. The Porsche 928 and 968 series had almost entirely ceased to sell, so all eyes once again turned to the Porsche 911 as the great white hope. At least one positive…
The limited special models of the Porsche 911 have always been among the most sought-after collector’s items. Once the second limited edition, the “911 Signature”, had sold out in next to no time on the American market in 1976, fans of the Porsche company in the US were forced to wait for another four years…
Initiator of the 993 Turbo Cabriolet: MAHAG boss Fritz Haberl In 1994 at the Geneva Motor Show, the idea of a 993 Turbo Cabriolet was born. Fritz Haberl, long-standing MAHAG CEO, was so taken with the 993 Carrera Cabriolet that he immediately asked if an open-topped version with the turbo engine might also be on…
