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In the early 1990s<\/strong>, Porsche was publicly being touted as a takeover candidate<\/strong>. The recession<\/strong> 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.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least one positive<\/strong> consequence<\/strong> emerged from the grim scenario, however: Porsche was forced to get creative<\/strong> and to develop some very exciting derivatives of the 964, including the fascinating Clubsport version of the 911 Carrera 2<\/strong>, which never saw series production.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reasons for a possible Club Sport version of the 911 Carrera 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 1992\/1993 financial year, every single sale of the Porsche 911 in the 964 generation was urgently needed because sales<\/strong> of this undisputed<\/strong> classic<\/strong> among sports cars, still the company\u2019s mainstay, had also collapsed<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buyers had been forced to exercise caution, on the one hand, by the dire<\/strong> economic<\/strong> situation<\/strong>. On the other, the 964 was now significantly<\/strong> more<\/strong> expensive<\/strong> than<\/strong> its<\/strong> predecessor<\/strong>. While the old 911 G model (Carrera 3.2) still featured on the price list in April 1989 at DM 86,000, the 911 Carrera 2 of the new generation 964 bore the hefty price tag of DM 120,000 just three years later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a price increase of 40% in this relatively short time, not every customer who had ordered the predecessor model could now keep up. It was in this difficult economic environment that Porsche was having to operate, and it duly tried everything it could to make its product range more attractive to customers once again. Sportiness<\/strong> was once again to be the defining<\/strong> feature<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the beginning of 1993<\/strong>, a Clubsport<\/strong> version<\/strong> of the successor to the 944 S2, the Porsche 968, came onto the market. The 968 Clubsport came equipped with the well-known bucket seats from the 964 RS, and the rear seat was omitted for weight reasons. By dispensing<\/strong> with the airbags<\/strong>, electric<\/strong> windows<\/strong> and other inessential<\/strong> details<\/strong>, more than 50 kg<\/strong> could be shaved<\/strong> off<\/strong> the weight.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 968 CS was fitted as standard with the popular Cup wheels and mirrors in Cup design and lowered by 20mm. The rims and the rear spoiler were painted to match the body. Not only did the 968 CS have killer looks, but it was also over DM<\/strong> 15,000<\/strong> cheaper<\/strong> than the production<\/strong> version<\/strong> of the Porsche 968.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was no wonder, then, that Porsche should also have been considering releasing a Clubsport version of the 911 Carrera 2. In August<\/strong> 1992<\/strong>, the then project manager Karlheinz<\/strong> Br\u00fcstle<\/strong> was commissioned to develop<\/strong> the<\/strong> 964<\/strong> CS<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Possible pricing of the Porsche 964 Clubsport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s tantalising to think about how Porsche would have proceeded with the pricing of the 964 Clubsport.\u00a0 <\/span>Regarding the Clubsport<\/strong> version<\/strong> of the predecessor model, the Carrera<\/strong> 3.2<\/strong>, in the model years 1988 and 1989, there was no<\/strong> price<\/strong> difference<\/strong> to the production<\/strong> version<\/strong>. The slightly lighter and sportier 911 CS was offered with the same performance for the price of the standard 911 Carrera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While project manager Br\u00fcstle was busy developing the 964 Clubsport in the summer of 1992, the Porsche<\/strong> 968<\/strong> featured in the price list at DM<\/strong> 94,790<\/strong>, and the 968<\/strong> Clubsport<\/strong> went on sale at DM 77,500<\/strong>. Could the concept behind the 968 CS, which was over DM 17,000 cheaper, also have been applied to the 964? Would the 911 customers have accepted a slimmed-down 964 without better performance or racing ambitions?<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is, at least, a matter of fact that the prototype<\/strong> of the 964 Clubsport turned out to be a very attractive<\/strong> car<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interview with Karlheinz Br\u00fcstle about the 964 Clubsport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the new<\/strong> book<\/strong> about the Porsche<\/strong> 964<\/strong>, you can read in an interview<\/strong> with Karlheinz<\/strong> Br\u00fcstle<\/strong> why the 964 Clubsport did not go into production and how it differed from the standard 911 Carrera 2.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Porsche 964 \u2013 THE BOOK 1989\u20131994\u201c<\/a><\/h2>\n

On November 30, 2021, Berlin Motor Books will publish \u201ePORSCHE 964 THE BOOK 1989\u20131994\" in a limited edition of 1994 copies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Special features in this book<\/h3>\n