Porsche 964 (1988–1994)
- Porsche 911 (Typ 964)
- Speedster 911 (Typ 964)
1989 Porsche trod a new marketing strategy with the 964th In previous years, all Porsche models (356, 911, 914, 924, 928, 944, etc.) marketed under the internal development number, the only exception was the 930 that has already been sold as a 911 Turbo. Since Porsche in the late 1980s due to plummeting sales - especially on models 944 and 928 - was in a serious crisis, would be the "classic" 911 do not give up and marketed as the new Porsche 964 911th
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Was 964 compared to the previous model, a completely new vehicle, which consisted of 80% new parts. The body design remained virtually unchanged except for the bumpers. The interior and vehicle instruments were very carefully reviewed and remembered still very much of its predecessor. The most striking revision was in the art. The car was now fitted as standard ABS, power steering and airbags, which the predecessor was not available. The chassis has been completely redesigned and received, among other things, coil springs instead of torsion bar suspension. The still air-cooled flat-six engine with 964 has a capacity of 3600 cc (3.6 liters) and delivers 184 kW (250 hp).
The car was available in two versions, with Heck (Carrera 2) or four-wheel drive (Carrera 4). Both versions could either be ordered as a coupe, Targa or Cabriolet. 1993, in the last year of production of type 964, the car as a sporty roadster designed purist variant "Speedster" was produced in a small series of 930 copies, which at that time was available to basic prices starting from 69 000 $.
As the top model was from model year 1991, a turbo with the 3.3-liter engine offered in the 930, which carried into this revised version 235 kW (320 hp). The car was under fire because his performance is not as much of the 964 stood out like the Model 930 was the predecessor to the 911 of the case. After two years of production he was from model year 1993 shall be replaced by the turbo 3.6, the engine was based on the 964 Saugmotormodelle with 3.6 liters and an output of 265 kW (360 PS) developed.
Fuel consumption of 964 any model was compared with the previous models further optimized, so that this is the Carrera at 14.0 liters and the turbo 3.6 at about 18.0 liters of premium fuel per 100 km.
In addition to the high volume vehicles built on the platform of the 964 additional vehicles in limited numbers, such as the Carrera RS or Turbo S, which were developed for sporty riders.
