1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTR
Only 17 examples of the
ultimate 924, the Carrera GTR, were built, and this one is for grabs. The 924
never was the Porsche’s purist cup of tea, mainly as the model adopted a front
engine, rear wheel drive arrangement, an optional automatic transmission (the
first Porsche to do so) and Volkswagen’s EA831 2.0 L I4 engine – used in the LT
van.
But as far as it was from
the German car maker’s pedigree, it didn’t carry the Porsche badge for nothing,
shining at various racing events, including the infamous Le Mans.
This hard-looking variant is
based on the 924 Carrera GT and GTS, a developed 924 Turbo created to
homologate the race car in order to meet Group 4 racing regulations. But while
406 GT and 59 GTS were made in Stuttgart, only 17 GTRs left the factory – of
which nine raced at various events.
It featured significant
racing development, and featured a relocated intercooler, integrated roll
cages, fully adjustable suspension, and four-piston 935 brake calipers. The
2.0l engine was heavily modified as well, producing no less than 375 bhp and 405 Nm of torque after receiving, among other things, a dry sump
lubrication.
Combine that huge amount of
grunt with a 930 Kg, and you’ve got yourself a 924 that was good for 290 km/h, and capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 Km/h in 4.7 seconds.
