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Coupe

General :

First introduced at the end of 1988, in the form of the Carrera 4 and subsequently made available as the Carrera 2 from 1990, the coupe models were made available with or without sun roofs. The enthusiast has always felt the coupe to be the purest form of expression for the 911.

Indeed, the coupe version (and particularly those without such niceties as the sunroof) provided significantly more rigid platforms which translated to a better handling vehicle with less flex. It was for this reason that drivers utilising their car's for competitive purposes generally preferred coupe models over the other 964 variants.

Furthermore, it should be remembered that a lower drag coefficient equated to increased aerodynamics. As such, the narrow body version was viewed by some as more desirable than a wide body equivalent (all other factors being equal). 

Special Editions:

In 1993, a wide body celebration model was introduced (chassis was only available as the Carrera 4) celebrating 30 years of continuous 911 production. It should be noted that this model was not a full Turbo look conversion with brakes and running gear- indeed only the wide front and rear fenders were utilised, with the brakes and suspension all coming straight from the standard Carrera 4. A total of 911 of these cars were manufactured (it is not known if any came to Singapore).

Perhaps one of the most interesting derivatives of the standard coupe was a lightweight (non street legal) version of the Carrera 4. At the insistence of Jurgen Barth, 20 examples of a stripped out and enhanced Carrera 4 were produced. The car, weighing in at 360kg less than the standard car (thanks to a stripped out interior, aluminium doors and front lid, a fixed rear spoiler, plastic side windows and lightweight glass front/rear windows and no ABS) also had a unique transmission that allowed for manual control of drive to the front and rear wheels (not unlike the RUF 6 speed gearbox available for the 964 which allowed one to change the characteristics of the car from an under steerer all the way to an over steering car). This gearbox was configured with acceleration in mind (the top speed being limited to just over 200km/h whilst 100kmh could be reached consistently in under 5 seconds). Power was capped at 265hp (minor modifications being a similar exhaust to the Cup Cars), with power being transmitted through a single disc competition clutch.

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Here can be seen a 964 Carrera 4 coupe (1989 example with updated side mirrors). Note that the rear badging on this particular example has been removed, and the original rims have been replaced with RUF 17" rims.

Another clean example of the 964 coupe, this one with the original 1992 rims that replaced the Design 90 rims.

Lightweight C4 competition car (see text).