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73 RS vs. 73 S
The recent RS thread got me thinking - anyone have any driving experience behind the wheel of a 73 RS and a 73 S? I was just wondering how the 2.4 S stacks up against an all out RS? Performance wise I'm sure it'll kick it's butt on the track, but I'm looking for more of a 'driving experience' comparison...
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How about a '72S vs. '73 RS comparison? I've driven one of the lightweight RS's, drove it back in the 1970's. Maybe not a fair comparison tho, becasue this particular RS was a European hillclimb championship veteran, had more than a few "improvements"...short gears, suspension, etc. It is still the "quickest" (as opposed to fastest) 911 I've ever driven...this car was so well set up, driving it was like having the car read your thoughts instead of it responding to your inputs.
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Now that's just plain greedy.......
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FLAG ON THE PLAY! , Personal Foul, Dick Moran, Illegal owning of multiple '73 911s, Sunday drives for ALL board members reponding to this thread. Oh, BTW Dick, please share some photos of your purebreds. Don
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So can I say, "I know a guy that owns three 73's?".
Congratulations and please share some photos. MarkP - another believer in free enterprise capitalism!
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If anyone here should be interested I could e-mail you some scans of old GERMAN Auto Motor & Sport magazine tests with the 911S 2,4 & RS 2,7. They're actually fun to read (the world of cars was different back in 1972). Includes performance data test results.
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I have driven both. I agree with Dick, the lightweight 73 RS seats do not offer the same comfort over extended periods as the sport or sofa seat, and the lighter weight and reduced sound deadening is noticable when driving. The other differences are mainly the increased torque of the RS engine: with the 2.7 you have significantly more grunt starting lower in the rev range (about 3800) where as in the 2.4S things don't start happening till 4500. From 5K upwards it's the same experience for both - ZOOM, with a slightly deeper exhaust note from the RS. Both are great cars...
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Mikkel, i'd be interested in the scans too. My work limits the size of attachements to maybe a couple of megs, not sure, but my email is bfranklin@metlife.com. If that doesn't work I have a web account with FTP capability if you can FTP stuff.
Thanks! Brad
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Hey, Mikkel
I would very much appreciate the scans as well. |
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OK I'll send you the scans. Each article consists of about 4-6 jpg files.
Oops ceder2,4 I need your e-mail adress too? Last edited by Mikkel; 03-20-2003 at 08:38 AM.. |
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Mikkel I would be interested in the scans as well could you send them to Tim@uncg.edu
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Sorry. CCE@DGC.DK
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There is a guy I know of in Sacto who also has three '73's.
1. '73 S coupe 2. '73 RS 3. '73 RSR I'll bet he's hard to buy a Christmas present for!
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S Series pictures are now posted here (thanks Mikkel!):
http://www.wagnonweb.com/pictures/911/1.jpg http://www.wagnonweb.com/pictures/911/2.jpg http://www.wagnonweb.com/pictures/911/3.jpg http://www.wagnonweb.com/pictures/911/4.jpg http://www.wagnonweb.com/pictures/911/5.jpg Last edited by billwagnon; 03-20-2003 at 09:26 AM.. |
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Thanks Mikkel, these are great!
Wow I didn't know the RS was *that* much faster than the S, the magazines show the 0-100km (62 mph) of about 5.7 seconds vs. 7.4(??) for the S, and 0-160km (about 100 mph) 13.7 vs. 17.8. Now that's a HUGE difference, I would have thought the S would be quicker than those numbers. Wish I could read German Brad
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Oops sorry guys. I thought I had made myself clear.
The articles are written in German. |
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73' Porsche Targa
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1973 Porsche 911 2.4 MFI
