Porsche 993 GT3

In our rundown of the eight rarest factory-built Porsche 911s of all time, just two Rennsport offerings made the countdown, despite numerous Zuffenhausen followers associating the RS moniker with awesome restricted manufacturing. Now, we fill out the gaps because of the top rarest Rennsport 911s ever before.

10) Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS – 1, 509 built

There aren’t many lists in which the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS would just come tenth Zuffenhausen’s very first attempt at a Rennsport 911 wasn’t because uncommon as later choices. Only 500 were to be built to satisfy racing homologation yet unprecedented popularity saw over three times that eventually leave Werks II.

9) Porsche 997 GT3 RS Gen2 – 1, 500 built

Using 991 GT3 RS set to wthhold the compulsory PDK gearbox, the 997.2 GT3 RS has become revered among Porsche’s final certainly analogue driver’s vehicles. Values have now been shooting up over the last year, without doubt aided by the second generation GT3 RS’s tiny manufacturing run.

8) Porsche 997 GT3 RS Gen1 – 1, 106 built

As the Gen2 GT3 RS had been undoubtedly a lot enhanced over its predecessor, the Porsche 997 GT3 RS Gen1 may be the rarer find, with Zuffenhausen producing 394 fewer 3.6-litre instances between 2006 and 2007. We were able to drive both variations head-to-head overall 911 concern 110.

7) Porsche 993 Carrera RS – 1, 104 built

The Porsche 993 Carrera RS is something of a complete 911 company favourite having graced our front address both in concern 106 and issue 119. This really is even though its not even close to the rarest Rennsport 911. Rather, its reputation is created on its raw driving knowledge and air-cooled flat six.

6) Porsche 996 GT3 RS – 682 built

After the 993 Carrera RS, Rennsport fans needed to wait nearly a decade for the next ‘RS’ badged 911. With regards to in the course of time came, the ‘Carrera’ name had been away, changed by the brand-new motorsport moniker: GT3. The 996 GT3 RS mimicked the original 2.7 RS along with its two color choices but is more than doubly rare.

5) Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 – 600 built

This is certainly it. The end of the handbook GT3 RS lineage. The Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 ended up being one final hurrah for analogue Rennsport and Weissach made certain it went any way you like with all the 4.0-litre powerplant (as noticed in the Carrera Cup), a massive motorsport back wing and just 600 instances revealed global.

4) Porsche 997 GT2 RS – 500 built

Given that just turbocharged production Rennsport previously produced, the Porsche 997 GT2 RS is unique anyway. However, increasing its allure is the fact that simply 500 of the 620bhp, rear-wheel drive beasts rolled off the Stuttgart manufacturing line.

3) Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera RS – 109 built

Built only one 12 months following the iconic 2.7 RS, the Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera RS had been bigger, less heavy and much more effective. However, it is not remembered with rather the same fevour by Porsche 911 lovers despite Zuffenhausen limiting manufacturing to simply 109 units, which makes it over ten times rarer than a 2.7 RS.

2) Porsche 964 3.8 RS – 55 built

The Porsche 964 Carrera 3.8 RS makes many of the other Rennsports on this listing look because common as a household hatchback. With just 55 among these Turbo-bodied RSs ever before built, it had been among only two Rennsport 911s to create our countdown of this eight rarest 911s ever. Only outdone by…

1) Porsche 911 SC RS – 20 built

Built on a Turbo layer with lashings of fiberglass along with other crucial motorsport weight-savings, the Porsche 911 SC RS – unlike many Rennsport 911s – had beenn’t created to homologate a rushing 911. Rather, the SC RS ended up being designed to go rallying in the fearsome Group B at the hands of then-newcomers, Prodrive.