Debuting in 1989, the 964 series was the first total overhaul of Porsche's classic 911 since its launch a quarter century earlier. At the time, Porsche claimed only about 15% of the old car carried over, despite the external similarities.
It was initially only available in all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 form, with the RWD Carrera 2 coming a year later. The 964 debuted standard power steering and anti-lock brakes for the 911 series, as well as driver's-side and passenger-side front airbags. The big cosmetic difference on the outside was the faired-in bumpers, while under the skin the torsion bar rear suspension was replaced with coil sprung semi-trailing arms.
The motor was new, but still an air-cooled SOHC flat six, now displacing 3.6L and with an 11.3:1 compression ratio to put out 247 horsepower at 6,100 RPM. It could be paired with either a five speed manual or Porsche's Tiptronic four-speed automatic.
Car and Driver tested a five-speed car, which recorded a 4.8 second zero-to-sixty run and a 13.3 second quarter mile at 106mph, which are numbers that would have been 911 Turbo territory not many years prior. Top speed was noted at 161 miles per hour. Base price for all this sturm und drang was $58,500 in 1990 dollars, which is $144,600 in today's money.
The Guards Red coupe in the photo was snapped in July of 2015 using a Nikon D1X and a 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6D zoom lens.
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