1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS: Rennsport Royalty

[@hungryalien]

really miss the car + owner stories.. thats what made you guys different from all others..

[@nl3712]

This!

[@gr0schibre572]

I’m missing petrolicious vids where owners were talking about their own car. There was much more passion transpiring in it.

[@tuscaniCZ]

Completely agreed! The guy and his tone of voice sounds very unsympathetic to me. I would subscribe Petrolicious if it had different narrator.

[@2702simmo]

@@tuscaniCZ his voice is too sickly sweet and false and coupled with the Disney music spoils the footage

[@cam8569]

Have to agree, this guy just sounds fake and doesn't fit at all.

[@HarryMollyNut]

Me too im boycotting petrolicious until they revert !!!!!!

[@nl3712]

Agreed!

[@chadderton]

Nice 911, but this doesn't feel like Petrolicious anymore. It's soulless.

[@johnDe5tr0yer]

I adore seeing this being driven, even in the rain!

[@christophermoltisant]

Loved this show more when the owners told their stories... Was always a gem in itself. Still great, love yall. #E82 baby

[@simmersonwheels7724]

Always a dream car- I remember building a model of this as a kid and applying the carrera stickers.... I sure miss the old petrolicious where the owners were part of the cars story. I have to mute the TV after listening to this guy for two minutes drone on.....then I don't get to hear the car. Great cinematography though.

[@Morpheas001]

I second this

[@Gorilla_Jones]

This car weighed a tad over 2200 pounds, had over 200hp and a 0 to 60 of 5.5 actually, in 1973!

[@maxjelley4055]

Porsche tests performance in worst case scenarios, also u won’t mind me trusting Sam hancock more than you

[@Gorilla_Jones]

@@maxjelley4055 Sure, but he'd be wrong. Have a great day.

[@maxjelley4055]

@@Gorilla_Jones dude you do know what he does, he’s one of the adjudicators for the good wood RACtt

[@harryatkinson9757]

@@maxjelley4055 so what, he is wrong!

[@jonnyspeed]

I was going to say 6.3 sounds slow. My MX-5 RF ND2 will do 5.8. I do have LSD though ;-)

[@DanteL007]

I admire these old ones so much presence.

[@khalidov9420]

I will buy u 1

[@fezzle1154]

@@khalidov9420 :/ really man. really

[@gwalker7058]

@@fezzle1154 there are some things you just can't buy . Nice try but , , ,

[@cut--]

CRACKS ME UP - you get 20 likes on your avatar and everyone else gets 1 or 2 even with their educated comments. .. smh probably not even you.

[@Gentleman...Driver]

@@khalidov9420 Buy me one, too. :(

[@mtnman6557]

Can't believe this car did not come w/ a limited slip differential; hmm..., learned something new

[@autoroom21]

In 1973.. are you for real

[@mtnman6557]

@@autoroom21 Well, many muscle cars had a limited slip, just thought a car bred for racing surely would; learned twas' not so

[@waynesimpson2074]

I was informed that a LSD compounded understeer issues in these early cars, the phrase 'pushing on' was used to describe the front end?

[@mtnman6557]

@@waynesimpson2074 It must have been an engineering problem, as other rear engine sports/race cars have LSD's & they handle pretty well. LSD or not, the 911 is still my fave Porsche. *however, w/ all out LeMans type race cars, IMO, the GT40 will always be the king.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

If its anything like a bug you have enough rear end grip and it breaks loose predictably

[@bngr_bngr]

Those older 911's are so little compared to the sedan that the 911 has turned into.

[@maneki9neko]

Last night, while I waited for the road to be cleared, I was looking at the remains of a modern Porsche. The car entered a decreasing radius turn at speed. Mid-way through the turn the driver ran out of traction and talent at the same time. No ambulance was present so it seems that the driver walked away. These cars are not the feather weight cars they once were. The dynamics are completely different.

[@bngr_bngr]

maneki9neko the newer Porsches can take a person to places never possible with an older Porsche Turbo. Of course one still needs some driving talent not to kill your self. The older Porsche just reached that limit much quicker.

[@craigrichardson3070]

It always amazes me that when I sit in my '74 I can reach out easily and touch the bottom of my windshield and my arm is still bent. Compared to my other vehicle you almost have to kneel on the seat to be able to clean the dash. kind of gives you the idea of how little this car really is.

[@Yourmission9]

Why oh why doesn’t this channel exist anymore! I loved this channel!

[@rodrigogutierrezreyes4702]

Love the passion that he has when talking about the car. And like everyone I do miss the car+owner format, but this one is really good too. Maybe you can incorporate the old format into some of the videos as well.

[@patrickrollins2710]

Much prefer the owner's of the cars giving their own stories. I'll read the Wikipedia instead of this.

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Excellent short film about a spectacular car ... well done and thanks. That air cooled flat six sound matched with a timeless silhouette never gets old!

[@loki7641]

In Memory of the last 1973 Targa Florio - Winner Herbert Müller and Gijs van Lennep with Carrera RSR ...

[@christineayres5339]

I first saw this car as a Child in White but with Red Wheels ,also used it on NFS Porsche Challenge back in 2000 great game.

[@alastaircummins1980]

To visit Wales for a drive right now is a dream right now. Let alone in a 911 Rs!!

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

A magnificent piece of art that is also can be used as a tool

[@mag5111]

Day 1 of asking for the old petrolicious back.

[@JumpingWatermelons]

Incredible golden hour footage when that sun came out. Woooooooow!

[@stanthorne6887]

Great video. Good info and beautiful images. I do really miss the owner video.

[@britishbiker]

That shot at 9:28 is unreal! Literally gave me goosebumps. Fantastic video of an amazing car.

[@FunWithAJ]

Frame candidate

[@thezenlife65]

One of my all time favorite cars

[@Drifty325i]

Bloody lovely! i’ve got a 73T done up above RS spec, 3.6l from the 964 RS, turbo brakes, updated shocks/suspension. Loads of fun and i don’t need to worry about it as much as the original RS

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

I am getting a 964 based 3.8 put into my ‘71T .... is yours flared? I am still narrow with 215s in the back, do you have enough traction? What about the oil; we had to mod for an RSR unit ... :( ... what did you do? 915 box, shifter? ... do you regret going to far? ...mine car was so nice and stock, but I could not resist! the calling of more power.

[@Drifty325i]

Hi Chris honestly the car was converted before I brought it. I don’t know what it was like before but we have had aircooled 911s in the family since i was a kid and i can honestly say this ones far more fun. The extra power really helps allot to liven it up but the torque makes it so much much faster especially down low. Mine has got a fresh 915 mag case with wevo shifter etc and feels really good. Much shorter and more playful than my dads G50 box, although the G50 feels more bolt action. I’ve got SC flares with 225/50/16s on the back and traction doesn’t seem to be much of an issue. When i drive my dads 3.2 G50 it feels painfully slow compared to mine now. Really flat power delivery and sounds really nice but yes much much slower. Mines fairly modded though, extractors, RS engine, RS cams, motec computer etc

[@jesselee3827]

I wouldn't worry about a 911 RS 😉 went to a nearby vintage garage. They have one in white and one RS in "blutorange", one of my favorite 911 colours. Prices? Roundabout 500.000 € per car. 😳😅

[@Drifty325i]

@@jesselee3827 crazy aren’t they! so much $$

[@londo0]

We need the videos with owners talking about their cars and no presenters. There are other channels that use presenters, Petrolicious was always about stories by the owners.

[@kevinnorwood7355]

Agreed I like hearing the passion in the owner’s voice and the love for their cars.

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

Hello..........my bloke "friend"..........or shall I say............."pal".......... Jolly ole, chap -- good ole' boy -- having completed the 'evolution mode' of the PC game, "Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed," I have extensively purchased, sold, and traded many Porsche models that were built between 1950 and 2000... I finally ended up owning 10 -- my preferred and favorite 10 ever Porsche models. I own no Porsche models past the year 1989, interestingly. One of my 10 Porsche cars which I own is the 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS: I was born in '73 -- and this model of Porsche is a fairly 'iconic' model in my opinion. As you said, not the fastest or best Porsche ever; but it feels solid, just right. Not to veer to far from the factory settings, I have beefed up.....*ahem*.......'jacked up' the horsepower to a great extent, I've added a 'pro' braking package and semi-pro sport springs and pro shocks. In my opinion, no sway bar is needed for it to take corners at high velocities just right... I've painted my '73 Porsche Carerra RS a medium hue yellow lacquer with blue and white pinstripes which straddle the middle of the top of the car from back to front. This ain't no 'world beater'.......hell it ain't even a 'moon beater'......but the car drives and feels......just right.......my bloke pal............CHAPPIE.........

[@ricochaquio939]

Porsche 911 Carrera has been my dream car since 1975 and maybe years before that. Someday somehow I will have one...

[@CarbonCabron]

I love 911more than anything but this one is so special that I still can't believe it's a 911.

[@MindDezign]

For me it was Road&Track articles on these Porsche Specials that created a maddening desire to own one. The 911 spoke for it self a fast capable 6. But when the Carrera RS came out ,rolling your eyes over the specs and the Road Test...you just had to have ONE ! Great Video, great Edit ! Awesome CAR . I always thing , wonder , if Nissan had followed Porsches Lead, with the 240Z. The SPORTS CAR World , would be COMPLETELY different today.

[@jeypi2623]

OG 911s are just sights to behold..beautiful and elegant

[@anthonybeech676]

One day.........yeah, who am I kidding.

[@rolandalfonso6954]

"0-60 in about 6... top 150. A 2.7 naturally aspirated, air cooled ...In 1973. As an American, we had nothing... Nutz. Another wonderful video of one of the greatest cars ever.... Blast all over the continent. No worries.

[@loucostabile]

Good video - please do not check the "mid-roll" ads box so your Viewers can enjoy and uninterrupted viewing experience. Thank you.

[@iPhone-jj1qi]

You guys have to bring back the old format

[@tomnekuda3818]

I remember the first time I saw a Carrera........after that moment, nothing else measured up. When I was in grad school at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, SD Porsches and Corvettes used to race up and over Skyline Drive the overlooks the city. I saw many times where the 'Vettes had run off the twisting road and down into the pines but never a Porsche. Very sad day for the 'Vette owner........

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

I have both; currently a modded ‘71T and a modded ‘71 LS5 w nearly 500hp. Sold my boosted 930 ... I like the ‘vette, but for driving fun ... it is 911. For sound a big block is hard to beat. And the Corvette can be worked on, and kept on a shoestring budget whereas with an old Porsche you have the dreaded Porsche tax.

[@VentureAHighway]

These are some of the best cars ever built...

[@jacobhaggstrom1452]

That is a bold statement that cannot be true

[@VentureAHighway]

@@jacobhaggstrom1452 911s? I'd say so..

[@mrmallkmus]

Petrolicious please come back to the old format vídeos...

[@medihedayati9132]

Another beautiful video by Petrolicious.one of my favourite 911 Porsche.

[@thomasmulhall4873]

Magnificent host! Well schooled, engaging, good diction, marvelous! What a truly exciting and masculine car. A customer of mine has restored a pair of these, and I was fortunate to be given a ride in one. Wow!

[@2702simmo]

Seriously? It’s the host and the silly music that spoils it for me

[@antonioguimaraes2631]

Congratulations on these videos with Sam and Alain! For anyone criticising this as yet another car review on KZbin - you're all wrong. This is car history and culture. It's on a different level. Brilliant. I hope you can still produce the owner/car videos that got us all hooked on this channel, while delivering these masterpieces on automotive history! 👏👏👏

[@RmB9104]

Loved the car, loved the video. And great sound mixing. Cheers!

[@DriversSide]

Great video! One of my favorite cars of all time! If I ever get a vintage Porsche, it will be getting a ducktail.

[@katerin.b]

I assure you will buy yourself a Porsche. Read this book: the miracle morning.

[@nylegend]

Am I the only one who prefers the old format videos where the owner was featured driving their cars and we learned more about the specific cars history? Now the videos just seem generic like the million other series with british accent hosts unfortunately...

[@SMlFFY85]

Nothing is being taken away by these videos being produced, the old format still exists.

[@nylegend]

@@SMlFFY85 these videos just seem boring compared to the old ones that were so well done 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Retrobeemer]

Such a beautiful car. Mind you, there are so many great cars in that era. BMW 3.0 CSL and this would keep me happy.

[@IamAtomman]

Great to see a video filmed on the great roads of Wales , even if it is now a 30 zone..........I made a quick drone video with my Datsun 240z and a Escort RS200 back in the summer on the same road

[@spacebar1427]

do you know where in wales this is? the views and roads are stunning!

[@IamAtomman]

@@spacebar1427 Yeap it's the A4069

[@jeffreyb.1657]

Just as I was thinking snap oversteer in the rain....he noted the pendulum issue......until the LSD.....should just add one ......I drove 5 hours to get here....that is cool and a lot of miles on someone's car.....

[@rapalo89]

Do you think he drove 5h in a vintage RS?

[@hancock_sam]

@@rapalo89 Yep, I sure did:)

[@cornishrider]

A superb video also beautifully filmed, thanks so much!

[@marcscordato4385]

I love Ferrari and Lamborghini as much as anyone else. But if I could have one great sports car to drive for the rest of my life it would be a 911. It’s reliable and practical as sports cars go . It’s iconic and it’s styling points back to the first generation car.

[@Porsche9174Ever]

Awesome car with a good story on some superb Welsh roads (Black Mountain if I'm correct)!

[@theodorestern8258]

This is undeniably one of the prettiest videos I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Does anyone recognise where (specifically) it was filmed?

[@eldoradomanchuria]

I miss these videos so much. This channel was such a gem. Great cars and great production. Lost to capitalism

[@scottthompson5855]

The shot over the stone bridge and showing white (fog) out the window behind you were simply outstanding. The RS is a personal favorite. Magnificent machine. No standard rear dif? What’s up with that ;)

[@MorningNapalm]

The two current presenters are okay, if a bit posh, but I do very much miss the old video format, with only the words of the owner, and the questions merely implied. It was so much more personal and the connection was tangible. I am also quite unhappy with the changes which the new owner is proposing. I picked up the lifetime subscription, and now with the new changes, I have lost the special videos, and also the printed magazine. The only remaining for them to do is to send sometime to take back the badge and the rest of the package. I feel cheated.

[@mertozyurek7169]

missing the old owner stories :(

[@853massey]

What a huge privilege to have the chance to drive a car like that. #porschelove

[@joeklopp4842]

One of the greatest cars of all time.

[@geoffcrawford3606]

How do we hind which roads this is filmed on?

[@seanconwaymusic1860]

Beautifully filmed as always! Love this car!

[@Noukz37]

@7:46 Isn't this the place where Henry Catchpole likes to meditate?

[@stephenfromspielberg]

Love the car but YT going fully nuts with six ads in three minutes literally kills it. Stopped the clip and will not watch another one that is constantly being interrupted.

[@woodpecker2235]

Where is this filmed, can someone tell me?

[@TheJeffatan]

Love it...How much are there now??..mils?

[@mathias5035]

Is that filmed in Scotland?

[@cecilwilson5442]

Really enjoyed the video awesome viewing what we want simple analogue cars we're the driver is the key to the enjoyment of the car,, and bringing out the best of the engineering that such a great car can offer,, simply brilliant,, the modern 500 bhp gt3rs is awesome but on the road,, real world,, it would be the older era 911,,,getting that lottery ticket from the old settee,,, from Northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@ananddullabh]

Goddamn need to turn up the thermostat cuz I'm freezing cold from all these goosebumps! Cheers petrolicious!

[@gerrysoegardo9772]

Taulany?

[@exodiatheforbiddenone3813]

where is this place. is it the scottish highlands or lake district

[@TherealLorinser]

Man, whether that car is old I'm ready to wait decades to own one.

[@dominikz.1376]

Funny how this beautiful car has strikingly similar looking materials, curves, molding, and styling like my beloved 1973 Starcraft Holiday 21' remodeled boat. Could all motorized things of '73 be this awesome??

[@richycoles]

Looks like Llangynidir to Beaufort road to me. Great film

[@agamvtp5251]

Prediksi??? Jaya jaya jaya

[@amersfoortsefotograa]

I am impressed by the roads you are enjoying so much! Despite the looming Brexit and Covid, i would like to take out my Cobra 427 (replica ofcourse..) on the same roads next summer. Can you inform me which roads you were driving? I presume it's in Wales? Thanks from Holland!

[@uweheinrich6784]

I think the 981 base Cayman is the ideal car to have for a "RS" feeling on the cheapest side. I know the engine is not in the back but if you think of dimensions, engine, weight, driving dynamics, plus the heritage factor, may be the unloved Cayman base is just the car to have......plus may be in 30 years, it can become a true modern classic.....

[@lordsnoop623]

he really enjoys what he does!

[@bbqchicken69]

Just imagine. Maintaining a special car 🚘 knowing that you will get a chance in your life to explain your experience with it .

[@hariaditshiv]

This car is beautiful.

[@HarveyJohnWillmott]

Where was this filmed?

[@jayrusty2012]

Wales, apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jjga011]

I love this car..

[@encoreunefois1X]

Just how much can that steering wheel weigh?

[@erichakanson7010]

Often replicated but never duplicated.

[@savariaxa]

I had a 911 2.4 S 190 HP from 1972 decades ago 🙈almost identical with the RS prices early 80‘s back then where around DM 13.500 in good shape !!

[@ortontom]

Had a weekend in our 2.7 RS, its ok.. better value is the MFI. Same engine (Which it is its superb point). They ride nice, but dont ultimately feel much different to others of the era.

[@nordseemowe1259]

I Love the Story ❤️🎄🕯️🎄

[@pikerin]

fantastic car and very well shoot video, can't stand the host

[@FunWithAJ]

Love the commentary: "its getting wet, which is good, it's getting looser"... wait are we still talking about the car.

[@windowsxp9120]

We don't watch petrolicious videos to hear some guy read us the brochure and read the Wikipedia page. We watch to hear the featured car's individual story being told by the owner. New format is terrible and loses all touch of what made these videos unique.

[@512TXSDIY]

Such a pretty car

[@yannickg6904]

The car of my dreams, same age as me.

[@ilyaavakov]

Cool car!

[@dominikz.1376]

Guys, just get a 1970's or 1980's JAWA moped; it has a mid-mounted engine and is basically a small-scale Porsche 911 RS

[@gmac7947]

Where are these roads ?

[@tomasfiala1282]

Sam Hancock is absolutelly fine for me despite negativity in comments.

[@marcusrichardson2955]

Possibly my favourite car of all time although the ex James Hunt RSR comes close, hmm, decisions, decisions!

[@dendyariansyah5435]

Ini mobil yang andre taulany pengen.

[@theoneuraz8124]

Please for God sake, bring back the previous filming format

[@freejrs]

Absolutely love these mini test car histories with Sam. I'd take a 30 min full length episode group test! 👍

[@devilishmode]

8:11 to 8:19 was the highlight for me

[@MP-Fin]

Good video and I like the presenter BUT He said the difference between the "light" and the "touring" version is negligible, it most certainly is not: Negligible is defined as "so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant" The touring version weighs 1075 kg, while the lighter version weighs 960 kg, that's a 115 kg difference. In percentage that is 10.69%. Over ten percent isn't at all negligible.

[@leavingasap843]

Please please do a video of the E36 M3

[@franzhuber7361]

😵 #WAIT... You over-revved it at 4:06, don’t you? 💀