all about the classic Porsche 911 Carrera

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If you lust after a 911, you don't need to be told why. There's no sound quite like that whirring, six-cylinder hair dryer living just aft of the rear axle. There's no other shape so pure and simple. There are few cars that have been as successful on racetracks around the world. Porsche's venerable icon is one of perhaps a dozen designs that, more than anything, simply says "sports car.The Porsche 911 inherited from its designers, stylists and engineers all the qualities needed to create a classic.  The last-of-the-line in traditional Porsches, these Carrera 3.2’s are the best way to deliver the famous air-cooled old-world Porsche driving experience.  Evoking a time before power steering and other driving aids altered modern Porsches forever, this Porsche offers today’s lucky driver the authentic driving experience that made Porsche 911’s legendary

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Carreras were offered in all three 911 body styles: coupe, convertible Cabriolet, and the Targa, with its removable center roof panel. Performance types lean toward the coupe because its chassis is by far the most structurally rigid; some just feel it's the right look for a 911, too. The Targa is a neat concept: semi-open car when you want it, closed car when you don't. The trade-offs are increased chassis flex and the additional care required to keep the top and its seals leak-free. The Cabriolet version, introduced for the 911SC's swan song, 1983, offers the full open-air experience.

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The Carrera's 3.2-liter flat-six boasted nearly 80-percent new parts, although its overall design was the same as the 911SC's. Horsepower increased from 172 to 200, torque went up as well, and fuel mileage improved by nearly 20 percent. The only transmission offered at launch was the Getrag 915 five-speed manual. A slicker-shifting Getrag G50 box became standard in 1987. The proper tensioning of the engine's timing chains had been a problem since the 911's birth. A proper fix finally appeared in 1984 in the form of a revised chain tensioning and lubrication system; this alone is one reason to consider a Carrera over a 911SC, although the latter can be retrofitted with the improved hardware. You won't find a more robust powertrain than a Carrera's. Given timely care and frequent oil changes, they'll run well for 150,000 miles and more. Be sure not to miss scheduled valve adjustments. Clutches require replacement in as little as 50,000 miles, but can live to 100K in the hands of a sympathetic driver.

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Through The Years•1984 Carrera replaces 911SC. Engine is more than 75 percent new, including revised timing-chain tensioning and lubrication systems. Displacement increases to 3.2 liters; horsepower is 200 at 5900 rpm.

•1985 Central locking added; windshield radio antenna replaces previous fender-mounted unit. Horsepower nominally rerated at 202.

•1986 Virtually identical to 1985 models. Power top now optional on Cabriolet.

•1987 Carrera gets substantial midlife update. New Getrag G50 transmission, with improved shift linkage, stronger internal components, new hydraulic clutch. Engine recalibrated to produce 217 horsepower. Foglights integrated into lower front fascia. Numerous interior upgrades.

•1988 Improvements to rubber seals on Targa top.

•1989 Output rerated to 214 horsepower due to minor engine-calibration changes. Final year for this body style. Type 964 series Carrera 4 launched in mid-1989.

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