Porsche 911 RSR "Pink Pig" Wall Display (2024)

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Is the 911 RSR being discontinued? ›

As part of the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche presented another new development of the Porsche 911 RSR based on the 991.2, although production of the series model was discontinued at the end of 2019 and the first copies of the successor 992 were sold.

The result was a vehicle with an unusually wide and rounded body. The front lip was short and stubby and, simply put, reminded some of the snout of a pig. Legend has it that when the car ran its first test lap, one of the team sponsors – Count Rossi of the Martini & Rossi drinks company – was less than enamoured.

The name RSR comes from the German 'RennSport Rennwagen' – a literal translation of which is 'racing sport racing car'. It's a nomenclature purely reserved for competition versions of the Porsche 911 that are not street legal.

It's just one of the impressive Porsche exterior paint colors you can choose. It resembles the pale pinks used in the '50s but with a metallic update. They call it Frozen Berry Taycan we call it the Pink Porsche Taycan.

With this history in mind, Bonhams has estimated the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR could sell for anywhere between £3.75 million and £5.75 million – equivalent to $7.35 million to $11.28 million in Australian currency.

The RSR was an altogether different animal, with a 3.8-liter engine that developed about 375 hp. With Turbo-style bodywork, it left little to the imagination. Including a prototype, only 51 examples of the 964 RSR were built, each supplied direct from the factory as a turnkey race car for privateer racers.

The Pink Pig Ride went on its last journey in 2019. The newer Priscilla announced her retirement in 2021 after taking a sabbatical in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The original Pink Pig was last on display during Atlanta History Center's Atlanta in 50 Objects onsite exhibition.

Reinhold Joest racing the Porsche 917/20 'Pink Pig' at the 1971 24h Le Mans. Image Courtesy: Motorsport Images. Willi Kauhsen teamed with Reinhold Joest, qualifying seventh at 3 min 21 seconds, more than 2 seconds slower than Dr. Helmut Marko in the magnesium-frame 917 KH that ultimately won the race.

They even earned the nickname, “The Poor Man's Porsche.” The Corvair was manufactured in a number of body styles, including 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, convertible, station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup.

Is the Porsche 959 illegal in the US? ›

The 959 could not be made street legal in the United States after the 1988 "Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act".

With up to 518 hp, taking you from 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds, it can reach a top track speed of 184 mph.

Porsche Apricot Beige is probably one of the rarest of Porsche beiges. By the late 1980s, beige was as out of vogue as bellbottoms, so there were few takers during the two model years in which the color was offered. Most Porschephiles have never seen a 928, a 964, or a G-body Carrera in this color.

Jennie's special custom creation, this Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo features her English name, "Jennie Ruby Jane," engraved on the side, along with a unique logo.

Today, Kendall Jenner took to her Instagram to promote her Alo Yoga photoshoot, featuring her pristine 993 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Kendall's classic black Porsche 911 first made its appearance on Keeping Up With The Kardashians when she first taught her sister Kylie Jenner how to drive a manual transmission.

The GTE-Pro class, in which Porsche had successfully competed with a works team for ten years, was discontinued for the current 2023 season. The vehicles were prepared and fielded in this class by Manthey. In its first year of racing in 2013, the team clinched a class victory at Le Mans.

Porsche plans to transition 80% of its car lineup to electric vehicles by 2030, with the iconic 911 model remaining the only internal-combustion engine. Porsche reportedly has a strategic plan to gradually transition its car lineup to electric vehicles, aiming for them to constitute 80% of sales by 2030.

Porsche has made the decision to discontinue the 718 Boxster and Cayman models in Europe, leaving traditional internal combustion engine enthusiasts with fewer options.