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A handful of specially prepared cars were designated the Carrera 4 RS Lightweight and 20 cars were made. It employs the same six-cylinder 3600cc boxer engine as the 260hp “regular” RS, it produces some 40 more horsepower due to the exclusion of catalytic converters and mufflers. The list of features includes an aluminum safety cage, two Recaro race seats with five-point safety belts, sport steering wheel couple to power assisted steering and type 953 Paris-Dakar transmission.

The RS Lightweight earned its name thanks to the combined use of an aluminum front lid, aluminum doors, Plexiglas side windows and a fiberglass rear engine lid, its overall weight pared down to 1100kg thus making for an exceptional power to weight ratio.

964019-Our feature car sold at Bonhams 2009 Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia at Quail Lodge Resort for $139,000 inclusive of Buyer's Premium.