Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder
Most of you could think that sports car manufacturers, in order to gain a reputation of quality, performance and reliability, engage racing teams in competition. Even if it’s most of the time the case, there are some exceptions, like for Porsche. The Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder was one of the first updates of the first Porsche sport cars dedicated for race tracks.
The Porsche 550 Spyder called the “Giant-Killer”. Why “Giant-Killer”? Because of its power, with its 110 PS! However, while the Porsche 550 Spyder won some races it was the “Grandmother”, the Porsche 718 W-RS, who did the company proud by winning so many races and competitions in just four years such as the 12 Hours of Sebring or the Targa Florio in 1961.One year later this model won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, French worldwide known endurance! According to this exceptionally long motorsport career from 1961 to 1964, the mecanics worldwide called this car the “Grandmother”. The development of this project car results to the introduction of the Porsche 911 few years later! Thank’s “Grand’mo”!
Old race picture
To give you few characteristics of this Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder we can say that its 8 cylinder Boxer engine developed 210 PS to reach the 280km/h
You can actually see one of the 4 Porsche 718 W-RS ever produced in Stuttgart at the Porsche Museum, a proof that this car is still very important for the Porsche History! It’s worth it!
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