![]() ![]() With a near 50-50 weight distribution, the 924 Carrera GTS Rallye was well-balanced, and described by Röhrl as being “light and powerful” and “a proper car”. A turbocharged four-cylinder engine from Audi provided the power, developing 245 BHP and maximum torque of 335 Nm at 3000 RPM. Röhrl’s rally car however employed larger wheelarch extensions borrowed from the even rarer 924 Carrera GTR endurance circuit variant, fitted out of factory by body specialist Matter, to accommodate a wider range of rims and tyres. The new 924 Carrera GTS Rallye would utilize nearly all of the design elements of the Club Sport model, the highest tier in the established (albeit limited) GTS production run. Walter Röhrl between a production 924 Turbo and his competition 924 Carrera GTS Rallye (1981) As of March 10th, 1981, a rally version of the 924 Carrera GTS had been ordered for his use in the German Rally Champsionship. After his Mercedes contract fell through, and unwilling to gamble on an untested car at Audi, Röhrl entered into talks with Porsche. One of nine prototypes built, the fifth of the 924 Carrera GTS rally cars was offered to Walter Röhrl in 1980. ![]() ![]() REUNION AFTER 40 YEARS: Walter Röhrl and the 924 Carrera GTS Rallye.The 924 GTS Rallye would see a few successes on the national rally stages where it was built to compete, notably in Germany in the hands of legendary rally ace Walter Röhrl. That task was instead given to the 911 for the international scene, to be replaced by the “Gruppe B” (959) as soon as Porsche could make it happen (but ultimately never did). Designed to meet the FIA’s “Evolution” requirement of just fifty examples, the front-engined, rear-wheel drive GTS was not destined to become a threat to the bespoke competitors of the subsequent Group B-era of the World Rally Championship, even in full rally trim. Unlike its siblings in the 924 model range, the GTS was built to be a competition car from the beginning. With the public homologation announcement for the 924 Carrera GT in Group 4 came an announcement within the Porsche ranks that an evolution of the GT was in the works. (C) Jay Auger Rally Group B Shrine (edition) Notice: Any form of duplication methods (including but not limited to copy/paste of text and screen capture) of the website's content is strictly forbidden. ![]()
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