| In 1993 Porsche build the limited “Sonder” series in the race department at Weissach and offered the 964 Carrera RS 3.8 to well-known clients of the factory.[1] This 3.8 RS was in fact an evolution on the small bodied 3.6 RS (1991). According to FIA ruling only 100 cars had to be produced in order to be considered as an evolutionary model. Therefore Porsche’s racing department developed the 3.8 RS that served as a bases for its RSR racing brother. According to factory records only 104 cars (combined RS and RSR’s) have been produced. The limited production run of the 3.8 RS and RSR, was as said build in the racing department in Weissach and not in the factory (Zuffenhausen) as were the 3.6 RS’s. This particular car left the “production line” on 27/10/1983 but was delivered to its first owner Mr. P. Gonsoir of Altdorf Germany, in Weissach on April 5 th 1994. In July 2005 the car was sold to its present, and only second owner in Belgium through a well-known French dealer. At the time of the sale the car had only covered 20.500 km’s. The body of the RS and RSR were based on the wider Turbo body. Very typical was the special double plane rear spoiler that was developed out of aerodynamic grounds. The wide turbo bodied wheel arches were filled with Speedline wheels of 9JX18 and 11JX18. The body was strengthened and on different points double welded. [1] Das neue grosse Buch der Porsche Typen J. Barth/G. Büsing, Band 1, pg 571 |
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| Mr. Gonsoir had a digital VDO outside temperature gauge installed on the center console. Apart from this gauge the car is completely original and in a condition “as left” the factory. |
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The option list of the car when delivered to Mr. Gonsoir is the following:
Since the car has been in Belgium it has been driven sparsely. It went on a couple of foreign trips one of them being a trip to Ruf Gmbh in Pfaffenhausen. Apart from that the car appeared in some magazines one of them being Porsche 911 & World. In that article a comparison test was conducted by the author and by two times Le Mans winner, Dutch driver of the Century, Gijs van Lennep. |
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On the debriefing after the driving of the 3.6 RS, the 1991 C4 lightweight and the 1994 3.8 RS, Gijs van Lennep as well as the owner of the car came to the same conclusion. The 3.8 RS was the best of the bunch. Strangely it is much more complete and a better car than compared to the 3.6 RS. The engine is stronger but the main difference lies within the chassis and the breaks. Although the 3.8 RS does feel much more planted, it is easier to drive and not as hard as the 3.6 RS.
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