Slipstream - February 2020

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Maverick Marktpreis: 964 RS America
by Peter Wen
The RS badge has always had a special meaning
for Porschephiles. It stands for “Rennsport,” which
is “racing” in German. The term RS is a huge part of
Porsche’s racing heritage. To commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the iconic 1973 Carrera RS, Porsche
gifted us the RS America (RSA) in 1993.
With only 701 examples produced between 1993
and 1994, this special edition was only available in
North America. Based on the Carrera 2 coupe, the RSA
was all about light weight (and performance). It went
on a strict diet and shed 77 lbs. It offered a minimalist
interior with no power steering, no door pulls, no radio
and no A/C. Only four options were offered: electric
sunroof, Limited Slip Differential, radio/cassette stereo,
and A/C. The rear seats were removed for the 1993
model year but returned in 1994. With so many parts
removed, Porsche actually priced the RSA $10,000
below a fully equipped Carrera 2. That was the last
time Porsche Marketing made that mistake!
Today, RSA is a bona fide Porsche collectible. It is
worth two and a half to three times the cost of a mere
mortal 964. However, as the market has gone soft on
most air-cooled Porsches, the value of an averagecondition
RSA has declined more than 15% since
2017. An excellent-condition RSA fared better with a
6% decline.
964 2017 (k) 2018 (k) 2019 (k)
93-'94 RS America $95-$160 $90-$160 $80-$150
90-'94 Carrera 2 Coupe $30-$55 $30-$55 $30-$60
Source: Excellence magazine’s Porsche Buyer’s Guide
$RED indicates drop in value from previous year
Fun fact: The RS America came with electric windows same as all
964 911s. The much lighter manually cranked windows were not
used because that would have required expensive and time
consuming re-certification and crash testing.
$225,000
$187,500
$150,000
$112,500
$75,000
$37,500
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Hagerty Valuation Tool:
1994 RS America
$77,500 average value
May 2017 Jan 2018 Sep 2018 May 2019 Jan 2020
1993 911 RS America
Sold for $96,000 + $4,800 buyer fee
24k miles
Red / Black
3.6L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
A/C, sunroof, clean Carfax
1993 911 RS America
Sold for $85,000 + $4,250 buyer fee
50k miles
Black / Black
3.6L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
A/C, sunroof, LSD
passenger side repaint
1994 911 RS America
Sold for $148,000 + $7,400 buyer fee
9k miles
Red / Black
3.6L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
Won Parade 1st in Class
A/C, sunroof, LSD, Radio
1993 911 RS America
Sold for $97,000 + $4,850 buyer fee
28k miles
Midnight Blue / Black
Modified 3.8L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
A/C, sunroof, stereo, top end rebuild ’17
1994 911 RS America
Sold for $125,000 + $6,250 buyer fee
48k miles
Polar Silver / Black
3.6L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
A/C, sunroof, LSD
few repainted panels
1994 911 RS America
Sold for $104,000 + $5,200 buyer fee
47k miles
Grand Prix White / Black
3.6L Flat-Six
5-speed G50 manual
LSD, various performance upgrades
clean Carfax
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