Porsche
924 Carrera GTS

Why it matters

The 924 Carrera GTS was the 1981 evolution step of the 924 Carrera GT: a short run of street-legal cars built to support Porsche's homologation effort for the 924 GTP prototype raced at Le Mans that year. Within the series the Club Sport was the most extreme version, with a larger bore, a bigger intercooler and a factory aluminium roll cage; only 15 were built. A black and gold GTS was also used by Walter Röhrl to win German national rally rounds.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Porsche 924 Carrera GTS (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 924 Carrera GTS)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Porsche 924 Carrera GTS (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 924 Carrera GTS)
  Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC BY 2.0
• Porsche 924 Carrera GTS (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 924 Carrera GTS)
  Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York · CC BY 2.0
• Porsche 924 Carrera GTS (Wikimedia Commons: Porsche 924 Carrera GTS)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

After the 924 Carrera GT, built in a run of 400 for Group 4 homologation, Porsche created a second, smaller run called the Carrera GTS; the catalogue text gives a requirement of just 50 street-legal cars. The cars were hand-built at Weissach and aimed at winning FIA recognition for the 924 GTP, the Le Mans prototype. The catalogue says three GTPs finished 6th, 12th and 13th at Le Mans in 1981, but Porsche's own account places its 1981 Le Mans GTP 7th overall and 3rd in class, so that placing should not be relied on.

The optional Club Sport package raised output further. One cataloged example was completed on 11 February 1981, shipped to a Colorado dealer and sold in July 1982 on a bill of sale, with a dealer letter stating that it could not be registered for US road use. Only a handful of such cars reached the United States.

In period the black and gold Carrera GTS, known as the Monnet Porsche, was driven by Walter Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer to overall wins in four of seven German Rally Championship races in 1981.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The factory Club Sport is identified by its aluminium roll cage and 935-type race seats, per the auction listing, and by the enlarged bore and larger air-to-air intercooler described in the catalogue text. Two documented Club Sport chassis numbers, WP0ZZZ93ZBS710038 and WP0ZZZ93ZBS710053, share a prefix and fall close together. One car's Certificate of Authenticity lists engine and gearbox numbers that differ from those fitted, which the auction house attributes to hand-building at Weissach, so a mismatch alone is not proof of a non-genuine car. US-market cars were sold on a bill of sale rather than with a title.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Porsche 924 / 944 / 968 model research Level B Stuttcars

   • 59 GTS's were made, with 15 in Club Sport configuration
   • aluminum roll cage, lightened body, 935 seats, 911 Turbo brakes

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Porsche Newsroom – Reunion after 40 years: Walter Röhrl and the 924 Carrera GTS Rallye Level A

   • 59 All 924 Carrera GTS including prototypes. As stated: “between February and April 50 left-hand-drive 924 Carrera GTS cars were built … Including all the prototypes, a total of 59 cars were produced.”

   Accessed 2026-11-11
3. 3
   1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Club Sport (Amelia Island 2022, lot 140) Level C RM Sotheby's

   • bore was increased slightly to raise displacement to 2,093 cubic centimeters
   • larger air-to-air intercooler helped produce 275 horsepower at 1.1 Bar
   • could touch 60 mph in 5.2 seconds and see 160 mph
   • could touch 60 mph in 5.2 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport (Amelia Island 2019, lot 73) Level C Gooding & Company

   • Electronic Fuel Injection (Technical Specs)
   • Turbocharged and Intercooled SOHC 4-Cylinder Engine (Technical Specs)
   • 5-Speed Manual Transaxle (Technical Specs)
   • Front MacPherson Suspension with Coil Springs (Technical Specs)
   • Rear Semi-Trailing Link Suspension with Shock Absorbers and Torsion Bars (Technical Specs)
   • 4-Wheel Ventilated Disc Brakes (Technical Specs)

   Accessed 2026-11-12