On track with a Porsche 2.7 RS | How to drive –­ Episode 1

Dickie Meaden takes you behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 2.7 RS in part one of the new 'How to Drive' series from Motor Sport. Learn the tricks that bring the most out of one of Porsche's most stunning cars.

[jehl]

Too bad I couldn't add two or three thumbs-up. The first video to dniscuss how a 911 is meant to be driven, with demonstration! Excellent! It also hints at what makes 911s special compared to a "ideal" mid-engined configuration. The rear engined configuration is not wrong or bad, it just requires the driver to drive the car differently. Once you "get" how to drive a 911, you look at driving other cars completely differently.

[kennyschachat]

Nice video. Love seeing the inside front wheel lift off the ground ;-)

[rikkihall]

That was a joy to watch, and get a better understanding of how to push a 911 in the right direction.

[alexandervanwyk]

Waau Dickie, YOU CAN REALLY DRIVE a 911 classic. That's why Porsche drivers are a unique culture. Nothing behaves like it, hence the name widow maker. If one is fortunate enough to grew into this style, there's nothing quite like it!

[ThePCGameplaysHD]

I haven't seen a greater video than this for a 2.7 RS. Thank you so much. Brilliant

[frankly]

Excellent demonstration of how to handle the 911 in the corners in a delicious manner.

[mikegreene]

Wow, the very definition of "smooth, but quick" driving inputs. Very impressive.

[paulgiddy]

Brakes and gears in a straight line going in, no trail breaking. Turn in, balance and button it. Don't flutter or lift. Keep the weight on the wheel under the outside rear.

[Spazza]

3:25 Only a 911 can look that composed lifting a wheel during a corner..

[michaelslack]

Anyone else notice the runtime of this Porsche video ;) Thank you for posting...loved it!

[MindDezign]

This was a three wheel drive car... Very cool!

[Indianajones]

Great video. I am fortunate enough to own a 1970 911RS outlaw tribute. They are simply fantastic, for all the reasons you commonly hear. I encourage you to drive/own one if you have the opportunity, the most fascinating thing to me is the feedback they give...you hear it over and over again, but experiencing it is just one of the reasons that makes it so special. cheeRS

[lorquet]

To me, the definitions of oversteer and understeer are the wrong way round....🤔😕
Thank god this driver knows! Awesome vid with running commentary, really brilliant.

[golfo]

Perfect!! Now I know how I should drive my Porsche 911 2.7 RS, the one I have waiting in the garage ... oooops (sigh! )

[mr.terwilliger]

Driving is fun. 911’s make every cornering just absolutely incomparably better than any other car. That’s why they still fly off the dealerships lot for 95, 000 on a Monday morning through the recession and for the last 50 years.

[JohnDoe-xuvx]

I had a 70 911E and like this car the clutch and brake pedal have a lot more space between them than the newer 911's like my 996 which are super close together.

[woopimagpie]

I've never been lucky enough to drive a 911 fast, but I've punted a few souped up VW beetles pretty hard. One especially fast one - fibreglass panels, lowered roofline, turbocharged kombi engine, the whole bit. A pretty well sorted car, for a VW. Still quite the handful - a higher centre of gravity and less power, not to mention far less refinement, and, well, they were never meant to go that fast, unlike the 911. I'd always hoped that the experience I gained fanging those VWs around might come in handy if I ever got to push a 911 hard. I got to drive a 930 Turbo once back in the late 1980s, but I was young and had no motorsport experience to mention back then so it was just a little punt around the block (a family friend owned the car). I sure would like to drive it again now to see just how much of a handful they really are, but alas that car and the friend who owned it are both gone now. He traded it in on a Ferrari 308 soon after cos he said it gave him a few scary moments, and the Ferrari, whilst not as fast, was infinitely more predictable on the road. He wasn't a motorsport guy though, just a regular dude with regular driving skills.
To drive a 911 properly fast like the one in this video no doubt takes skill and experience, Dickie clearly has a lot of both. Fantastic video, I was grinning from ear to ear watching it.

[ytsignup]

Awesome demonstration of car control in this video...I love how each lap gets closer, Closer, CLOSER to perfecting the technique until the result is "Just Right"!

Would anyone who has raced early 911s know what type/class of tires DM is running on the 911 in this video?
I can't get my <ahem>...mostly stock...3liter/66 to slide nicely like this when I'm running on track with R-Comps tires.
I am wondering if these videos of old 911s doing beautiful slides through corners, and the in-car cameras showing drivers making multiple 180degree steering corrections through corners (like the Spa & Goodwood & Dijon videos) are running on a less sticky tire??
Any guidance from "those in the know"? Thanks.

[marccusumano]

Thank god, now I know how to drive my 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7

[Spazza]

I’m currently looking at a ‘77 that’s been converted to RHD, nothing really wrong with it either yet no one wants to buy? 2.7 Flat six, some panels need work but could be replaced down the line...

You could replicate an RS and get 99% of the experience for pretty cheap for a Porsche