Porsche 993 RS

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Road > Racer

Porsche 993 RS & 993 Cup

Photography: Clint Davis

Retouching: Ram Shrikhande

Client: 000 Magazine Issue #20

Writer: Zach Bowman

Autumn has arrived in Appalachia. North Carolina’s long summer days, hazy with smoke from California's forest fires, have been swept off by a cold snap—leaving the sky a sudden, deep blue as the first maples blush. Morning is in full swing, the day already a piece of perfection.

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Point the car off the main road and onto a twisted two-lane road that clings to the rising ridge sides as it coils back on itself again and again. The Carrera RS is right at home.

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Turn the key, and the cabin reverberates with the lope and idle of an engine that has no patience for sitting still.

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Great cars master the art of vanishing, slipping past your consciousness until the steering, the grip, and the brakes become extensions of your will. Such cars are a mindfulness shortcut, firing you at the present moment whether you like it or not.

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We often fantasize about turning our favorite racers loose on the street, but competition cars rarely tolerate road use. Keen’s RS is a rare perfect compromise.

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