Porsche 911 SC

A new Sport Group package option added the well-known waletail and front air dam. The black Fuchs wheels were also part of this package. Also optional were red and blue 'Martini'-stripes, refering to the victories of the Porsche racing cars (option M42). The sportomatic option was finally dropped. The standard cars had ATS wheels ( 6Jx15 ) and were delivered with the 'black-look', although some models were delivered with chrome parts. Because of all the luxury the 911 gained some more weigth and now tipped the scales at 1160 kg's. 

928 to replace the Porsche 911?

Porsche made plans to replace the 911 with the 928, but the 911 SC still sold 50% better than the 928 and therefore Porsche revised it's strategy and decided to inject new life into the 911. In 1980 all models except the ones for the american market (enviromental laws) gained power and now delivered 204 bhp. The same year the 911 was offered in America as a limited edition model 'The weissach Edition 911'. This model featured special paint, a leather interior and a 'wale-tail', other features were comparable with the Sport Group package. The wheels were painted 'platinum' metallic on all 'weissach' models.

The SC had some minor changes during the period it was sold. In 1980, the same year the power was increased to 204 bhp, side-indicators were added behind the front wheel. That year the 911 was equiped with a controversial black and white 'checker' interior. In 1981 the spoiler for the 'Sport'-version was modified. The air-inlet grille was now the same as on the 'Turbo' running across the whole length of the spolier. The room beneath the spoiler was still bigger than on the Turbo's spoiler. In 1982 this design was no longer used and the 'Sport'-version got the Turbo's spoiler. The silver rim of the Fuchs wheels was now polished.