Only 59 of the Porsche 924 Carrera GTS were produced in 1981. Compared to the normal 924 Carrera GT, the GTS was 50 kilograms lighter (empty weight: 1.121 kg) and received a power increase from 35 hp to a total of 245 hp. The weight-saving measures included abandoning insulation materials, firmly installed headlights under transparent plastic covers instead of flapping headlights, body parts made of thinner metal, lighter shell seats and abandoning various comfort options in the interior. As a motorsport homologation vehicle, the GTS was mainly used to allow the 924 Carrera GTR for racing use.
In the end, two customers opted to have their 924 Carrera GTS equipped with the complete comfort interior of the normal 924 - including an electric window lift and a radio. In comparison to this, there were 15 customers who instead chose the even more radical Club Sport variant. This one came with a power upgrade to 270hp, motorsport vehicle, aluminum rollover cage, six-point belts, electric deadman switch and a firmly installed fire extinguisher.
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