Drifting a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Is Going Sideways in a Piece of History

That, however, was one of the uber-rare lightweight-spec cars. Normal RS 2.7s, if we may call them so, retail for more reasonable prices and by that we mean something in the 700 or 800 grand region. Heck, when it comes to this air-cooled track-savvy Porsche, even replicas can fetch 100 grand.

In fact, now that Porsche is going through a turbo revolution, the early 911 market seems to have paused its ever-increasing pricing policy, but we're only expecting this to be a redefining process that will see prices skyrocket once again after Zuffenhausen releases the full 991.2 line-up.

Please excuse the long financial background, but we wanted to make sure that even those who are not in love with the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 got a decent perspective of this rear-engined coupe.

We did that to prepare you for the video below, which shows one of these Porsches... being drifted during a track day.

No, this isn't the kind of video where the driver mistakenly gets the tail out and then labels the shenanigan as a controlled slide. Oh no. Instead, the footage sees the retro Neunelfer pulling delicious slip angles, albeit with a different kind of tire-melting noise compared to what modern cars have accustomed us with.

The obvious question that arises has to do with the nature of this RS - is it a replica or not?

While we can't know for sure, all we can tell you is the clip comes from German tuner BBM Motorsport. While you may not have heard of this aftermarket developer, we're talking about the kind of company that will quietly deliver an 815 hp VW Golf Mk I or play with a Lamborghini Huracan.

And given the constant distance between the 911 and the camera car, we tend to dismiss the replica version of the story.