Porsche 718 RSK

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The Porsche 718 RSK is a late-1950s lightweight mid-engine sports racing car renowned for its agility and success in endurance and hillclimb competitions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Porsche 718 RS 61 2
Porsche 718 RSK canonical 2
Porsche 718 RS 60 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf racing car ⓘ
sports car ⓘ
aerodynamicFeature streamlined bodywork for low drag ⓘ
bodyStyle open two‑seater ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
category sports car racing ⓘ
chassisType tubular spaceframe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedFor endurance racing ⓘ
hillclimb competition ⓘ
designedForRegulationClass FIA sports car categories of the 1950s ⓘ
drivetrainLayout rear‑wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration flat‑four engine ⓘ
engineDisplacementRange 1.5–1.6 litres ⓘ
enginePosition mid‑mounted ⓘ
engineType air‑cooled ⓘ
era late 1950s ⓘ
frontSuspension torsion bar suspension ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted ⓘ
influenced later Porsche mid‑engine racing cars ⓘ
layout mid‑engine ⓘ
manufacturer Porsche ⓘ
nameDerivation RennSport Kurz ⓘ
nickname RSK ⓘ
notableCharacteristic high agility ⓘ
lightweight construction ⓘ
notableResult class wins at Targa Florio ⓘ
strong overall finishes at Le Mans ⓘ
partOfSeries Porsche 718 series ⓘ
predecessor Porsche 550A ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 550 Spyder
primaryBodyMaterial aluminium ⓘ
productionEnd 1959 ⓘ
productionStart 1957 ⓘ
rearSuspension torsion bar suspension ⓘ
relatedModel Porsche 718 RS 60 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 series

Porsche 718 RS 61 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK

Porsche 718/2 Formula 2 car ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK
steering rack‑and‑pinion steering ⓘ
successor Porsche 718 RS 60 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 series
typicalUse factory works entries ⓘ
privateer racing entries ⓘ
usedInCompetition 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
European hillclimb events ⓘ
Targa Florio ⓘ
World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
vehicleClass sports racing car ⓘ
wheelbaseComparedToPredecessor shorter than Porsche 550A ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porsche 550 Spyder → successor → Porsche 718 RSK ⓘ
Porsche Type 547 → usedIn → Porsche 718 RSK ⓘ
Porsche Type 547 → usedIn → Porsche 718 RS 60 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK
Porsche Type 547 → usedIn → Porsche 718 RS 61 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK
Porsche 718 RSK → relatedModel → Porsche 718 RS 61 ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK
Porsche 718 RSK → relatedModel → Porsche 718/2 Formula 2 car ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 718 RSK