In model year 1978 the different features of the forever-young remaining 911 were summarized: as Super Carrera the 911 SC united past S (super) and high performance C (Carrera) in a new model. From a 3.0 liter capacity, however according to the then current trend designed for regular grade fuel, 180 HP were first available. In the course of the model development the power was increased in model year 1980 to 188 HP and in model year 1981 to 204 HP, with higher compression designed again for super fuel and around 15% more economical in relation to the original version. In addition to the already longer known targa version there was for the first time with the SC again a cabrio model