The Porsche 356 SC, was the top-of-the-line variant in terms of performance for the 356 C generation, sporting the highest specific output pushrod 4-cylinder engine ever available from Porsche with 95 HP. The SC engine produced 95 HP, an increase of 15 percent more over the standard 356 C engine, featured a stouter counter-weighted crankshaft, short skirt pistons, a more radical camshaft configuration, and large Solex carburetors. Most commonly offered as a Coupe (but also as a Cabriolet), the SC was the natural successor of the previous generation Super 90 and represented the top-of-the-line variant for the final evolution of the Porsche 356. The SC engine was then mildly updated and offered as the powerplant in the new entry-level variant of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 912.