- Make:
- Porsche
- Mileage:
- 132000
- Location:
- Warwickshire, UK
- Seller:
- Silverstone Auctions
- Sold Price:
- £39,375
- Sold Date:
- 24th October, 2015
Description:
The 911 Turbo, introduced in 1975 and remaining in production until 1989, was sufficiently different from previous versions to earn a new-930-model number. These were proper "Supercars", amongst the fastest production cars available at the time and are now felt by many to be the cars that defined the early eighties. A turbocharged 911 was first seen at the 1973 Paris Auto Show as a pre-production prototype, essentially to gauge reaction and went on sale a couple of years later as the 911(930) Turbo. The basic engine underpinnings came from the Carrera 2.7RS with the capacity increased to 3.0 litres and, of course, turbocharged using the vast amount of recent experience with forced air induction that Porsche had gained from their 917/30 Can-Am programme. Externally distinctive with its "Whale Tail" rear spoiler, wide tyres, bulging wheel arches and macho stance, 930s were surprisingly civilised with air conditioning, electric windows, a leather interior, tinted glass, headlamp washers and Bilstein shock absorbers as standard. After two years, the engine was enlarged from 3.0 litres to 3.3 and power outputs increased over time from 260 to 330bhp. Turbo-lag was an ever present problem with the early cars, and with 330 willing horses arriving mostly at the same time, together with the 911s characteristic handling, a scenic drive could quickly turn into a drive through the scenery, ...
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