Porsche 911

The Turbo is probably one of the most charasteristic 911's of the last 35 years. Most people imagine a 911 Turbo with a big wing when they hear the name 'Porsche'. The first Turbo was introduced in 1975. The Porsche engineers had experienced with turbo chargers on the competion Porsches and chairman Ernst Fuhrman thought is was possible to use a turbo on a production car.

Therefore in 1973 a prototype '911 Turbo' was displayed at several European shows, and in 1974 another prototype 911 Turbo was shown at the Paris Motorshow. When the Turbo went on sale in 1975 it had a 3.0 liter 260 bhp engine and was full of luxury.
Airconditioning, electric windows, a leather interior, tinted glass, headlamp washers and Bilstein shocks were all standard on the Turbo. The modifications were so extensive the car bore it's own type number: the 930.

The Turbo was originaly introduced as a limited edition model. Only 500 were to be sold. The demand for the Turbo was however so strong that more then 1000 were sold. The future of the Turbo was secure.

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