Mid way through the 1977 Formula 1 season, Renault made a big splash when it entered the championship with a turbocharged car: the RS01. Initially, results were unconvincing. During five…
Read MoreIntroduced two-and-a-half years after the S4 upon which it was based, Porsche’s 928 GT was the sportiest iteration of its V8-powered Grand Tourer yet seen. In addition to a more powerful engine…
Read MoreAfter Porsche produced the all-conquering 911 Turbo-based 935 racing car with its air-piercing flat nose front end, customers inevitably began asking for a street car with the same look. However…
Read MoreWith the Carrera RS having been the sole 964 variant that had sold better than anticipated, the head of Porsche’s Exclusive department, Rolf Sprenger, pitched the idea of a souped up 911 Turbo with the…
Read MoreAs Porsche began what seemed an inexorable slide towards bankruptcy during the early-to-mid 1990s, the influx of cash generated by the firm’s Exclusive department became ever more important.
Read MorePorsche originally conceived the 930 (911 Turbo) in order to homologate a pair of new racing cars for 1976: the Group 4 934 and the more highly developed Group 5 935. Compared to Group 4…
Read MoreAlthough the 964 range looked like it had been given little more than a facelift compared to its predecessors, Porsche had actually invested heavily to improve this new line of 911s. Most notably…
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