Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6
Highlights
- Complete with books and service records!
- In excellent shape!
- 34,000 kilometers from new!
Arriving for 1989, the 964 generation of the 911 incorporated the most substantial changes yet in the model’s 25-year existence. Porsche claimed the car was 87% new and while that statement raised eyebrows initially, close examination confirms just how much re-engineering Porsche did. The chassis was substantially revised to incorporate McPherson strut suspension and four-wheel drive, while brakes, aerodynamics, and engine were also markedly improved.
The turbocharged variant of the 964 appeared in March of 1990 at the Geneva Motor Show, combining the engineering upgrades of the naturally-aspirated car with the old-school excitement of rear wheel drive and a single turbocharger. Like the final year of the original Turbo (the 930), the 964 Turbo uses the 5-speed G50 transmission with hydraulic clutch. It is considerably nicer to shift, and its more closely-spaced and numerous ratios make the car markedly swifter and more fun in the real world by expanding the opportunities during which the engine is on boost. Rather than displacing 3.6 liters like other 964s, the Turbo carried over the 3.3 liter engine from the 930. Thanks to revised engine management, enlarged turbocharger and intercooler, and revised intake and exhaust systems, the engine made a modest 20 hp more, for a total of 320 hp. Modest power increase or not, the car was searingly quick, achieving 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds when tested by Road & Track, half a second quicker than even a 5-speed 930.
1993 
1993 
