Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3

It is easy to forget quite how radical Porsche’s 911 Turbo was when it was first produced. A direct product of the experimentation going on in Porsche’s racing programme, it was one of the very first applications of turbocharging in a road car. Faster accelerating than anything Ferrari or Lamborghini could produce at the time, it remained completely usable as an everyday car.

Forty years on, advances in electronics mean that most drivers would be hard pressed to tell whether a Porsche was turbocharged or not. In our view that’s a shame. Sure, the early cars suffer from turbo lag but that’s what makes them so engaging to drive. Docile at part throttle, they totally change character on-boost and deliver a great shove of torque from the middle of the rev range right up to the red line. They are cars that reward being driven well and with respect.

This example is stunning in its period colour scheme, evocative of the Jägermeister sponsored 934 racing cars from the late ‘70s. It has benefitted from having had a knowledgeable custodian who has maintained it perfectly and resisted the temptation to modify or upgrade it. Turbos can be expensive to maintain properly and this one really stands out as a fastidiously kept example.

The German market spec means this car is probably 100 kg lighter than most Turbos that were ordered and that can be felt in the way it picks up speed which is impressive even by modern standards.

In summary, a proper Turbo just as the factory originally intended, and a time warp example of a special car in extremely good condition.