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Porsche 930 Turbo - the Volkswagen of super sports cars?

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Created on December 21, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - ein Traum

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - der breiteste Serien-911 bis dahin

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - kein graues Mäuschen ...

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - ... sondern eher ein grauer Panther

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - bis 160 km/h konnten nicht einmal die Zwölfzylinder von Ferrari und Lamborghini mithalten

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - 250 km/h schnell

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - 1200 kg und 260 PS - da geht etwas

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - bereits mit zwei Rückspiegeln

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - die Farbe Silber steht dem Wagen besonders gut, bei der Restaurierung wurde auf einen originalen Farbton viel Gewicht gelegt

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - aus dieser Perspektive sahen ihn die meisten

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - handlich und sauschnell

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - der Flügel half bei der Kühlung und beim Abtrieb

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - eindeutig ein 911-er, aber mit dicken Backen

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - die mattschwarzen Flächen tauchten auch auf vielen Nicht-Turbos auf

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - nur die ersten Turbos bis 1977 hatten den schlanken Heckflügel

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - das reizvollste G-Modell

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - unverkennbar ein 911

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - herrliche Silhouette

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - mit Front- und Heckflügel

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - breite Fuchs-Felgen

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - bereit zur Abfahrt

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - elegant und sportlich

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - kam deutlich höher daher als Ferrari und Co

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - kräftige Heckpartie

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - mit elektrischem Schiebedach und Scheinwerferdusche

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - nicht effektheischerisch

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - erst mit dem Turbo wurden Motorleistungen möglich, die den 911 zum Supersportwagen machten

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - Silber und Mattscharz, kein Chrom

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - klassisches Porsche-Interieur

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - der Drehzahlmesser ist natürlich in der Mitte

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - Tacho bis 300 km/h

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - mit Ladedruckanzeige

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - drei Liter Hubraum, 260 PS dank Turbolader

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - Dusche für die Scheinwerfer

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - kein Chrom um die Scheinwerfer

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - nur die erste Serie bis 1977 trug den schlanken Heckflügel

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - wie ein Serviertablett - der Heckflügel

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - breite Backen machten den Turbo 16.5 cm breiter

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - die berühmten Faltenbälge

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Porsche 911 Turbo (930) (1977) - der Schriftzug "turbo"

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Porsche Turbo (1973) - Prototyp noch mit 2,7-Liter-Motor, gezeigt an der IAA 1973

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Porsche Turbo (1973) - noch ein Einzelstück, mit imposantem Heckspoiler und 280 PS bei 6'500 U/Min - Produktion noch nicht geplant - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1973

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - von der Seite betrachtet

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1981) - Modell 1981 mit dem 3,3-Liter-Turbo-Motor

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - breite Backen und Heckflügel

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Porsche Turbo (1974) - das fertige Serienmodell, frühe Aufnahme

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Porsche Turbo (1974) - aus der Vogelperspektive

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - Spitzenmodell aus Zuffenhausen mit 3, 0 Litern Hubraum und Abgasturbolader - Genfer Automobilsalon 1975

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - Motor mit Turbolader

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - der erste Seriensportwagen der Welt mit Abgas-Turboaufladung

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1980) - der klassische Turbo in 3,3-Liter-Konfiguration

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1980) - zusammen mit einem 911 SC des Baujahres 1980

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Porsche Turbo (1976) - zusammen mit dem Carrera Targa und dem normalen 911 des Jahre 1976

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Wertentwicklung des Porsche 911 Turbo 3-Liters (930, 1974-1977) seit 2002 (Stand Ende 2016)

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Summary

With the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Zuffenhausen-based company built a sports car that could certainly compete with the elite mid-range sports cars from Italy, and was even clearly superior to them in some disciplines. In the last two years, prices for the early 911 Turbo have really exploded, so is it overvalued today? This report compares the 930 Turbo with its rivals, the Lamborghini Countach LP400 and Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB, and analyzes the performance of the German sports car. In addition, an owner has his say and puts his car in front of the lens and microphone.

This article contains the following chapters

The Volkswagen among super sports cars
More suitable for everyday use than the competition
Hardly slower than the Italians
Significantly quieter
Discovered late
One of 2876
Technology and development history
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When people talk about the Porsche 911, the word "Beetle" quickly comes up. And rightly so, because the basic technical layout of the rear-engined Porsche goes back to the VW Beetle, which was also co-developed by Ferdinand Porsche. And it still does today, although instead of six air-cooled cylinders, the same number of water-cooled cylinders now (still) do their duty in a boxer arrangement. Of course, the Porsche 911 (or 901) had already put a clear gap between itself and the Beetle when it was launched in 1963. In 1974, however, the 911 Turbo, presented for the first time in production form, distanced itself even more clearly from the Beetle - with plenty of power and sportiness, without sacrificing everyday practicality. It catapulted itself directly into the league of super sports cars, where the Porsche 911 Turbo competed with mid-engined cars such as the Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB or Lamborghini Countach.

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