The latest issue of Porsche Driver is now available from newsagents. Among other things, this issue reports on the last turbocharged 911 with air cooling, takes a close look at the quality of the tires after several years, provides impressions of the 70th anniversary celebrations and shows an unusual Porsche with an even more unusual previous owner; Janis Joplin.
Black magic
The last turbocharged 911 with air cooling was also the pinnacle of the classic 911 turbo idea: massive power, maximum comfort. As the 993 Turbo S, the 911 legend retired with 450 hp and a top speed of 300 km/h. Was that really only 20 years ago?
Put the pedal to the metal!
If you drive a Porsche, you drive on "N". This is how the factory marks the tires it has tested and approved. But why does Porsche do this? And what is behind it?
Investment in the future
You don't just throw something like that away. Still good profile, always treated properly and still nice and round. An eighth season is reasonable for such a set of tires, isn't it?
Alpha animals 911 Turbo 3.3 and 944 Turbo S
Porsche and Turbo, a combination with great appeal. And after all, Porsche offered both models at the same time. In a direct comparison, this hardly seems credible....
Everything from the beginning
Everything is coming together this year. The Porsche company is celebrating its big anniversary, Herbert Linge, one of its protagonists, is 90 years old and the first victory at the Monte Carlo Rally was 50 years ago. All of this comes together in one car: the first 911 to compete in the Monte with Herbert Linge at the wheel
Pop Art
She sang her desire for a Mercedes-Benz out into the world in a throaty voice and drove a Porsche. In December 2015, Janis Joplin's 356 C 1600 SC Cabriolet was sold at an RM Sotheby's auction in New York for 1.76 million US dollars. Just a car? No, this 356 is art and cultural history in one.
Voluntarily 300 km/h
Claudio Roddaro drives a Porsche 917, sometimes in the city. With historically correct paintwork and road approval, of course. Why not? Always having to wait for the next race is annoying.
