In the 1980s, 'TURBO' was plastered over pretty much everything from Mountain bikes to Microwaves, and Porsche's flagship became a poster car, sharing bedroom wall-space with Madonna and Magic Johnson. A potent status symbol, it was also the supercar of choice - usually in Guards Red.
The sucker-punch styling of the 930 was, after all, key to its success. Its best angle is the rear-three-quarter: all swollen haunches, deep dish wheels and outrageous wing.The rear is stretched a full 165mm to accommodate steamroller 8x16-inch Pirelli P7 rubber, although the car is still slimmer than a 718 Cayman.
The Turbo also walked the talk, of course. The 1978 update brought a 3.3-litre engine and 917-derived brakes. Power leapt to 300bhp, 0-62mph dropped to 5.4 seconds and top speed was 160mph. Even quicker versions followed, including the limited edition 330bhp LE immortalised by Judas Priest, also available in 'Flachbau' SE spec with pop- up headlights. (Euro only). Despite its steady evolution, however, the Turbo retained a four-speed 'box until its last year of production in 1989, when the slicker G50 five- speeder was finally introduced. Soon afterwards, 930 gave way to 964 - a last hurrah for the rear-driven Turbo before the all-wheel-drive 993 debuted in 1996.
This example shows just over 24,000 original miles on the clock, sporting its original paint and upholstery.
