Porsche 930
| Porsche 930 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Porsche |
| Also called | Porsche 911 Turbo |
| Production | 1975 – 1977 (3.0-liter) 2,819 produced 1978 – 1989 (3.3-liter) 18,770 produced |
| Assembly | Werk Zuffenhausen, Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door 2+2 coupé, cabriolet, targa, and speedster |
| Layout | Rear-engine RWD |
| Related | Porsche 911, 934, 935, 959, 961, 964 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Single turbocharged and air-cooled flat-six; 3.0 (1975-1977) and 3.3 liters (1978-1989) 260 to 330 hp (DIN) |
| Transmission | 4 speed manual 5 speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 89.4 in (2,272 mm) |
| Length | 168.9 in (4,291 mm) |
| Width | 69.9 in (1,775 mm) |
| Height | 51.6 in (1,311 mm) |
| Curb weight | 2,668 lb (1,210 kg) - 3,040 lb (1,379 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0 |
| Successor | Porsche 964 Turbo (965) |
The Porsche 930 is a sports car built by Porsche between 1975 and 1989, known to the public as the 911 Turbo. It was the maker's top-of-the-range 911 model for its entire production duration and at the time of its introduction the fastest production car available in Germany.
Porsche began experimenting with turbocharging technology on their race cars during the late 1960s, and in 1972 began development on a turbocharged version of the 911. Porsche originally needed to produce the car in order to comply with homologation regulations and had intended on marketing it as a street legal race vehicle like the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. The FIA's Appendix “J” rules that brought about the 911 Turbo Carrera RSR 2.1 in 1974 changed in 1975 and 1976. The FIA announced that cars for Group 4 and Group 5 had to be production cars and be available for sale to individual purchasers through manufacturer dealer networks. For the 1976 season, new FIA regulations required manufactures to produce 400 cars in twenty-four months to gain approval for Group 4. Group 5 would require the car to be derived from a homologated model in Group 3 or 4. Porsche's group 4 entry was the 934, homologated on 6 December 1975. For Group 5, Porsche would create one of the most successful racing cars of all time, the 935. While the original purpose of the Porsche Turbo road car was to gain homologation for the 1976 racing season, it quickly became a cult road car. 400 cars were produced by the end of 1975. Since Porsche wanted to be racing for the 1976 season, they gained FIA homologation for the Porsche Turbo for Group 4 in Nr. 645 on 6 Dec ‘75 and the 1,000th 1976 Turbo was completed on 5 May ‘76.
Ernst Fuhrmann adapted the turbo-technology originally developed for the 917/30 CAN-AM car to the 3.0 litre flat-six from the Carrera RS 3.0, creating what Porsche internally dubbed as 930.
Total output from the engine was 260 PS (191 kW; 256 hp), much more than the standard Carrera. In order to ensure that the platform could make the most of the higher power output, a revised suspension, larger brakes and stronger gearbox became part of the package, although some consumers were unhappy with Porsche's use of a 4-speed whilst a 5-speed manual was available in the "lesser" Carrera. A "whale tail" rear spoiler was installed to help vent more air to the engine and help create more downforce at the rear of the vehicle, and wider rear wheels with upgraded tires combined with flared wheelarches were added to increase the 911's width and grip, making it more stable.
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