Porsche Turbo - The Inside Story Of Stuttgart's Turbocharged Road And Race Cars

Author: Randy Leffingwell, Hardbound, ISBN: 9780760347584

1st Edition, November 2015

WHEN PORSCHE BROUGHT TURBOCHARGING to the racing world in the form of the 917, the small German company changed the face of racing. But Porsche wasn't just about racing: it believed in taking that technology to the streets.

It mounted a turbocharged version of its air-cooled flat six-cylinder engine in its fabled 911 and created the 930 Turbo. From the moment the 930 appeared in the spring of 1975, it redefined the concept of the supercar.

Over the years. the company has applied this groundbreaking technology to all of the vehicles it builds. from the Cayenne SUV to Porsche's latest supercar, the 887-horsepower 918 Spyder. Porsche Turbo: The Inside Story of Stuttgart's Turbocharged Road and Race Cars presents the entire history of the company's turbocharged cars, including the 935. 924, 944. Cayman. and Panamera.

Porsche Turbo: The Inside Story of Stuttgart's Turbocharged Road and Race Cars celebrates Porsche's five decades of turbocharged supercar performance, both on the track and on the street. It covers all of the major racing cars as well as the turbocharged street cars, including the 930, 935, 924, 944, 968, 911, and Cayenne Panamera. Don't let this one fly past you!