GTP Cool Wall: 1975-1989 Porsche 911 Turbo (930)

[Wiegert]

1975-1989 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) nominated by @GranTurismo916

Body Styles: 2-door coupe, 2-door cabriolet, 2-door targa
Engines: 3.0L Turbo H6 (1975-1977), 3.3L Turbo H6 (1978-1989)
Power:
3.0: 245 hp (America), 260 hp (world)
3.3: 300-330 hp
Torque:
3.0: 256 lb-ft
3.3: 317 lb-ft
Weight: 1140-1300 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual, 5-speed manual
Drivetrain: Rear-engine, rear wheel drive
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Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[TexRex]

Sub-Zero deathtrap!!!

Edit: That blue convertible is gorgeous.

 

[Neddo]

Can I change my vote to SZ?

 

[Cowboy]

Quickest SZ I've ever given

 

[Turbo]

Sub Zero. Do I even need to explain?

 

[TheCracker]

Did they ever produce a 930 with the Speedster body style?

 

[TexRex]

Did they ever produce a 930 with the Speedster body style?

Nope. M503-type 3.2 Speedsters were built at the end of the 930's [long] run, but they were n/a cars with, at most, the Turbo look.

 

[Clark]

@TheCracker @TexRex Looks like a Speedster to me: lowered roofline and rear deck.

 

[TexRex]

Looks like a Speedster to me: lowered roofline and rear deck. View attachment 507028

It's certainly a Speedster, but it's either not a 930 or it's a 930 that's been converted. Pre-964, only the 3.2 Carrera was offered with the M503 option. It could very easily be one of the "Turbo" 3.2s, though.

 

[TheCracker]

The 930 being only the turbo'd 'classic' (pre-964) 911, I'm pretty sure never had a Speedster version. Plenty were turbo-look widebodies, but not Turbos.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Yuppie flies backwards into a flock of sheep.

 

[Wiegert]

Turbo look.

Indeed.

OP fixed.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

I was stuck between Cool and SZ. On balance, I've went with the latter. Meaner looking than the delicate earlier models (which are very pretty in their own way), but without being tacky like the current Rennsport cars. An utterly iconic shape.

 

[Kent]

Insanely cool.
Very valuable atm too.
Great car for any enthusiast or collector.

 

[TexRex]

Great car for any enthusiast or collector.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...rsche-930-sells-for-1-95-million-in-monterey/

 

[AlvaroF]

Yes, a cool 911, a very cool one. SZ no question.

 

[Joey D]

Uncool. Too 80's and too yuppie. Plus this guy owned one and I have to imagine this how most of the owners looked when it was new:

Now days, no idea, but I still don't think it's cool.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I'm sorry, but this car is by no means safe and cannot be handled by mere mortals, as James May proved in a special Top Gear series. It also looks like a frog. Much rather drive the most powerful 911 ever built:

Which is by the far the sexiest and meanest of them all. The bog standard version is uncool.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Solid solid cool.

 

[Liquid]

911 perfection? There aren't many which come close.

Sub Zero

 

[Stotty]

As most people on here will know by now, I'm a bit of a Porsche fan, but the 930 is the worst generation of 911 IMHO.

The overall shape is nice enough (classic 911), but the impact bumpers are ugly, as is the rear spoiler.

Plus the 930 isn't that nice to drive, and the Turbo is probably the worst of the lot... loads of lag, followed by instant instant turbo/torque WOOSH... not a good recipe for a rear engined car!

The earlier cars also retain a lightness and compliance in the way they drive. The 930 feels heavy and leaden. The 964, with power steering, gets the light feel back.

Cool on (unfounded) reputation alone.

Uncool for me.

 

[Adamgp]

My least favorite 911 gen. Still a Cool.

 

[Tornado]

I think the 5 MPH bumpers on this (and the contemporary Carrera) are one of the very rare cases where it dramatically improved the looks of the car, cleaning up the fussy detailing that the early 911s had.

 

[Casey]

Fastest that I've ever voted SZ.

 

[MoLiEG]

Subzero.

 

[Neddo]

Can I change my vote to SZ?

 

[Stotty]

I think the 5 MPH bumpers on this (and the contemporary Carrera) are one of the very rare cases where it dramatically improved the looks of the car, cleaning up the fussy detailing that the early 911s had.

Hmmmmm.... for me, this...

Is infinitely cleaner, and much nicer, than this...

The earlier cars are just so much prettier to my eyes... so clean and not ruined by spoilers and bumpers that appear to be stuck on.

I guess it's a matter of personal taste. Much like whether you prefer a LP400 Countach or a LP5000s. I'm a LP400 man.

 

[Dennisch]

The turbo lag on these is great.
Lazy 6 cylinder power that doesn't do much and then:

POOOWAAAAAAAAAH.

One of the funniest vehicles I have ever driven. Cool.

 

[Wiegert]

@Neddo Only if the option for users to change votes themselves is available. Which isn't the case with the Cool Wall poll format.

 

[edawg456]

Probably the most beautiful 911 of all time. So which means an instant subzero.