The 930 (usually pronounced nine-thirty) was a sports car built by Porsche, 930 actually being the "type number" for the pre-964 generation 911 Turbo produced between 1975 and 1989. It was Porsche's top-of-the-range model for its entire production duration and at the time of its introduction the fastest production car available in Germany. Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... This article is about the auto company. ... Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... The Porsche 964, spoken simply as nine-six-four or nine-sixty-four, is the companys internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1993. ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car 1963 Chevrolet Corvette was based upon European sports cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... SAAB Sonett mk2 equipped with a rear seat making it a 2+2. ... The Peugeot 406 Coupé, designed by Pininfarina 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC coupé, noted for its large, angular design 1997 Rover Vitesse Coupe, club coupé Rover P5 Coupe, a traditional four-door coupé Mercedes CLS, a modern four-door coupé Gala-Coupé of Leopold II, Brussels 1970s Sunbeam Alpine fastback coup... Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American 1981 AMC Eagle 4-WD convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible security A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ... Targa top body style on a Porsche 914 Targa top, targa for short, is a semi-convertible car body style with a removable roof section and a full width roll bar behind the seats. ... In automobile design layout is the place where both the engine and driven wheels are. ... In automobile design, a rear-engine design layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. ... Rear wheel drive was a common form of engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ... The flat-6 engine of the Honda Valkyrie motorcycle A flat-6 is a 6 cylinder configuration of a flat engine or boxer engine. ... This article is about a unit of measurement. ... Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Porsche 959 The Porsche 959 is a supercar manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring that a minimum number of street legal... The Porsche 961 is a type of racing car. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car 1963 Chevrolet Corvette was based upon European sports cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... This article is about the auto company. ... The Porsche 964, spoken simply as nine-six-four or nine-sixty-four, is the companys internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1993. ... Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ... This article is about the auto company. ...

Model history

Porsche began experimenting with turbocharging technology on their race cars during the late 1950s, 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. When the homologation rules changed, Porsche continued to develop the car anyway, deciding to make it a fully-equipped variant of the 911 that would top the model range and give Porsche a more direct competitor to vehicles from Ferrari and Lamborghini, which were more expensive and more exclusive than the standard 911. Although Porsche no longer needed the car to meet homologation requirements, it proved a viable platform for racing vehicles, and became the basis for the 934 and 935 race cars. Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche, who was running the company at the time, handed development of the vehicle over to Ernst Fuhrmann, who 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 hp (DIN), 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 gearbox whilst a 5-speed 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. Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ... Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ... This article is about the automobile manufacturer. ... For other uses, see Lamborghini (disambiguation). ... The Porsche 934 is a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules. ... The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the Porsche 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA-Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard Group 4). ... Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (born 19 September 1909 in Wiener Neustadt – 27 March 1998 in Zell am See), mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an Austrian technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. ... The Porsche 917 gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. ...

Porsche badged the vehicle simply as "Turbo" (although early U.S. units were badged as "Turbo Carrera") and debuted it at the Paris auto show in October 1974 before putting it on sale in the spring of 1975; export to the United States began in 1976.

The 930 proved very fast but also very demanding. The 911 was prone to oversteer because of its rear engine layout and short wheelbase; combining those traits with the power of the turbocharged motor, which exhibited significant turbo-lag, made the problem more prevalent. Even though the rear engine layout provided superior traction, sudden bursts of power to the rear wheels in mid-corner could break the tires loose, causing the car to literally spin out of control. This effect was amplified if an unexperienced driver would instinctively lift the throttle in reaction. The vehicle needed to be kept at high revvs during spirited driving to minimise the turbo lag. Skilled drivers quickly learned how to drive the 930 properly, and with that knowledge came the ability to drive the car above and beyond the levels of most other sports cars. Nevertheless, some fatal accidents resulted in product liability law suits brought against Porsche in the U.S. Lift-off oversteer (also known as snap-oversteer, trailing-throttle oversteer, lift-throttle oversteer, or drop-throttle oversteer) is a form of oversteer in an automobile that occurs when the vertical load on the tires shifts from the rear to the front quickly due to throttle release while cornering. ... Air foil bearing-supported turbocharger cutaway made by Mohawk Innovative Technology Inc. ...

Porsche made its first and most significant upgrades to the 930 for 1978, enlarging the engine to 3.3 liters and adding an air-to-air intercooler. By cooling the pressurized air charge, the intercooler helped increase power output to 300 hp (DIN); the rear 'whale tail' spoiler was re-profiled and raised slightly to make room for the intercooler. Porsche also upgraded the brakes to units similar to those used on the 917 racecar. An intercooler, or charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density through isochoric cooling. ...

Changing emissions regulations in Japan and the U.S. forced Porsche to withdraw the 930 from those markets in 1980. Believing the 928 would eventually replace the 911, Fuhrmann cut-back spending on the model, and it was not until Fuhrmann's resignation the company finally committed the financing to re-regulate the car. The Porsche 928 is a grand tourer automobile made by Porsche AG of Germany from 1978 model year to 1995 model year, during which time it was one of their most expensive offerings. ...

The 930 remained available in Europe, and for 1983 a 330 hp (DIN) performance option became available on a build-to-order basis from Porsche. With the add-on came a 4-pipe exhaust system and an additional oil-cooler requiring a remodelled front spoiler and units bearing the add-on often featured additional ventilation holes in the rear fenders and modified rockers. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Porsche offered a "Flachbau" ("slantnose") 930 under the "Sonderwunschprogramm" (special order) program beginning in 1981, an otherwise normal 930 with a 935-style slantnose instead of the normal 911 front end. Each Flachbau unit was handcrafted by remodeling the front fenders. So few were built that the slantnose units often commanded a high premium over sticker, adding to the fact that they required a premium of up to 60 per cent (highly indivdualized cars even more) over the standard price. Several sources claim the factory built 948 units. The Flachbau units delivered in Europe usually featured the 330 hp performance kit. The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the Porsche 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA-Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard Group 4). ...

928 sales had risen slightly by the 1985 model year, but there was still some question as to if it were truly capable of superseding the 911 as the company's premier model, and for 1986 Porsche re-introduced the 930 to the Japanese and U.S. markets, now featuring an emission-controlled engine producing 282 hp (DIN). At the same time Porsche introduced the Targa and Cabriolet variants, both of which proved popular.

Porsche discontinued the 930 after model year 1989 when its underlying "G-Series" platform was being replaced by the 964. '89 models were the first and only versions of the 930 to feature a 5-speed transmission. A turbo version of the 964 officially succeeded the 930 in 1991 with a modified version of the same 3.3 litre engine and a 5-speed transmission. The Porsche 964, spoken simply as nine-six-four or nine-sixty-four, is the companys internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1993. ...

Performance

Trivia

• Mansour Ojjeh (TAG) ordered a 930 Flachbau with a full complement of options, boosting its price to over DM 300.000, making it one of the most expensive 930s to ever leave the factory. It featured a 400 hp engine, which was not street legal in Germany.

• '930' is in fact the internal code for the car; it was marketed as the '911 Turbo' and (briefly) as the 'Turbo Carrera'. However, it is now widely referred to as the 930, especially by Porsche and classic car enthusiasts.

• Slantnose versions delivered to the U.S. and European models with the optional 330 hp performance kit were referred to as Turbo S or 930S (the high tuned engine carries a 'S' in its code).

• The 330 hp rating for the performance-kit engine was conservative, it is believed to deliver 340 to 350 hp (DIN).

• The 930 engine was capable of producing of up to 400 hp (DIN), (The RUF BTR, with a modified Porsche Turbo engine made 374BHP)

• In the first production year the 930's tachometer had an 8000 rpm range (later 7000 rpm), but a boost gauge was missing.

• During its production period the 930 shared the top rank of Porsche's production line with the more comfort-oriented and spacier, V8-powered 928.

• Various aftermarket component manufacturers took to modifying the 930. Some of these aftermarket companies include: RUF, Gemballa, TechArt, Folger, Albert and Rieger. Some companies (RUF for example) concentrated on improving the 930's performance while others specialized in body modifications. Aftermarket Slantnose conversions were especially popular.

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See also

• Porsche 911

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References

• Bongers, Marc (2004). Porsche - Serienfahrzeuge und Sportwagen seit 1948 (first edition). Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02388-1

External links

• Porsche 911 Turbo Club
• Porsche 930 Website
• Porsche 911 turbo (930) photo gallery
• Porsche 930 Website with many facts of every year of construction (german)