1986 Porsche 911 Turbo
This 2 owner Porsche 911 Turbo was manufactured in June 1986 and is finished in Guards Red over Black leather. The 930 is completely stock and has been kept all original, including the factory radio, by it's current owner of over 12 years. From factory, it was optioned with a limited-slip differential, electric sliding sunroof, power seats, and a Blaupunkt Monterey radio. Power comes from a turbocharged 3.3-liter flat-six mated to a four-speed manual transaxle. When new, Porsche claimed that the engine produced 282 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 289 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm, resulting in a top speed of 157 mph. 4k in service including new ring gear, exhaust gaskets, spark plugs, a new ignition relay, brake pads, new tires, new engine belts, and more. The Guards Red paint is in excellent condition and is shown from several angles in the extensive photo gallery. The paint is mostly original with just the rear passenger fender being resprayed to correct some rock chips. The 930 Turbo features a whale-tail spoiler and wide-body fenders. All the glasses are original and free of blemishes. The included Carfax dates back to 1986 and does not report any accidents or damage. Correct original 16鈥?Fuchs forged alloy wheels with black centers and anodized lips are equipped. They are currently mounted on a set of 205/55 front and 225/50 rear Dunlop tires, with each corner, also highlighted in the gallery. The perforated black leather seat upholstery appears to be free of rips, tears, or excessive wear, as well as the leather-wrapped steering-wheel. The leather dash cover was replaced in April 2019 and retains its factory Blaupunkt Monterey cassette stereo.
The package "infotainment" includes the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) inclusive of navigation module, universal audio interface for connecting MP3 players and iPods and the Sound Package Plus. This has the Boxster has seven speakers and a total power of 185 watts, the Cayman has nine speakers and 235 watts total output. In addition, a CD storage and Bluetooth mobile phone preparation are included. In a new, sporty and discreet optics appear Boxster and Cayman in the outfit of the two "design" packages. A special highlight is the very light 19-inch wheels of the Boxster Spyder with black lacquered rim-star, which can be ordered exclusively for all other Boxster and Cayman models only in the context of the new equipment packages. Also only available in the package is double the blackened tailpipe. Also includes the "design" package more in black held exterior and interior elements, including the mirrors, the side air intakes, the panel-trim plate and the model sign. In addition, the Boxster and Boxster S roll bars are painted black.
You had to be there to fully appreciate it. And, thankfully, I was. The event was the fifth World Car Awards test drive programme, staged in its usual venue in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. The mission for us 48 World Car jurors? To find, evaluate and vote for/against the 2019 World Car of the Year (WCOTY), the top prize on the planet for global auto makers, most of whom have never won it. Late in November we jurors headed to LA from 18 nations to test drive the dozens of contenders on and around the glorious Angeles Crest Highway. And that鈥檚 when the first big surprise kicked in. True, globally-significant models such as the Jaguar I-Pace and E-Pace were rarely parked up in the garage, so keen were jurors to take them out to evaluate them. But that was wholly expected. What nobody could have predicted was that two pint-sized Suzuki Jimnys shipped in from Japan were in serious demand, too.
And honestly, on LA highways, they turned heads like no other cars at our week-long test fest. Is the humble Jimny the best all-new car in the world right now? No. Don鈥檛 be daft. But of the 37 cars at the disposal of the 48 hard-to-impress jurors, it topped the league in terms of price, curiosity and sheer fun. The same needs to be asked of Land Rover, too. JLR reps from the US and UK were in Pasadena, watching jurors queuing for the keys to the Jimmy. This offered them and us further proof, as if needed, that a sub-Evoque Land Rover priced about five grand more than the Suzuki at just over 拢20,000 could be the next big - if small - thing. Apart from the Jags, other super-strong WCOTY contenders were the BMW X2, Volvo XC40, Genesis G70 and Hyundai Nexo. Significantly, Japanese jurors graciously conceded that cars from Korea have improved beyond belief. But we already knew that, didn鈥檛 we? Because the 720S the firm planned for us to drive in Pasadena was withdrawn with an embarrassing and ill-timed technical fault. That鈥檚 a shame, because this is a truly great, true-Brit supercar. More importantly, the 720 is a product for the world. But McLaren is well aware of the old adage: you鈥檝e gotta be in it to win it. In Pasadena, the Woking-based manufacturer wasn鈥檛, whereas arch-rival Aston Martin was.