Time marches on and the life of our cars travels right along with it. When you think about a Porsche 911Turbo, it seems like a relatively recent advance in motoring so it is kind of sobering to think that the 911 Turbo has been around in various iterations for a full fifty years. This is proven by the fact that the prestige German brand are producing a ‘Fifty Year Anniversary’ model and this is what we are featuring here, so that much time must really have passed.
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The 50 Year Turbo
So what does it look like? Well, it looks like a Porsche 911 because nothing much changes on a car this good. The 911 Turbo ‘50 Years Anniversary’ model itself is based on the standard Turbo S model and pays tribute to and reinterprets this automotive heritage.
There are though a few special features: For example, the standard side vinyl graphics are a nod to the historic livery of the Porsche 911 RSR Turbo presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1973, itself a forerunner of the 911 Turbo. It features the current Porsche Turbo-exclusive colour ‘Turbonite’, which is also used on inlays in the rear engine cover, the fuel tank cap and in the Porsche crest. It is also being used as a contrasting colour in the Turbo 50 model logo.
Another historical reference is the use of Anthracite Grey on the rear wing blade, rear apron, mirror base and air intake trims. A badge on the rear engine cover grille features a turbocharger icon and the years 1974–2024. When the door is open, the LED door projector projects the image of a turbocharger onto the ground next to the car, a nice individual touch. The 911 Turbo 50 Years comes with the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Design wheels in, again, ‘Turbonite’ as standard.
The Interior
Some prestige highlights mark out this special edition. The interior of the 911 Turbo ‘50 Years’ is also redolent of Turbo history. As an exclusive tribute to the early Porsche 911 Turbo models, the iconic McKenzie tartan adorns the centre panels of the seat covers and the interior door panels. Additional contrasts in, that’s right, ‘Turbonite’ further differentiate the car from the regular 911 Turbo S series-production model.
These accents include the seat belts, controls, decorative stitching, trim strips with decorative inlays in black leather and the Porsche crest on the GT sports steering wheel. An illuminated Turbo 50 logo, meanwhile, features on the door kick plates, which are finished in black brushed aluminium. The logo is embroidered into the headrests of the comfortable and grippy ‘Adaptive Sports Seats Plus’. There is also a ‘Turbo 50’ logo on the back of the left rear seat.
Above the glove compartment is an anniversary plaque in aluminium, which bears both the Turbo 50 logo and the individual limited-edition number of the sports car. The A-pillar, sun visors and roof lining are upholstered in perforated Race-Tex. An analogue Porsche Design Sub-second clock with a special Turbo 50 design adorns the dashboard. The dials in the instrument cluster and the ‘Sport Chrono’ clock in the Heritage Design Package are finished in green.
The Drive
Few sports cars drive better than a Porsche 911. Forget the good old ‘tail-happy’ days of legend, these cars hug the road like a loving spouse. In this model a 3.7 litre boxer engine (mounted in-board from the back wheels) offers variable turbine geometry twin turbocharging which delivers 641 bhp (650 PS) and 800 Newton metres of torque. The 911 Turbo 50 needs just 2.7 seconds for the sprint from 0 to 62mph (100 km/h) and hits the 200 km/h benchmark in a mere 8.9 seconds which is about the time it takes to say “Porsche 911 Turbo 50 Year Anniversary model”. Power is transmitted to the wheels by the 8-speed dual-clutch PDK transmission and the active all-wheel-drive ‘Porsche Traction Management’ coupled with ‘Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus’, including the electronically controlled rear differential lock with fully variable torque distribution.
A sports exhaust system with black tailpipes comes as standard. The 10 millimetre-lower ‘Porsche Active Suspension Management’ sports suspension and the lift system on the front axle are also included as standard, as are the LED matrix headlights, including the Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus. The brake callipers of the standard PCCB brake system feature a subtle black finish.
The Choice
Of course, if the 911 is not for you then this prestige brand offers a range of vehicles to suit all needs, conventionally powered, hybrid or fully electric. The Cayenne and the Macan cater for the SUV market and the Taycan and Panamera for the luxury saloon bracket. See our listings.
