‘Boy, does it go’: half a century (and a bit) of the Porsche 911 Turbo

‘Boy, does it go’: half a century (and a bit) of the Porsche 911 Turbo

So let’s deal with some awkward dates first. Last year, to mark half a century of one of the greatest cars ever made, Porsche introduced the 911 Turbo 50 Years. It said it would make 1,974 of them, for reasons that won’t need explaining, and that the car would carry a 3.7-litre flat-six capable of kicking out 650hp, delivering the sort of performance that would invert your spleen. At £200k-plus, it was a fine way to celebrate an automotive icon.…