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Porsche Turbo: The Full History

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This book is a design history of the current 996 Twin-Turbo. It traces the evolution of the design from the 934 & 935 race cars, through the 930, 959, 964, and 993 turbos. The majority of the book deals with the design of the entire 996 Turbo and includes some of the original drawings of the car. Interviews with several of the designers of various systems of the 996 Turbo are included. Stunning photography complements the thorough text. An absolute must for anyone who has or loves the Porsche Turbos. Highly recommended.

This is a must have book if you own a Porsche or dream of owning one. The quality of the photos are excellent and the text is adequate (not too much noise). The book traces the history of the first turbo to the current 996 version. There are some very interesting biograhies of some of the engineers who were/are directly responsible for the development of the machine. A very good book to read over and over again because there are just enough words there to be informative and not too much to put you to sleep.

The book arrived on time and was in a new condition as promised. Good job!

I ordered the book. Without warning the order was canceled several days later. So this is really not a review of that book. I never got it. I am dissapointed in that the wonderful price promised was not to be had. Perhaps the book was sold to another person.


When I put that in writing, the vendor offered to give me a huge discount if I removed my prior negative review.


So, there you have it. The vendor did try to help me out in a fashion.

I read this book looking to get a little insight into the Porsche Turbo that I own. My car is referred to as a Porsche 944 Turbo and as a Porsche 951. Nowhere on my car does it say 944 and it is my understanding it does not share much in common with the standard 944. . I figured a book with the title "Porsche Turbo: The Full History of the Race and Production Cars" might actually have information on my car. But nowhere in the book does it mention it at all. This car is a very successful race car in many categories yet no mention. Very disappointing! I have to wonder what else was left out.