The 911 Turbo left American shores in 1980. From 1981 through the end of 1985, all 911 Turbos that came to the US came via third party importers. These grey-market examples often combine some very desirable traits, such as European market lighting, simplified emissions systems, and greater power than earlier US market cars.

Radwood is a car show that celebrates the lifestyle and totally tubular-ness of the 1980s and 1990s. Started back in June, the inaugural event was held at the Brisbane Marina south of San Francisco. As it was such a wild success the creators (one of which is our own Bradley Brownell) decided to host a second show just 6-months later. More than 360 cars registered to show at "Radwood 2 [Electric Boogaloo]" and Porsche was the 2nd most represented marque. 

This monster, based off a 964 Turbo but turned into a wild 993 Evo replica, is tuned by Belgium's DUXE to produce obscene grunt and deploy it without a hiccup. Though they're a bit cagey about releasing the actual figures—this being a competitive racing car and all—it's reputed to make over 1,000 horsepower in race trim.

Last Tuesday we were given the unique experience to attend an event co-hosted by Porsche and Rolling Stone magazine, an event they called "Engine Notes", consisting of a unique combination of performance hybrid Porsches and good, old-fashioned Rock & Roll. It was a whole lot of fun, and it happened really quickly.

A wise PR or marketing person at Porsche put these two together to pick one another's brains on a cruise to the most recent race in Bahrain and Webber employs his dry wit to help Walker open up about his past with Porsche.​​​​​​​

For the 19th time, C/D has praised Porsche's Boxster and Cayman as among the 10 best cars on the market today. With praise like that, there's no doubting that Porsche's 718 is an amazingly capable sports car.​​​​​​​

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Who's in? Who's out? Who's driving what Porsche in which series? Porsche just held their annual "Night of Champions" dinner and we got the scoop. 

Porsche's been somewhat cagey about releasing any footage of its newest performance flagship since it set that incredible Nurburgring lap two months ago. We've learned about the 991 GT2 RS' comfort and sophistication compared to other generations of the GT2, and we've seen just how quickly it sprints to 200. We also know how it was able to outrun the second-fastest track instrument from the Volkswagen Group, the Lamborghini Huracán Performante, by some five seconds at the Nordschleife. 

Manthey-Racing is Porsche's de facto motorsport arm in Germany. They assist with operation of the 911 RSR team in WEC, and they build and assist a number of Porsche-based privateer teams throughout Europe. Recently, at the Essen Motorshow, Manthey showed off a pair of new cars, one a race car, one a track-day special that remains street legal. 

Petrolicious teamed up with Porsche for this video, featuring the guys from California Porsche Restoration, to detail the newly launched Porsche 911 Carrera T and how it connects with the history of the brand. The goal with this Porsche was a back-to-basics approach of decreasing weight and upping the enthusiast factor. 

Batavia, Ohio-based Wright Motorsports announced a return to IMSA competition in the GT Daytona category after a championship winning 2017 season in Pirelli World Challenge with Porsche's Patrick Long. For the 2018 season, Long will return for his third season in-a-row with Wright to team with two-time reigning GTD class champion Christina Nielsen of Denmark. 

There's no easy answer to the titular question, but the 3.2-liter Porsches from the mid-eighties are worth giving some serious consideration. Perhaps it's their unmistakable rasp, or those pedals mounted from the floor, but there's something exciting about this generation of the 911.

On The Smoking Tire podcast, Matt Farah has repeatedly referred to his new 911 as "Grape Soda Lip Gloss." That may be a little harsh, as we think his Cassis Red Carrera 3.2 looks pretty stellar, if not a bit purple. He's also said it's destined for something more than just use as a toy or daily driver.