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Porsche 911 Carrera S

Test date 05 October 2004  Price as tested £68,750

Porsche’s replacement for the ageing 356 arrived in 1963. The rear-engined 2+2 concept was similar but the 911 gained two extra air-cooled cylinders and produced a heady 130bhp in standard trim. Additional higher-powered S versions were added in 1966 and sold alongside the standard car until the mid ’70s when the ‘S’ badge began two decades of retirement.

Careful evolution followed and a four-wheel-drive Carrera 4 hit showrooms in 1989. The air-cooled engine in the 993 breathed its last eight years later.

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