However, the first true application of a turbocharger came about in 1972, when Porsche fitted their 917 Can-Am-series race car with twin turbochargers in order to better compete with the American ...

The Amelia is celebrating 50 years of Porsche’s 911 Turbo. The car has been a standard bearer and positioned at the top of ...

The engine would be loosely derived from the Can-Am V12, but narrower ... this and an unfounded fear that Porsche was about to put a 16-cylinder engine in the 917 for 1971, he turned the 512M ...

Porsche has previewed a modern-day interpretation ... The car's staggering power allowed it to sprint from 0-62mph in just 2.3secs in the 917/30 Can-Am variant, and onto a top speed of around ...