Much later celebrity owners would include Soundgarden’s lead vocalist the late Chris Cornell.

Economically 1974 had been a crunch time. The international oil crisis instigated by the OPEC nations, led by Saudi Arabia, in October 1973, a consequence of the Yom Kippur war between Israel and Arab states, meant that by January of 1974 the black gold had almost quadrupled in price, from $2.90 a barrel to $11.65. Interest rates soared. Sound familiar?

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Yet some of the most expensive and hyper-exotic cars were launched to grand effect in 1974. Development on what would become the Porsche 930, a turbocharged version of the 911 with high levels of luxury and comfort, generating more than 230 horsepower, had begun in 1972, now over half a century ago. This was a consequence of the accession to the chairmanship of Porsche in 1972 of Dr Ernst Fuhrmann. It was Dr Fuhrmann who had overseen the adaptation of the turbo-technology employed in this ultimate 911, utilizing a single KKK turbocharge.

Initially Fuhrmann had intended a production run that was limited to 500 cars. Yet such was the demand at that Paris event that that number already was exceeded.

And now at Beverly Hills Car Club we are proud to present this 1989 Porsche 930 Coupe. The Porsche 930 Turbo was an utterly unique supercar, the maker’s top-of-the-range 911 model for its entire production duration and, at the time of its introduction, the fastest production car available in Germany. The 1989 models were the first and last versions of the 930 to feature the highly desirable Getrag G50 five-speed manual transmission.

With only 639 units produced for the US market, the only year in which the Getrag G50 was utilized, the 1989 911 Turbo is the ultimate treasure of these fabulous motoring machines. By 1989, the final versions were offering 330bhp, which, when coupled with the new G50 5-speed gearbox, propelled the car up to a top speed of 162mph: 0-60 was arrived at in an astonishing 4.9 seconds. With such a low production number and such an exceptional product, the values of the 1989 911 Turbo continue inexorably to rise.


It has a clean Carfax and only 31,332 miles on the odometer. Equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, Flat 6 Cylinder 3.3-liter engine, air conditioning, rare (and beautiful) Cibie Pallas driving lights, Locking differential 40%, power windows, sunroof, 4-wheel disc brakes, Fuchs wheels, jack, spare tire, and tool kit.

Both the color code and options sticker are still in place under the hood. Also included are service documents and receipts totaling over $16,000.

This is truly an investment grade 930 that will make a strong addition to any classic car collection.


Moreover, what made Porsche’s racing cars so fast on the circuit makes the 911 Turbo so enjoyable to drive – superior performance, outstanding acceleration, and the marque’s characteristically excellent road-holding, braking, and cornering ability.

You might very well expect that a car with such large power reserves would have an equally puissant braking system. And you would be utterly correct: the 911 Turbo’s brakes are ultra-high performance – a hydraulic dual circuit, servo-assisted system that on a dry surface lets the Turbo brake from 62.5 mph to rest in just 3.3 seconds.

And then you’re off again, at tremendous acceleration!

-Alex Manos, Owner