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Video of Porsche’s new 911 Turbo and old school 911 Sport Classic

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Hot on the heels of its debut in Frankfurt, Germany, Porsche released some running footage of its new boosted über-911, the Turbo, here driven in cabriolet form by factory race driver Timo Bernhard, who has won the 24 Heures du Mans, 24 Stunden Rennen Nürburgring and probably has the coolest business cards on the planet.

Like most race drivers, Bernhard keeps things pretty civilized while driving on public roads, but if you look closely you will notice the 911 Turbo has new, proper left-for-down, right-for-up shift paddles for the PDK gearbox in place of the immeasurably frustrating, logic-defying rocker switches the twin-clutch debuted with.
But at about 1:10 into the video, the on-road Turbo shenanigans cease and we’re greeted with a walk-around of the truly awesome 911 Sport Classic. This throwback to the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7 has a massive ducktail and domed roof for helmet compatibility, along with the requisite migraine-inducing price tag. Take a good look; this gourmet piece of nostalgia is not destined for sale on this continent. Sigh.

-- Brian Alexander

Alexander is a staff writer at DriverSide.com

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Video: YouTube, Porsche

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