For the Sake of Driving
Peugeot shook up rallying in 1984 when it burst into Group B with the fire-breathing 205 Turbo 16. Only 200 lucky customers could experience that same excitement.
Ayrton Senna raced for Lotus from 1985 to 1987. His former chief mechanic Chris Dinnage remembers his singular devotion to racing, but his disarming personality off the track even more.
The development story behind the 964 Turbo S Leichtbau is fascinating. But in short, Porsche went all out, combining the Carrera RS with the Turbo and a WLS kit.
Group B may have birthed some of the most iconic homologation specials, but the Renault 5 Turbo set the trend and became the template for decades to come.
Lotus has a long history of lightweight 4-cylinder turbocharged sports cars, and the Emira Turbo SE continues that tradition. We went to Hethel for a comparison with an Esprit GT3.
The Carrera RS Clubsport and RS America both use Porsche's Rennsport suffix, yet these two 964 variants are worlds apart. A good reason, we reckoned, to bring them together.