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Born out of the high stakes innovation of CAN-AM racing, the original Porsche 911 Turbo became an automotive icon the moment it rolled off the production line in 1975 – though back then, it was officially known as the Porsche 930.

Armed with a 3.0-litre single turbocharged and air-cooled flat-six putting out 260hp (194kW), it was one of the world’s fastest production cars able to go from zero to 100km/h in 5.5 seconds. Top speed was 246km/h.

Fast forward 41 years and five generations of evolution, and the latest incarnation of Porsche’s flagship sports car is still called the 911 Turbo, only these days there’s an even faster version, which adds an ‘S’ to the storied Turbo nameplate.

Mind you, it’s another example of how the whole Porsche Turbo thing has become a tad scrambled of late, as almost all new 911s will be turbocharged.

Forced to downsize engine displacement by ever-tightening global emissions regulations, the 911 family (with the exception of the truly hardcore GT3 and GT3 RS), will use a new-generation 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six Boxer engine, which replaces the naturally aspirated 3.4- and 3.8-litre units on the outgoing models.

Thankfully, the full-strength 911 Turbo and Turbo S continue with the twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre horizontally opposed six-cylinder petrol engine, albeit a reworked Euro 6-compatible version of the previous unit. Together with changes such as a redesigned fuel-injection system, revised inlet ports and new 58mm variable geometry turbochargers (for the Turbo S) have produced a devastatingly effective powertrain with even more performance.