Despite the intensity of the crash, the purpose-built Porsche 911 race car did its job and allowed the driver to walk away.

As the fuel prices rise, tax increases and the concept of the ‘open road’ becomes more difficult to believe, many drivers are turning to older performance cars to get their thrills.

If Porsche still built air-cooled cars, it would dream of building one as this good as this remastered mid-’90s 911 Turbo.