Based on the relatively traditional Torana GTR XU-1 coupé, the concept was not only given a ground-up redesign using in-vogue features (a pointed nose, steeply raked windscreen and pop-up headlamps), but also technology that the GM-owned brand had not yet used.
Despite initially being built to satisfy the Group 4 homologation requirement of 500 units, the Carrera RS 2.7 soon proved popular with enthusiasts – Porsche responded to demand by increasing the price and building a further 1,080 cars.
London has increasingly become a hub of activity for the classic car scene, despite the absence of a motor show for several years now. This is set to change in January 2015, when the ExCel Centre in central London – which hosted the British Motor Show until 2008 – plays host to a new high-end classic car event.