SPEC CHECK
Price: from $149,555
Engine: 3.6-liter twin turbocharged flat-six
HP: 480 @ 6,400 rpm
Torque: 505 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
0–60: 3.5 seconds
Top Speed: 194 mph

THE CLASSIC: You could say the Porsche 911 Turbo isn't a ride for a knuckle-dragger. That it's a chick car, an orthodontist's midlife crisis. Then you drive the thing -- and immediately start looking into orthodontics schools. Over 35 years into its development, the 911 Turbo (say nine- 11) edges ever closer to automotive perfection: It's an engineering marvel of making more out of less, powered by a direct-injection flat-six boosted by twin turbochargers that churn out lag-free power at every rpm on the dial. What does all that mean? A staggering one-second jump from 40 to 60 mph is possible. More grip than a glad-handling politician. And endless quirks, like an ignition switch mounted to the left, not the right, of the steering wheel (madness!), placed there so Porsche drivers at LeMans could get a quicker start while putting the car into first gear.

HELIO'S TAKE: What can I say? The 911 Turbo is a classic. Other supercars may be more powerful, but non of them handle this well for the money. These brakes are the best on the track today. And Wow! It does 190 with the top down-engineering-wise, that's amazing. My only problem with the Cabrio? The cops can see your face as you speed by.