Porsche 935 (2019)

The Porsche 935’s decision to pair a flat-six with rear-wheel drive places it in a narrow part of a 600-car catalogue: just 36 cars share that combination, while only 18 pair a flat-six with twin-turbocharging. That layout choice gives the 935 a distinct character within a field where many cars reach performance through different engineering paths. The trade-off is clear: the focus is not on broad accessibility, but on a specific mechanical formula built around a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six and RWD.

The result is a car that sits unusually high in the catalogue’s performance picture without needing the biggest headline numbers in every category. Its 700 bhp ranks 98th of 600 cars, placing it in the top 16%, while its 0 to 100 km/h time of 2.5 seconds ranks 15th, faster than 585 cars in the collection. The 340 km/h top speed places it 67th, showing a balance between acceleration and outright pace rather than a single-minded pursuit of one figure.

That balance comes from a very specific interpretation of a dream garage car. The Porsche 935 is a 2-door race coupe designed for track use only, with a 750 Nm torque figure supporting its twin-turbocharged flat-six. It comes from Germany, a country represented by 197 cars in the catalogue, and sits within a Porsche collection of 65 cars. Its place is not defined only by the badge, but by how rarely its particular recipe appears among the wider selection.

Production adds another dimension. With 77 built, the 935 is among the smaller production figures in the catalogue when measured against the 177 cars with known production counts, with only 36 of those 177 being rarer. Its used price of £900,000 places it 68th of 600 cars by cost, more expensive than 532 cars in the catalogue. At £1,286 per bhp, it represents a significant commitment to a very focused machine.

For a collector choosing between hundreds of possibilities, the Porsche 935 occupies a precise position. It is not the catalogue’s most powerful car, its fastest car, or its most expensive, but it combines a rare drivetrain layout, exceptional acceleration ranking, and a limited production figure into one distinctive entry. Placed among cars that pursue different solutions, it creates a point of contrast at the sharp end of the garage, a machine defined by the decisions it made and the alternatives it left behind.