"Sometimes, when money and time are irrelevant, great art emerges without the limitations of real life putting a stop to it. And with luck, a book like Ryan Snodgrass' Magnum Opus on the subject 911 Turbo from it."

“‘Exhaustive’ doesn’t even begin to describe Ryan Snodgrass or his opus on the Porsche 930Turbo 3.0. … This level of detail is emblematic of Snodgrass’ work. … It’s an instant classic in the category of single-model history and detail.”

“…when Snodgrass set out to relate the planning, engineering, styling, and development history of the Type 930, he used his own work [Carrera 2.7] as his benchmark. Then he reset it a great deal higher with his latest book Turbo 3.0. This work – throughout – tends to humble the word ‘encyclopedic’ as Snodgrass explores every element of turbocharging and the turbocharged Porsche 911 in detailed photos, diagrams, and documents.” 

“WithTurbo 3.0, Ryan Snodgrass has reset the bar for any future Porsche book. The text is smart, lively and easy to read, supporting an incredible amount of information.”

“It is as if it’s 1975 all over again, with a twist Snodgrass’s mammoth book has taken something familiar and made it an original, much as Porsche did when it transformed the 911 into the 930. As a reference book, the roots are permanent. As a time machine it’s a bargain.”

"Carrera 2.7 is one of those Porsche books you just cannot put down. It is a perfect example of how to write a modern super detailed and beautifully designed text on a specific car.” “excels in terms of research, writing style, design and the huge amount of contemporary and studio photography” “a fantastic work and an essential for any serious Porsche book collector"

"Before readingCarrera 2.7, I had always considered the model to be a tiny aspect of the Porsche 911 story, a stop gap model that bridged the gap between the iconic 2.7RS and the start of the EFI 3.0 and 3.2 litre cars. While that may be one way to consider the model, Ryan Snodgrass’ comprehensive book shows just how pivotal the ‘Euro Carrera’ 2.7 model was, both in the influence over subsequent models and the effect on the 930." 

“Although primarily focused on the MFI-equippedCarrera 2.7, this book will also prove valuable to enthusiasts of any of the Porsche 911 and 930 Turbo models produced during the mid-1970s.”

“If there were valet parking for books, [the Turbo 3.0 book] is one of those confections that would be left right out front, for all to salivate about.”

[Turbo 3.0], the second book by Parabolica Press, can excite without exception and starts where the story of theCarrera 2.7 ended. Thus, the title is a logical successor and raises the quality of implementation to a barely conceivable level. …a more comprehensive representation of a model is hardly possible. … A complete Porsche library cannot be without any of these books, in which the important milestones of the still early Porsche 911 era are documented in detail.”

"Sometimes, when money and time are irrelevant, great art emerges without the limitations of real life putting a stop to it. And with luck, a book like Ryan Snodgrass' Magnum Opus on the subject 911 Turbo from it."

Confronta libri - Parabolica Press


Carrera 2.7
Edizione limitata

Carrera 2.7
Edizione dell'editore

Turbo 3.0
Edizione limitata

Turbo 3.0
Edizione dell'editore
Prezzo al dettaglio
(tasse escluse)
$ 250 USD $ 350 USD
ESAURITO
$ 395 USD $ 595 USD
Prezzo europeo stimato (IVA inclusa / dazio / importazione) 260 EUR 399 EUR
ESAURITO
399 EUR 599 EUR
Copie numerate
2,500
300 (Firmato)
2,500
300 (Firmato)
Valutazione del cliente Non ancora disponibile Non ancora disponibile
linguaggio
Inglese
Inglese
Inglese
Inglese
pagine 406 pagine 406 pagine
+ 16 pagine di supplemento
536 pagine 536 pagine
+ 20 pagine Supplemento
Fotografie 684 foto a colori
146 foto in bianco e nero
50 illustrazioni
684 foto a colori
146 foto in bianco e nero
50 illustrazioni
1.113 foto a colori
315 foto in bianco e nero
60 illustrazioni
1.113 foto a colori
315 foto in bianco e nero
60 illustrazioni
Conteggio parole
> 85.000 parole
> 85.000 parole
> 115.000 parole
> 115.000 parole
Materiale di copertura Messico blu
Biancheria
India Red
Biancheria
Verde lime
Biancheria
Arancia continentale
Biancheria
Astuccio Art Slipcase Art Slipcase Art Slipcase Art Clamshell Box
Caratteristiche speciali Nessuna Supplemento di 16 pagine Nessuna Supplemento di 20 pagine
+ cartella di archiviazione speciale contenente materiale Turbo storico
Supplemento Nessuna Dietro le quinte (parte 1) Nessuna Dietro le quinte (parte 2)
Indice Nessuna Nessuna Nessuna
Errata
Stampa 4C + tinta piatta + vernice alluvione
4C + tinta piatta + vernice alluvione 
4C (inchiostro a gamma larga) + tre vernici spot
4C (inchiostro a gamma larga) + tre vernici spot
Carta privo di acidi, archivistico
carta opaca semi-patinata
(150 gsm)
privo di acidi, archivistico
carta opaca semi-patinata
(150 gsm)
privo di acidi, archivistico
carta di seta opaca
(170 gsm)
privo di acidi, archivistico
carta di seta opaca
(170 gsm)
Taglia 10,6 × 12,28 pollici
27,0 × 31,2 cm
10,6 × 12,28 pollici
27,0 × 31,2 cm
10 ¾ × 12 ¾ pollici
27,3 × 32,4 cm
11 ¼ × 13 ¼ pollici
28,6 × 33,7 cm
Peso 3,8 kg 3,8 kg 5,2 kg 13,5 libbre (6,1 kg)
ISBN 978-0-9962682-8-8 978-0-9962682-0-2 978-0-9962682-4-0 978-0-9962682-6-4
Disponibilità Ottobre 2015 Ottobre 2015 Agosto 2018 Agosto 2018
ordinazione Acquista ora ESAURITO ORDINE ORDINE

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Elferspot Magazine - March 2021

Expensive as hell, but it works. Many of us in the German-speaking world know this advertising slogan from days long past. Whether the dandruff shampoo addressed back then actually worked is something we cannot prove. But we dare to say that the slogan, which is admittedly a bit dusty, is absolutely true for the Porsche book recommendation that now follow. They are indeed expensive, but they work. And how!

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Rivista Octane - Recensione Turbo 3.0

Review of the Turbo 3.0 book in Octane magazine's October 2019 issue:

We'll come clean: this book was released last year but our review copy was mislaid during Octane's hastily carried-out office relocation form Bedfordshite to London. It's author, Ryan Snodgrass, very kindly offered to send us another one—and we're so glad he did, because this is a truly exceptional work.

A companion volume to Snodgrass' previous magnum opus, Carrera 2.7, this mammoth 536-page tribute to the Porsche 911 Turbo is printed on creamy archival paper and presented in a stout slipcase. Pay extra for the 300-off Publisher's Edition and you get an even stouter clamshell box that additionally houses convincing reproductions of Porsche ephemera such as press releases and photos, and actual 35mm colour slides, plus a 20-page supplement on how the book was put together.

Is either version worth the money? Emphatically yes, because the level of detail and the production values are stunning. To give just two examples: expert financial book-keepers were hired to check the production data for all 2819 Turbos built; and because no detailed cutaway drawing was ever made of the Turbo, noted cutaway artist Makoto Ouchi was commissioned to draw on. The print specification—which apparently involved '15-micron stochastic hybrid screens' and 'special wide-gamut inks'—will have any bibliophile salivating over their silkscreened linen slipcase.

Every possible aspect of the 1975–77 Turbo is covered in depth: development, build, mechanical, design, one-offs and special editions, racing versions... There's even a spread devoted to specific tyre inflators, jacks and plastic gloves supplied by Porsche for the Turbo's space-save tyre.

As you'll have gathered, we're impressed. It's taken a while for Turbo 3.0 to make it into these pages, but it was well worth the wait.

Mark Dixon

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Il caporedattore di Panorama sceglie Turbo 3.0 come miglior libro

Rob Sass, Editor-in-Chief of PCA's Panorama magazine, had this to say (at 0:34:16) when asked during a Cars Yeah interview to pick his favorite automotive book:


"Ryan Snodgrass's book on early Porsche Turbos is probably the greatest single model book that I've ever seen in my life.  I have not been able to put it down since getting it. It is just full of every bit of geeky goodness about those cars. It is phenomenal."

Of course, when asked at 0:28:07 by Mark Green if manifested into a car, what kind of car would Robb Sass be, his affinity for the Turbo was clear. Sass answered he'd like to be a 1975 or 1976 Turbo Carrera, the first generation Turbo: "I think that they are kind of a little bit edgy. It was the height of the malaise era. A car I really respect as when everything else was slow and crappy, you had this car that would go 0 to 60 in about 5 seconds. Performance on par with a muscle car from ten years before at a time when people were building the Mustang II. If I could aspire to be any car...I'm not a 75-76 Turbo Carrera, but if I could that is probably what it would be as it was so shocking and so surprising and a little bit unpredictable." "Porsche never got the memo that the malaise era was going on."

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