For my money a 911 Turbo out-exotics an F430 or a Gallardo. Anyday.

Sure, those cars are all flash and Italian machismo and they're brilliant to drive too... but, they're fragile compared to the built-from-solid-bedrock-of-Zuffenhausen 911 Turbo.

The story goes like this for me, I used to be an avid Ferrari fan, had all sorts of apparell and worshipped the passion infused ethos of the italian prancing horse. I used to attend Ferrari open days at Kyalami with vigour. And then... some years ago, I attended a day where the turn-out wasn't that great and the spectacle less than awe-inspiring. I came off the pit wall feeling that the day had just been a little dull. Certain key models had not pitched.

So, homeward bound I headed through the VIP parking area only to stumble on a lone silver, brand new 996 Turbo standing in a now deserted parking lot. That image will stay with me to the day that I die. Here among all of this Italian fanfare stood my car of the day, resplendent with wide haunches and smooth, flowing curves. It had a compact, purposeful proportion that no other supercar can match in my mind...

I, along with many others, firmly believe that the 911 Turbo is the greatest car in the world.

As for RWD vs. AWD in a turbo - it's simple: the seminal 959 ushered in 4wd for Porsche but it wasn't until the 993 Turbo that AWD drive was re-introduced in a Porsche with astonishing results. Since then 911 Turbos have been split into two differentiating models namely the brilliant all-rounder AWD 911 Turbo (and later S derivatives) and the more hard-core 911 GT2 which has RWD and is aimed at extracting maximum performance out of a turbo'd rear wheel drive 911.