In the 80’s the 911 Turbo didn’t meet emissions regs in the states so couldn’t be sold. The Americans wanted the wide body “turbo look” so Porsche removed the turbo and kept all the other updated features of the full fat turbo.
The Supersport!
If the Supersport was being sold in the USA with the inline-Six and MMC chose not to sell the Supersport 400, but sold the standard car with the 400s visual elements, I'd be inclined to agree.
However, it feels more like 911 vs 912 to me. And, that isn't to say the 912 is a bad vehicle because there are many who argue it is better balanced than a 911 from the same era; however, there is no escaping even though they look the similar, they aren't the same cars, and that is down to the engine.
