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Porsche 959

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Porsche959

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Power
450 PS
0–100
3.9 s
Top speed
315 km/h

Porsche 959 1987

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Photographs: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.

Curator’s note

Porsche’s technology flagship of the 1980s, born for Group B and proven in the Paris–Dakar.

The 959 was Porsche’s showcase of everything it could do in the mid-1980s. Its 2.85-litre twin-turbo flat-six made 450 PS, and a computer-controlled all-wheel-drive system varied the torque split to suit grip.

  • Sequential twin turbochargers
  • Electronically variable all-wheel drive
  • Adjustable ride height and damping
  • Aramid and aluminium body panels
0–100 km/h3.9s60th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed315km/h40th of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power444hp78th of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque500Nm83rd of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story

Porsche 959

Porsche revealed a Gruppe B study at the 1983 Frankfurt show, aimed at the Group B rally category. Group B was abolished before the car could compete in rallying, but the road car went ahead.

Its engine ran water-cooled cylinder heads and sequential turbochargers, and the chassis offered adjustable ride height and damping, hollow-spoke magnesium wheels and tyre-pressure monitoring.

Generation
959, 1987 to 1988
Built in
Stuttgart, Germany
Gearbox
6-speed manual
Kerb weight
1,450 kg

Character

Comfort 7 Pace 9 Off-road 3 Tech 10 Presence 9

Dimensions

4,260 mm long 2,272 mm wheelbase 1,280 mm Width 1,840 mm
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959s finished first and second on the 1986 Paris–Dakar Rally, driven by René Metge and Jacky Ickx.

02

Porsche built 292 production cars, plus prototypes and a later small batch.

03

The gearbox’s lowest ratio is marked G, for off-road use.

04

Weight figure is kerb weight.

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3D model "Porsche 959" by DRIVER-FIRE (CC Attribution), via Sketchfab

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