But perhaps one of the brightest stars of the era was the glorious Porsche 959. It did have a brief ... shape will be familiar to 997 owners. The engine catches first time and settles to a ...

The Paris-Dakar Rally racer helped redefine supercars. Specifications: Porsche 959 Engine When it was launched back in 1986, the Porsche 959 was the fastest road car on sale. Most V12 supercars of ...

In reality, the 959 did not actually fail U.S. safety tests because it never took them. Porsche lost about $500,000 for each 959 sold, due to the complexity of the car, so it only produced 292 of ...

“The Porsche 959 was so ahead of its time ... ceramic turbocharger bearings and an Inconel exhaust, the 3.8-litre engine develops a stonking 930hp. And with just 1,410kg to shift – 230kg ...

The engine catches first time and settles to a ... Birth of an Icon: the Ferrari 288 GTO story Birth of an Icon: the full Porsche 959 story Ferrari’s Vanquish-rivalling V12 GT is available ...