The Porsche 959 is one of the brand's most-loved icons. A technological tour de force, it was developed for Group B rallying.

A quick snapshot of 959 history follows. In 1981, with the 911 poised to be replaced by the more conventional, front-engine 928, Porsche's new managing director Peter Schutz issued a change in plans.

The Porsche 959 was years ahead of its time and ushered in technologies that set the tone for almost all future supercars.

The 1980s were a wondrous time. Forget the questionable fashion, massive hairstyles and crippling interest rates, th ...

From the CAR archives► We drive 959 and F40► Published July 1988 In the week when Lewis Hamilton arrived at Maranello to join the Scuderia, he set tongues wagging when he posed alongside a Ferrari F40 ...

Project 989 was an all-new ‘four-door sports car’ with a hatch at the back and a V8 at the front, these contrasting elements ...

Your Porsche might be cool, but it’s not “vintage 959 race car still racing in Dakar” cool. Spaniard Juan Morera is cooler than just about all of us. Accompanied by spouse Lidia Rubia, Morera has ...

Let’s start with a stat: the new Audi TT RS hits 62mph from standstill in 3.7 seconds. That’s quicker than a Ferrari F40, ...

Wildly varying machines taking on motor sport's biggest challenge, from family hatchbacks to supercars and high-riding ...

BMW's first car was built in 1928 when it built the Austin 7 under license from Dixi, which was called the BMW 3/15. BMW grew ...

Porsche has filed patents for an engine cycle with two combustion events for every six strokes (or three rotations of the crankshaft). They call it a 2 x 3-stroke. I’d humbly suggest it’s a 4 ...