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In 1986, it was the fastest street-legal car in the world with a top speed of 199 mph (320 km/h). Initially designed to compete in the Group B World Rally Championship, the road version was of the most technologically advanced car anyone had ever seen at the time. It remained in production for just three years, and only 337 units rolled out of Porsche's factory.
- 1969 Porsche 911 S Rally Car Is A Hoot To Drive [w/video]
It’s not every day that an auto journalist gets to drive an ex-works Porsche 911 rally car, let alone one that won a world rally event. EVO’s Richard Meaden had the privilege of driving the 1969 Porsche 911 S rally car, one of only six...
- It Came From Ebay Hell: Porsche 959 Speedster Replica
In 1986, the Porsche 959 was the world’s fastest street legal product car. Some 337 of these road-going monsters were built but not one of them was a factory-finished convertible. Regardless of what you may have heard or seen on forums, such a...
- 80s Face-off: Renault 5 Turbo Rwd Vs Alpine A310
Dieppe-based Alpine established itself with the A110, winning the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally and the World Championship. But by the late '70s competitors, like the Lancia Stratos, caught up. Renault had to act fast and decided to compete with a new car...
- Porsche Four-door Sedans Of The Past Or How To Make The Panamera Look Good
The famous automaker from Stuttgart is no stranger to controversy. And like the Cayenne SUV, Porsche's first ever production four door sedan, the all-new Panamera sports saloon received some decidedly mixed reviews in concern of its styling. But compared...
- Breaking: Subaru Withdraws From World Rally Championship
It's a sad day for rally fans like ourselves today as Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Rally Championship at the end of the year because of the financial crisis. "This sudden decision was made in response to the widespread...
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Sold: One Brand-New Porsche 959 Sport with Just 207 Miles on the Odo
In 1986, it was the fastest street-legal car in the world with a top speed of 199 mph (320 km/h). Initially designed to compete in the Group B World Rally Championship, the road version was of the most technologically advanced car anyone had ever seen at the time. It remained in production for just three years, and only 337 units rolled out of Porsche's factory.
It is of course the 450HP 959, Porsche's 911-based, high-tech all-wheel drive answer to the raw Ferrari F40 in the late 1980s, and it changed the way supercars were built from that point on.
Now, if you were lucky one to own one of automotive history’s most vaunted icons, what would you do?
Read more »- 1969 Porsche 911 S Rally Car Is A Hoot To Drive [w/video]
It’s not every day that an auto journalist gets to drive an ex-works Porsche 911 rally car, let alone one that won a world rally event. EVO’s Richard Meaden had the privilege of driving the 1969 Porsche 911 S rally car, one of only six...
- It Came From Ebay Hell: Porsche 959 Speedster Replica
In 1986, the Porsche 959 was the world’s fastest street legal product car. Some 337 of these road-going monsters were built but not one of them was a factory-finished convertible. Regardless of what you may have heard or seen on forums, such a...
- 80s Face-off: Renault 5 Turbo Rwd Vs Alpine A310
Dieppe-based Alpine established itself with the A110, winning the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally and the World Championship. But by the late '70s competitors, like the Lancia Stratos, caught up. Renault had to act fast and decided to compete with a new car...
- Porsche Four-door Sedans Of The Past Or How To Make The Panamera Look Good
The famous automaker from Stuttgart is no stranger to controversy. And like the Cayenne SUV, Porsche's first ever production four door sedan, the all-new Panamera sports saloon received some decidedly mixed reviews in concern of its styling. But compared...
- Breaking: Subaru Withdraws From World Rally Championship
It's a sad day for rally fans like ourselves today as Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Rally Championship at the end of the year because of the financial crisis. "This sudden decision was made in response to the widespread...