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| Manufacturer | Porsche |
|---|---|
| Production | 1986–1989 (337 produced)[1] |
| Successor | Porsche 911 GT1 |
| Class | Sports car 200 produced |
| Body style(s) | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Rear-engine, four-wheel drive |
| Engine(s) | 2847 cc turbocharged flat-6 |
| Transmission(s) | 6-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | 2,272 mm (89.4 in) |
| Length | 4,260 mm (168 in) |
| Width | 1,840 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1,280 mm (50 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,450 kg (3,200 lb) |
| Related | Porsche 911, Porsche 911 Turbo, Porsche 961 |
The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a legal production car designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring that a minimum number of 200 street legal units be built.[2]
During its production run, it was hailed as being the most technologically advanced road-going sports car ever built and the harbinger of the future of sports cars: it was one of the first high-performance vehicles to use an all-wheel drive system; it provided the basis for Porsche's first all-wheel drive Carrera 4 model; and it convinced Porsche executives of the system's viability so well that they chose to make all-wheel drive standard on all versions of the 911 Turbo starting with the 993 variant. During its lifetime, the vehicle had only one other street legal peer with comparable performance, the Ferrari F40. The 959's short production run and performance have kept values high.
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