Usually when one thinks of a Porsche, you think of pure speed, but this car company has more to offer. On there primier car, the 959, nothing was too expensive to put on this this car. Even though the AWD system was created in 1985, it is still considered on of the best by todays standards. There were only 200 of these fine machines hand crafted and can fetch a price of upwards 1 million dollars. |
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Engine | B6 |
Engine location | Rear, longitudinally mounted |
Displacement | 2.849 liter / 173.9 cu in |
Valvetrain | 4 valves/cylinder, DOHC |
Fuel feed | Bosch Fuel injection |
Aspiration | Twin Turbos |
Gearbox | 6 Speed Manual |
Drive | All wheel drive |
Power | 450 bhp / 335.7 kW @ 6500 rpm |
BHP/Liter | 158.0 |
Torque | 500 Nm / 368.8 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm |
Power to weight ratio | 0.31 bhp/kg |
Top Speed | 197.0 mph / 317.0 km/h |
0-60 mph Acceleration | 3.70 s |