The Porsche 953 was a heavily modified version of the 911 that Porsche designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally, and it is sometimes called the 911 4x4. It used the manually controlled four-wheel drive system that was being developed for the 959, together with a greatly enhanced suspension and a 300 bhp six-cylinder engine, and it weighed about 1,247 kg. Three were entered in the rally and one took overall first place. It was a short-lived model, replaced in 1985 by the 959.
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The Porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally.
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designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally
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powered by a 300 bhp (224 kW), 6-cylinder engine
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weighing in at 2,750 lb (1,247 kg)
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It was a short lived model, as it was replaced in 1985 by the 959.
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The Porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally.
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