The Porsche 959 is a sports car that Porsche made from 1986 to 1993, first as a Group B rally car and then as a road-legal production car built to meet FIA homologation rules that required at least 200 units. Its twin-turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive made it the world fastest street-legal production car when introduced, with a top speed of 317 km/h, and some variants reached 339 km/h in testing. It joined race-car performance to luxury-sedan comfort and was widely seen as the most technologically advanced road car of its time. It led to the all-wheel-drive 911 Carrera 4, and Sports Car International ranked it first among the top sports cars of the 1980s in 2004.
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The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 1986 to 1993
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The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 1986 to 1993
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The Porsche 961 is a racing car built by Porsche and based on their 959 sports car.
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