The Porsche 908 was a racing car introduced for the 1968 World Sportscar Championship as a 3 litre flat-eight prototype coupe. The factory raced open spyder versions successfully in 1969, 1970 and 1971, and with the 917 it helped win the championships of those years. Helmuth Bott designed the chassis and Hans Mezger the engine under racing chief Ferdinand Piech, and the air-cooled flat-eight made 350 PS at first. With the higher minimum weight set for 1972 the factory retired the underpowered 908/03, and some old chassis came back in 1975 with flat-six turbo engines. The number was still raced in the early 1980s under 936 bodywork.
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The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced for the 1968 World Sportscar Championship
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The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced for the 1968 World Sportscar Championship
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The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche
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3 liter flat-8-cylinder prototype coupé
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The new 3-litre Type 908 flat-eight produced 350 PS (257 kW) at 8,400 rpm
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