Porsche 968

The Porsche 968 is a sports car that Porsche AG made from 1991 until 1995. It was the last evolution of the water-cooled, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive line that began almost twenty years earlier with the 924, and it replaced the 944 from which it was derived. It was Porsche last new front-engined model until the Cayenne appeared in 2003. About 80 percent of the 944 mechanical components were significantly modified or replaced, so Porsche gave the result a new number. It came as a coupe and a convertible with a 3.0 litre four-cylinder engine rated at 240 PS, fitted with the new VarioCam variable valve timing, and with a six-speed manual gearbox or the optional Tiptronic automatic. Harm Lagaay did the restyling, with a front end resembling the 928, and production moved from Neckarsulm to Porsche own factory at Zuffenhausen.