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Built in 1985 for three-time Dakar winner René Metge, this 959 is just one of three cars produced by Porsche to take on the grueling Paris-Dakar rally that year. The 1985 rally didn't go well for Porsche, unfortunately, as this very car retired early with an oil line failure, and the other two cars crashed. Porsche's Dakar-Winning Rally 959 Was One of the Most Advanced and Absurd Race Cars As Porsche shows us, its ultimate 959 may have also been the greatest car to ever race at the. The Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar actually made its debut on the 1985 Paris-Dakar Rally, but all three cars entered had to drop out of the race early. But a year later it would be a totally different tale. The Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar mastered the gruelling rally from France to West Africa in 1986. The 959, in which Jacky Ickx and Claude Brasseur finished second behind the winning French team of René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne - in an identical car - is now ready to by driven once again.
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The 959, which was priced at $225,000 and limited to a run of 292, is ranked among the best turbo cars ever made. It also featured hollow magnesium alloy wheels with built-in tire pressure. The 959 was a car bursting with innovative technology that rewrote the rulebooks - including active suspension and a sequential twin turbo-charged engine. A car capable of a top speed of just shy of 320km/h. In 1986. This is the tale of a bona fide legend Fast forward to the future The 959 was powered by a twin-turbo flat-six engine totaling 444 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed manual transmission routed that power to an electronically controlled. The Paris-Dakar Rally Porsche 959 is a whiteout wonder In 1986, when the 959 raced in the Paris-Dakar Rally, a whiteout would typically be due to a sandstorm in the Western Sahara. Now, digital production studio Ink is utilising the whiteout to honour the 959's 1-2 victory in this rally and show it in its true lean, mean form… Lianna Bruhlman
How The Porsche 959 Rally Car Made Such An Impact On Racing
The Dakar in a Porsche… like Metge. January 4 th 2024 - 22:40 [GMT + 3] The joint history of the Porsche brand and the Dakar began in 1984 with victory for René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne in a 953-type 911 which was custom-made following the instructions of Jacky Ickx. In 1985, the all-wheel drive did not enjoy the same success, with all. New Porsche 959 Dakar Rally inspired Singer ACS duo revealed By AutoExpress January 6, 2021 3 Min Read California-based Porsche restoration specialist Singer has revealed its latest creations: a pair of all-terrain models offering a 2021 interpretation of the 1980s World Rally Championship and Rally Raid racers made by Porsche.
Porsche designed the 959 to push the envelope of what was possible at the time, while also giving us a preview of the future of sports cars. But lest we forget, the 959 wasn't originally designed to conquer paved race tracks and public roads. It was built to dominate Group B rally racing. 1986 sees the robust Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar finish first and second during the Paris-Dakar rally. The Paris To Dakar Rally is an endurance rally raid event that's internationally.
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The Porsche 953 Prototype, which turned into the Porsche 959, might be the most important sports car from the 1980's. 6 units were built especially for the P. by Alex Lemieux Published on January 13, 2023 3 min read In the 1980s, legendary Porsche engineer Helmuth Bott sought to showcase the most-capable iteration of their rear-engine sports car platform. Looking at the future of the figurehead 911, Bott and Porsche spared absolutely no expense.
