The Paris-Dakar Rally racer helped redefine supercars. Specifications: Porsche 959 Engine When it was launched back in 1986, the Porsche 959 was the fastest road car on sale. Most V12 supercars of ...
Not only was the 959 fast, but it was ultra-capable in almost any conditions, thanks to development work that had originally grown out of Porsche's attempts to build a world-beating rally car.
Like so many great rally cars, the mid-1980s Group B class of cars were the birthplace of many an automotive piece of brilliance. In Porsche's case, their entry was the 959, conceived in 1981 and ...
The Dakar isn’t simply an off-road-ready 911; it’s a love letter to Porsche’s rally racing history, where precision engineering and peak driver skill are tested against untamed wilderness. Inspired by ...