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What Was The Porsche 944 All About?

If you are already a Porsche buff I don't knew it simply as the 944 Turbo. It had
have to tell you how popular the Porsche the same basic engine but it was the
944 was and still remains today. If you intercooled version and of course it was
are knew to Porsche's your about to meet turbo charged so you got a whopping 220
with some fascinating reading. So what BHP at 6000 RPM.
was the 944 all about? 1987 saw the introduction of the 944S - S
Porsche has been building great cars for standing for Super. This model had dual
years but in 1982 it came up with what air bags and anti lock brakes as standard
was going to be a real winner. This was equipment. It also had the first 16
the year the first Porsche 944 hit the valve engine with 250 BHP.
market. It was originally introduced as 1989 The S was no more to be with the
a replacement for the Porsche 924. equipment from the S model becoming
This eventually did occur but for a few standard on the 944 model. The engine
years both cars were actually on the was replaced to a 4 cylinder 2.7 liter
market side by side. From the get go the engine.
944 was immediately a very popular car In 1990 Porsche released the 944 Series 2
available as either a 2 door coupe or a 2 known as the S2. It was a revision of
door convertible. the 944S which had the aerodynamics of
So what was it that made the 944 such a the 951. It was also the year the 16
hit? Well there were a few things but valve 3.0 liter engine was introduced
mostly it was the high performance and becoming the most popular engine ever in
look of this sports car. It was a the 944. This 16 valve engine
success right from the beginning but over From 1982 to 1989 113,070 were produced
the years several models become available and 25,107 Turbo engines were produced.
including the 944S, 944S2, and the 944 The 944S saw a total of 12,936 cars
Turbo. produced and the 944S2 had only 6,439
When first produced it had only the 2.5 produced. In the big picture that's not
liter engine but over time there were a lot of cars which is probably one of
options which also included a 2.7 liter the reasons demand remains strong.
and 3.0 liter engine. Both the 94 inch Late n 1991 the 944 Series 3 was released
wheelbase and the 2932 curb weight also but the model number was changed to the
made this car very appealing to the 968. It was originally called the 944 S3
sports car enthusiast. but then marketing opted for a name
When the 944 first hit the streets it had change in the hope of increasing sales.
a straight 4 cyclinder 2.5 liter engine Technically the 968 was the refined
an it had Mitsubishi's patented balance version of the 944 offering the best of
shaft technology. And of course it had the best. It also offered a new nose and
the look of a sports car too. rear end as well as circular headlamps.
It wasn't until 1985 that it had any The 3 liter engine had a horsepower
major changes done to it. Those changes increase of 240 HP and performance was
included some ergonomic changes to the optimized using the Variocam. The 968
interior, the movement of the antenna, was built up until 1995.
and some improvements to the air Even though the 944 designation was
conditioning. Optional heated seat were retired in 1991it didn't mean this was a
also added, as were powered seats, a car of the past and it certainly didn't
larger fuel tank, and some technology to result in the sales dwindling. Instead
reduce noise. it remains more popular than ever. In
They also introduced the Turbo model in fact today it remains a "must have" car
1985. Within the Porsche Corporation it in the Porsche world.
was referred to as the 951 but the world




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