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