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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Porsche 959 announced
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Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 09:47:51 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 17 09:47:51 1984
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I just saw a photo in the paper of the new Porsche 959.  This is the
Group B homologation model of the 911.  Its features include (some of
these are not definite, but are pre-announcement info):
	- 4-wheel drive
	- 2.9 litre air-cooled engine
	- water-cooled cylinder heads
	- twin turbos
	- 450 hp for the street, 600 hp competition version
	- gorgeous aero bodywork
	- Dunlop Denlok ultra-low-profile, run-flat tires
The engine is basically a tuned-down 956 engine.

The price tag was set at $124,000.  Now, that's Canadian dollars, and
translates to about US$95,000.  However, the announcement did not say
whether the price was German or North American; and the pre-release
rumours did predict a German price of 250,000 DM ($125,000).

Peter Schutz (chairman of Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche GmbH) has said that
this is the model Porsche plans as its re-entry into the high-end U.S.
market.  The U.S. hasn't seen a 911 turbo since about 1977, even
though it is available in Canada (price: $82,000.  power: 300 hp).
I'd love to see this beast in a comparison test with the new Ferrari
GTO.

If anybody has any more information, I'd appreciate hearing it (even
if I can't afford one of these for at least another 10 years...)


Tom Haapanen		University of Waterloo		(519) 744-2468

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