The Porsche 959 is a sports car manufactured by Porsche from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a legal production car designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring at least 200 street legal units be built.
When it was introduced the twin-turbocharged 959 was the world's fastest street-legal production car, boasting a top speed of 195 miles per hour (314 km/h), with the sport model capable of reaching 197 miles per hour (317 km/h). During its production run it was hailed as the most technologically advanced road-going sports car ever built, and forerunner of all future super cars. It was one of the first high-performance vehicles with all-wheel drive, providing the basis for Porsche's first all-wheel drive Carrera 4 model. Its performance convinced Porsche executives to make all-wheel drive standard on all 911 Turbos starting with the 993. In 2004, Sports Car International named the 959 number one on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 1980s.
The performance of the 29 production 959 Sport models is as follows:
- 0–100 km/h: 3.7 s (62 mph)
- 0–160 km/h: 8.3 s (99.5 mph)
- 0–200 km/h: 13.0 s (124 mph)
- 0–1000 meters: 21.6 s (standing)
- 0–1⁄4 mile: 11.9 s (standing)[8]
All 959Ses were given an optional 530 hp upgrade, with 209 mph top speed; 0–62 down to 3.4 seconds.
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