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Porsche 956  

1983, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
83: flat-6/24V ?:1 2649cc.(162ci)

620DIN-hp

@8200rpm

234.1 hp/l EFI+2tc 465lb-ft. (630Nm)

@5000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.6l620hp: 360kph/224mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 300/625-415 // 350/680-415
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4770 x 2000 x 1030 mm (187.8 x 78.7 x 40.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2650 mm - 1648/1548 mm (104.3 in - 64.9/60.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.54 m² (102.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.70 m² (~18.3 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 9.83 m³ (347.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 820 - 840 kg (1808 - 1852 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 1.3 - 1.4 kg/hp (2.9 - 3.0 lb/hp) 738 - 756 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 28 (all 956 1982-1984)

   

The Porsche 956 was a Group C sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche in 1982 for the
FIA World Sportscar Championship. The 956 would be officially replaced by the Porsche 962 in 1985, an evolution in the 956's design.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany

The car on the pictures is chassis no. 956-104, constructed for Joest Racing.
Competition Highlights: 1st in Monza and in Mugello, in 1983
 
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