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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
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This car finished second at the Rally "Paris-Dakar" in 1985/1986.

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Porsche 959 "Paris-Dakar"

1985/1986, Germany

engines/performance

engines:

years	cyl./valv.	compr.	displacement	power		specific	fuel	torque
85/86:	flat-6/24V	?:1	2847cc.(174ci)	400DIN-hp	@6500rpm	140.5 hp/l	EFI+2tc	369lb-ft. (500Nm)	@5500rpm

performance:

engine	topspeed	0-50mph	0-62mph	0-100mph	0-124mph	1/4mile	mileage (US-gallon)
2.8l400hp:	242kph/150mph	?s	?s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	? l/100km	? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear:

Michelin Spezial 205-18

transmission/drive wheel:

6-speed/AWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height:

4260 x 1840 x 1490 mm (167.7 x 72.4 x 58.7 in)

wheelbase - tread f/r:

2300 mm - 1500/1550 mm (90.6 in - 59.1/61.0 in)

some calculations:

base aera: 7.84 m² (84.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.26 m² (~24.3 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.68 m³ (412.4 cu.ft.)

aerodynamics:

coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.

weight:

1260 kg (2778 lb)

power/weight-ratio:

3.2 kg/hp (6.9 lb/hp) 317 hp/ton

price/production

base-price:

production:

To test the new all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, Porsche sent 3
959 rally cars to the Rally "Paris-Dakar" in 1985/1986. These cars finished
first, second and sixth.

Pictures taken in 1997 in the "Cité de l’Automobile – Musée National – Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France and in 2009 in the "Porsche Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany Pictures are used by courtesy of the Porsche Museum This car won the Rally "Paris-Dakar" in 1985/1986.

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