But perhaps one of the brightest stars of the era was the glorious Porsche 959. It did have a brief competition history with a prototype winning the 1984 Paris-Dakar, while it also won the ...

The Porsche 959 stands out among these heroes thanks to its forward-thinking engineering, spectacular design, and strong performance, whether in the sun or rain. Here are just a few of the ...

In reality, the 959 did not actually fail U.S. safety tests because it never took them. Porsche lost about $500,000 for each 959 sold, due to the complexity of the car, so it only produced 292 of ...

The Porsche 959 was well ahead of its time, with cutting-edge chassis tech, adaptive all-wheel drive and a record-breaking top speed earning it icon status. Almost four decades since it made its ...