1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Excellent Condition 155k Miles 5-speed Leather Runs Xlnt on 2040-cars
Chula Vista, California, United States
DESCRIPTION For sale is a 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo with only155k original miles. Comes with a clean carfax, title and books and manuals. Runs and drives excellent. All services are up to date with the most recent work completed within the last 200 miles. Mechanically the car is in excellent condition. In excellent mechanical condition for a 26 year old car. Please contact me with any questions prior to bidding. Bid with confidence! History: For the 1985 model year Porsche introduced the 944 Turbo, known internally as the 951. This had a turbocharged and intercooled version of the standard car's engine that produced 220 PS (162 kW) (217 bhp (162 kW) in the US) at 6000 rpm. In 1987, Car and Driver tested the 944 Turbo and achieved a 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds. The turbo was the world's first car using a ceramic port liner to retain exhaust gas temperature and new forged pistons and was also the first vehicle to produce identical power output with or without a catalytic converter. The Turbo also featured several other changes, such as improved aerodynamics, notably an integrated front bumper. This featured the widest turn signals (indicators) fitted to any production car. a strengthened gearbox with a different final drive ratio, standard external oil coolers for both the engine and transmission, standard 16 inch wheels (optional forged Fuchs wheels), and a slightly stiffer suspension (Progressive springs) to handle the extra weight. Major engine component revisions, more than thirty in all, were made to the 951 to compensate for increased internal loads and heat. Changes occurred for the 1987 model year. On the interior, the 1987 944 Turbo became the first production car in the world to be equipped with driver and passenger side air bags as standard equipment. A low oil level light was added to the dash as well as a 180 mph speedometer as opposed to the 170 mph speedometer on the 1986 model Turbos. Also included is the deletion of the transmission oil cooler, and a change in suspension control arms in order to reduce the car's scrub radius. The engine remained the same M44/51 power-plant as in the 1986 model. CAR DETAILS ENGINE
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Check out the press release below for more details on how Porsche's final tuning measures improved its flagship supercar.