Porsche 944 S

Vehicle Description

– 1987 Porsche 944 S in beautiful colour combination
– painted in Maraschino red metallic (Porsche colour code LY3V)
– matching colour part-leather interior in good condition
– European specifications car, no US import
– 2.5 litre 4-cylinder engine with 140 kW (190 hp), mated with 5-speed manual gearbox
– vehicle recently serviced, engine fluids renewed
– new fuel pump and lines, new battery, electrical system overhauled
– Becker Indianapolis radio on board
– electrically adjustable sports seats
– Luxemburgish registration documents
– historic plates

The Porsche 944 was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1981. It was based technically and optically on the 924 which had come out 5 years earlier. The Audi sourced engine of the 924, which had come under criticism by Porsche purists, was replaced by a genuinly Porsche 2.5 litre straight-4, which was effectively half of the 928’s 5.0 litre V8.
A turbo version was introduced in 1985, further power increases came with the 944 S in 1987 and the 944 S2 in 1989. The strongest engine available in a 944 was a 3.0 litre with 184 kW (250 hp) and a top speed of 260 km/h – impressive performance for a 4-cylinder car!
A convertible was only available in 1990 and 1991. Owing to its transaxle layout, handling of the 944 was superb, which is why it won the “Best Handling Production Car in America” award in 1984. In 1991, the 944 was replaced by the 968 which retained the characteristic styling cues of the 924/ 944.

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