| If you are already a Porsche buff I don't
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| | intercooled version and of course it was
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| have to tell you how popular the Porsche
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| | turbo charged so you got a whopping 220
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| 944 was and still remains today. If you
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| | BHP at 6000 RPM.1987 saw the introduction
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| are knew to Porsche's your about to meet
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| | of the 944S - S standing for Super. This
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| with some fascinating reading. So what
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| | model had dual air bags and anti lock
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| was the 944 all about?Porsche has been
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| | brakes as standard equipment. It also had
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| building great cars for years but in 1982
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| | the first 16 valve engine with 250
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| it came up with what was going to be a
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| | BHP.1989 The S was no more to be with the
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| real winner. This was the year the first
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| | equipment from the S model becoming
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| Porsche 944 hit the market. It was
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| | standard on the 944 model. The engine was
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| originally introduced as a replacement for
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| | replaced to a 4 cylinder 2.7 liter
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| the Porsche 924.This eventually did occur
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| | engine.In 1990 Porsche released the 944
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| but for a few years both cars were
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| | Series 2 known as the S2. It was a
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| actually on the market side by side. From
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| | revision of the 944S which had the
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| the get go the 944 was immediately a very
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| | aerodynamics of the 951. It was also the
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| popular car available as either a 2 door
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| | year the 16 valve 3.0 liter engine was
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| coupe or a 2 door convertible.So what was
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| | introduced becoming the most popular
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| it that made the 944 such a hit? Well
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| | engine ever in the 944. This 16 valve
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| there were a few things but mostly it was
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| | engineFrom 1982 to 1989 113,070 were
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| the high performance and look of this
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| | produced and 25,107 Turbo engines were
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| sports car. It was a success right from
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| | produced. The 944S saw a total of 12,936
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| the beginning but over the years several
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| | cars produced and the 944S2 had only 6,439
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| models become available including the
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| | produced. In the big picture that's not a
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| 944S, 944S2, and the 944 Turbo.When first
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| | lot of cars which is probably one of the
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| produced it had only the 2.5 liter engine
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| | reasons demand remains strong.Late in 1991
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| but over time there were options which
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| | the 944 Series 3 was released but the
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| also included a 2.7 liter and 3.0 liter
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| | model number was changed to the 968. It
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| engine. Both the 94 inch wheelbase and the
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| | was originally called the 944 S3 but then
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| 2932 curb weight also made this car very
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| | marketing opted for a name change in the
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| appealing to the sports car
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| | hope of increasing sales. Technically the
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| enthusiast.When the 944 first hit the
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| | 968 was the refined version of the 944
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| streets it had a straight 4 cyclinder 2.5
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| | offering the best of the best. It also
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| liter engine an it had Mitsubishi's
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| | offered a new nose and rear end as well as
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| patented balance shaft technology. And of
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| | circular headlamps. The 3 liter engine
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| course it had the look of a sports car
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| | had a horsepower increase of 240 HP and
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| too.It wasn't until 1985 that it had any
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| | performance was optimized using the
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| major changes done to it. Those changes
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| | Variocam. The 968 was built up until
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| included some ergonomic changes to the
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| | 1995.Even though the 944 designation was
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| interior, the movement of the antenna, and
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| | retired in 1991it didn't mean this was a
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| some improvements to the air conditioning.
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| | car of the past and it certainly didn't
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| Optional heated seat were also added, as
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| | result in the sales dwindling. Instead it
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| were powered seats, a larger fuel tank,
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| | remains more popular than ever. In fact
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| and some technology to reduce noise.They
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| | today it remains a "must have" car in the
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| also introduced the Turbo model in 1985.
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| | Porsche world.Wayne has been owned and
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| Within the Porsche Corporation it was
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| | ridden Porsches for 15 years. Visit his
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| referred to as the 951 but the world knew
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| | Porsche site at to learn more about
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| it simply as the 944 Turbo. It had the
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| | Porsche 944.
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| same basic engine but it was the
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