While both of those cars are dramatic departures from the traditional, rear-engine Porsche formula, they owe their very existence to another wild child of the iconic German brand – the 959.

This Porsche 959 is one of less than 30 in Sport trim out of 292 units that were manufactured. The original owner kept it for less than a month but managed to track it in that short time.

able to send as much as 80 percent to the rear wheels under hard acceleration. Porsche lost money on every 959 sold, and thus didn't bother trying to make its all-weather supercar conform to U.S ...

former CEO of Porsche AG of the development of the Porsche 959. That was before it started getting expensive. At that point, Helmuth Bott, Porsche R&D director got frightened. Costs ballooned ...

The ACS debuted in 2021 as a heavily overhauled 964-generation 1990 Porsche 911. The company built ... s design takes inspiration from the classic 959. The twin-turbocharged flat-six engine ...