You'd think the first car in Porsche's history to cross that 500-hp mark would've been a hardcore offshoot of the 911.

Two generations later, Canepa's own Porsche 959, first of the so-called Gen III cars he'll build, is churning out dastardly 763 hp. But it's not raw power that makes this 959 so wicked ...

The car now makes an insane 763 horsepower—over 300 more than what it originally put out. Canepa Motorsports Canepa, a 959 owner himself, was among the first U.S. buyers to help pass the "Show ...

The Porsche 959 can accomplish almost any automotive mission ... surges forward as if a second set of cylinders were activated. Developing 444 hp at 6500 rpm, the 959's 2.8-liter flat six-cylinder ...

The all-wheel-drive, twin sequential turbo 959 was conceived to serve as Porsche’s entry into the FIA’s stillborn Gruppe B rally-racing class. With 450 hp from 2.85 liters, and a top speed of ...

Just 292 examples of the Porsche 959, excluding the later eight assembled from spare parts, were built for customer consumption. A precursor to the likes of the Porsche 918 Spyder and an icon in ...

The Porsche 959 is a grail car ... cooled cylinder heads (tech borrowed from the 962 race car) and produces 444 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. The way that power is delivered is unique ...

The Porsche 959 was a revolutionary supercar when it ... But where it originally produced 444 horsepower, Canepa’s Genereation III performance upgrade package boosts output to 800.

So when Nissan purchased a Porsche 959 in the late 1980s to help develop ... The original 2.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six made 444 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque out of the factory.

In 1986, American racer and car enthusiast Bruce Canepa drove a then-new Porsche 959 during a visit to Europe. The Porsche 959 didn’t meet the proper regulations to give it US compliance at the ...

Two generations later, Canepa's own Porsche 959, first of the so-called Gen III cars he'll build, is churning out dastardly 763 hp. But it's not raw power that makes this 959 so wicked ...