Schutz gave the green light to Porsche's engineers to build a car that could compete. Group B didn't last—it was simply too dangerous—but the 959 did go rallying. Perhaps its most memorable ...

A 1988 Porsche 959 SC reimagined by Canepa offers a modern ... Visually, the car is resplendent in a lightly modified shade of Irish Green—dubbed “Irish Green Plus”—protected by ceramic ...

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.

The Porsche 959 stands out among these heroes thanks to its forward-thinking engineering, spectacular design, and strong performance, whether in the sun or rain. Here are just a few of the ...

In reality, the 959 did not actually fail U.S. safety tests because it never took them. Porsche lost about $500,000 for each 959 sold, due to the complexity of the car, so it only produced 292 of ...

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 ...