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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But perhaps one of the brightest stars of the era was the glorious Porsche 959. It did have a brief competition history with a prototype winning the 1984 Paris-Dakar, while it also won the ...