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Article #405: All About The Porsche 968

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Porsche 968 is basically the successor of used on the 944 S2: it is a 4 cylinder, 3
the Porsche 944. It has a low nose and liter, 16 valve unit. And they added
wide wheel arches that helps accentuating VarioCam for optimum power throughout the
the beautiful lines of this classic shape speed range. It has 240 HP at 6200 rpm
that in a Porsche Guards Red is a real and a torque of 305 Nm at 4100 rpm, given
head turner. It has also the classic GT by the improved combustion chamber and
front engine, rear wheel drive layout inlet manifold design. At the time of
with the added advantage of a rear production, it was a remarkable engine,
transaxle giving almost perfect weight having the highest displacement per
distribution. cylinder of any car engine and also the
Instead of the hidden headlights of the highest torque output of any unblown 3
944, the 968 has visible pop up liter engine. Clearly, the result of
headlights, similar to the Porsche 928. Porsches investment in this engine paid
This brings the look of the car inline off.
with the new Porsche 997-911. This change The rear-mounted gearbox is a 6-speed
has also a practical advantage: the manual or 4 speed tiptronic. It is the
headlights can be washed along with the first ever mounted on a production car.
rest of the car instead of having to pop The chassis has almost perfect weight
them up to wash them. distribution and very stiff
As for the interior, it remains the same characteristics.
as produced in the 944, keeping the Usually, most cars start to fail when it
famous "oval dash". The designers used comes to breaks and the reason is that it
the same robust materials which have doesn't matter how fast the car is in a
given all Porsche owners many years of straight line if you can't take a bend
trouble free motoring. (turn) at the right safe speed. But
The exterior has a few differences: the Porsche brakes have always been the envy
door mirrors have been streamlined with of most road sports car manufacturers.
the tear drop effect and the wheels have You will notice little or no or no
5 spoke Cup design alloys. The rear discernable fatigue even under harsh use
bumper is more blended and with integral of Porsche 968. ABS adds even more safety
rear light clusters, making it almost to the already excellent braking system.
indistinguishable from the bodywork. All Also, what makes the brakes so effective
these bodywork changes made the 968 look is that the wheels themselves are
a lot like the 928, and added the engine designed to prevent the tire from coming
heritage, some people have referred to it off the rim in the event of a sudden
as "the daughter of 928". pressure loss.
The engine is a version of the one first






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