1990 Porsche 944 Turbo with production in Australia continuing

with production in Australia continuing until 1970

A cast Red Brabus tappet cover immediately suggests that this is one very special engine

There were only 572 of these cars built over 4 years of production

Tied to this was the decision to begin production of a new set of BMW Alpina automobiles

The live rear axle could judder minutely during hard standing starts

1990 Porsche 944 Turbo with production in Australia continuingFor the 1985 model year, Porsche introduced the 944 Turbo, known internally as the 951. This had a turbocharged and intercooled version of the standard cars engine that produced 217 bhp at 6000 rpm. The turbo was the first car using a ceramic port liner to retain exhaust gas temperature and new forged pistons, and was also the first vehicle to produce identical power output with or without a catalytic converter. The Turbo also featured several other