Porsche : 944
Model Introduction
The Porsche 944, introduced in 1982, evolved from the 924 platform but featured significantly widened bodywork styled for greater visual presence, echoing the 924 Carrera GT. Powered by a new all-alloy 2.5-litre inline-four derived from half of Porsche’s V8, it offered strong performance, excellent balance from its transaxle layout, and refined long-distance comfort. Over its production run, the range grew to include the more powerful 944 S, the 16-valve 944 S2, and the turbocharged 944 Turbo, which was among the fastest four-cylinder cars of its era. Highly praised for its handling, practicality, and build quality, the 944 became one of Porsche’s best-selling models of the 1980s.
Magazine Articles
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Newcomers : Porsche has a new heart
Porsche chase outright horsepower with a new four-cylinder of their own design
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Pride of Porsche
Uniting pace with pedigree, Porsche have put their own purpose-built engine into the superb new 944
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Debut
Hype - or high performance? Today's generation of performance road tyres have similar very impressive, ultimate abilities, but each achieves these differently.
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Roadwords
Porsche 944 Lux
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Newsline
As expected Porsche has filled the gap between its £19,500 two-valve per cylinder 944 model and the £27,547 Turbo 944 with a four-valve per cylinder version
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Worlds Apart
Porsche badly need to make their four-cylinder cars more desirable and a step in that direction was to give the slick 944 Turbo a Sport Equipment package, turning it into a 160mph, race-track-bred supercar rival for its own 911 sister.
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Giant Test
Colt Starion v Porsche 944 v Lotus Eclat Excel
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Porsche 944 S2
Porsche's 944S was a car which failed to carry out its mission. Despite its 16 valves, it seemed to lose mor than it gained over its cheaper, eight valve stablemate. But the 3-litre S2 changes all of that.
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Lifting the lid
The right-hand-drive 944 S2 Cabriolet has arrived at last and, John Henderson took the very first one for an exclusive drive. Lifting the lid makes the car look sleek, but does it affect the feel? Apparently not
