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    Just randomly asking...wasn't the 959 the spiritual predecessor of the current GT2 RS (if you eleminate all of that "homologated rallye car" stuff)?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commodore GS/E View Post
    Just randomly asking...wasn't the 959 the spiritual predecessor of the current GT2 RS (if you eleminate all of that "homologated rallye car" stuff)?
    Not really.

    I think it's more of a 4WD 911 Turbo predecessor than anything else.

    GT2 RS wasn't 4WD.

    Edit- Forgot that early Turbos weren't 4WD.

    So maybe you're correct?

    How much of the 959 was based on the then current 911?

    I would say it's more of a Carrera GT predecessor then- no expense was spared to make it fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    Not really.

    I think it's more of a 4WD 911 Turbo predecessor than anything else.

    GT2 RS wasn't 4WD.

    Edit- Forgot that early Turbos weren't 4WD.

    So maybe you're correct?

    How much of the 959 was based on the then current 911?

    I would say it's more of a Carrera GT predecessor then- no expense was spared to make it fast.
    i think you were right with your first guess - use of a lot of high tech stuff, awd etc, and still comfortable inside.
    GT2/RS is alot simpler and raw. funnily enough the RS is.. the precursor to the GT2RS lol
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    It was kinda the precurser to the 4WD turbos, except that when the 4WD turbos appeared they had a much simpler 4WD system. Other than that it was really just an engineering exercise and image generator.
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    The 959 is the first of the Porsche supercars. So that includes the 911 GT1 Strassenversion and the Porsche Carrera GT. And all of them were related to racing. And yes, the driver in #25 is indeed Walter Rohrl.
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    A few pics from a show last year
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    1987 Porsche 959
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    Thanks as always for the great pics Duell!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    Thanks as always for the great pics Duell!
    My pleasure.

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    For those of you who want to see Jay Leno's take on the Porsche 959. Considering he owns a Carrera GT, I'm surprised he doesn't already own a 959.

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pTAykVOabw"]1988 Porsche 959 - Jay Leno’s Garage - YouTube[/ame]

    Interesting hearing the 959 in the video too. Definitely not a high pitched flat 6 howl.

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    #24 1985 Porsche 959 Prototypes
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    #25 1985 Porsche 959 Prototype and 1987-1992 models
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