The Paris-Dakar Rally racer helped redefine supercars. Specifications: Porsche 959 Engine When it was launched back in 1986, the Porsche 959 was the fastest road car on sale. Most V12 supercars of ...

Like so many great rally cars, the mid-1980s Group B class of cars were the birthplace of many an automotive piece of brilliance. In Porsche's case, their entry was the 959, conceived in 1981 and ...

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Based on the 911 platform and built with Group B rally in mind ... and still one of the fastest cars on the road today. Part of the 959's ability to accelerate and travel so quickly is, of ...