In 1987 Porsche debuted the 944 S, the “S” standing for “Super”. It looked sportier than its non-S version and had substantial modifications to both the interior and the engine and offered more performance to Porsche customers. Generally the 944 S was a higher performance version of the stock 944....
In 1987 Porsche debuted the 944 S, the “S” standing for “Super”. This “Super” Porsche 944 was fitted with a more high performance version of the naturally aspirated four cylinder engine. This engine version had dual overhead camshafts to operate the four valves per cylinder and a revised Motronic 2 engine management system with dual knock sensors to best handle the 10.9:1 compression ratio. Power was a comfortably adequate 187hp.
1987 Porsche 944 S Coupe Technical Specifications Engine Type Inline 4 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Water-cooled Valvetrain Double overhead camshafts Injection Port injection Bore X Stroke 3.94 in/100.0 mm x 3.11 in/78.9 mm Displacement 151.22 cu-in./2,479 cc Horsepower 190 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque 170 lb-ft @ 4300 rpm Max Rpm...
1988 Porsche 944 S Coupe Technical Specifications Engine Type Inline 4 Induction Normally-aspirated Cooling Water-cooled Valvetrain Double overhead camshafts Injection Port injection Bore X Stroke 3.94 in/100.0 mm x 3.11 in/78.9 mm Displacement 151.22 cu-in./2,479 cc Horsepower 190 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque 170 lb-ft @ 4300 rpm Max Rpm...
Introduced in 1981 as the successor to the 924, the Porsche 944 was a front-engined sports car built on a proven layout but with significant upgrades. It featured a wider body and a unique 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine—derived from half of the 928’s V8 and smoothed with balancer shafts—that produced 163...
