This We Are Curated video takes viewers inside an exceptionally preserved Porsche 959 Komfort—one of just 337 ever built, with this example showing virtually delivery-level condition. The host gently drives the car while explaining why the 959 was so revolutionary, featuring twin turbocharging, electronically controlled all-wheel drive, self-leveling hydraulic suspension,...
In this episode of The Driver’s Seat, Henry Catchpole reviews an extraordinary Porsche 959. This isn’t just any 959; it’s the rare Sport version and, more specifically, prototype F9—one of the very first. This car could be the fastest 959 ever to leave the factory. The Sport was already about...
This RoadScholars video compares two legendary Porsche 959 variants: the Komfort and the far rarer Sport. Set in North Carolina, the host reflects on the 959’s origins, tracing its development back to the early 1980s when Porsche used Group B rally racing as a testbed for groundbreaking technology. Though costly...
The Porsche 959 remains a milestone in automotive engineering. Chris Harris recently had the chance to experience this legendary car on the road and the track. Revealed as the Group B concept at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 959 was Porsche’s bold attempt to redefine high-performance cars. By 1985,...
The Porsche 953 ranks as one of the finest off-roaders Porsche has ever made. The Porsche 953 was a heavily modified variant of the 911, designed and built specifically to compete in the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally. Just a year later, it was replaced by the 959. But despite its brief...
Certain cars in history force the competition to pull their socks up and embrace the future. The Porsche 959 not only remains one of the most interesting supercars ever built, but it also fits the definition of cars that moved the game so far forward that everybody stood up and...
Back in the late Eighties, I was deeply into supercars of that era, like the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari F40, and naturally the Porsche 959, which some people might consider a re-bodied 911, but they couldn’t be more wrong, the Porsche 959 was a completely different car altogether, an icon...
I think we all know about the holy trinity of hypercars, the McLaren P1, the Ferrari LaFerrari, and the Porsche 918 Spyder, but did you know that there was another holy trinity back in the Eighties? This time a trio of supercars really dominated the market in the late Eighties,...
Bruce Canepa Takes Us Through His Workshop & Some Amazing 959 History The Porsche 959 upon release was the most sophisticated road car ever created. Designed by Porsche, the 959 went down in the automotive history books as an era-defining car which paved the way for many future technological advancements....
Porsche GT2RS vs 959 Video The GT2RS and 959 represent the top of Porsche’s line-up, 30 years apart. We had the rare opportunity to drive them back to back in a comparison we’ve never seen and never thought we’d get to do....
Top Gear 1980s Supercar Powertest Top Gear gives use the drag race that every ’80s Porsche and Ferrari fan dreamed of. Two legendary supercars and a drag strip. Who will win?!...
1988 Porsche 959 – Jay Leno’s Garage Could the Porsche 959 be the best car of the 1980’s? Jay and Alex Grappo of Drive Coffee dissect all the technology and features that Porsche engineered into this legendary homologation car....
Porsche 959 Reviewed by Petrolicious This week we head a few hours north of our Los Angeles HQ to catch up with Bruce Canepa and one his Porsche 959. It’s one of the rarest cars to wear the company’s crest, but he’s certainly no stranger to the thing—after spending over...
Porsche 959 Reviewed by Doug DeMuro The Porsche 959 is one of the most famous Porsche models of all time — and the 959 is one of the most famous cars from the 1980s. Today I’m reviewing the Porsche 959 to show you the details of one of the world’s...
Porsche 959 Vs Ferrari 288 GTO The Porsche 959 is one of the rarest, greatest supercars ever made and was one of the original bedroom poster cars. We took a look at its past, at its Group B origins and took it for a spin. Part 1 Part 2 ...
Porsche 959 In Depth Video The Porsche 959 is one of the rarest, greatest supercars ever made and was one of the original bedroom poster cars. We took a look at its past, at its Group B origins and took it for a spin....
We found this video of Randy Leffingwell giving a talk about the Porsche 911 on the Callas Rennsport Youtube channel, in which he explains the history of the model designations. It is well worth checking out…so pour yourself a long cup of coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy!!...
