Porsche 968

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The Porsche 968 is a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced in the early 1990s that represents the final evolution of Porsche’s four-cylinder transaxle line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Porsche automobile
sports car
acceleration0To100Kmh approximately 6.5 s
assemblyLocation Neckarsulm, Germany NERFINISHED
Zuffenhausen, Germany NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 2-door cabriolet
2-door coupé
brakeType four-wheel disc brakes
chassisType steel unibody
coolingSystem water-cooled
curbWeight approximately 1370 kg
designer Harm Lagaay NERFINISHED
drivetrain rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration inline-four engine
engineDisplacement 3.0 L
enginePosition front
finalModelOfSeries Porsche four-cylinder transaxle line
fuelType petrol
height 1280 mm
induction naturally aspirated
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
length 4320 mm
manufacturer Porsche NERFINISHED
marketAvailability Europe NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
marketSegment grand tourer
notableVariant Porsche 968 Club Sport NERFINISHED
Porsche 968 Turbo RS NERFINISHED
Porsche 968 Turbo S NERFINISHED
platform Porsche 944 platform
powerOutput approximately 240 PS
predecessor Porsche 944 NERFINISHED
productionEndYear 1995
productionStartYear 1991
relatedTo Porsche 924 NERFINISHED
series Porsche transaxle cars
steeringType rack-and-pinion
successor Porsche 911 (996) NERFINISHED
Porsche Boxster NERFINISHED
suspensionFront MacPherson strut NERFINISHED
suspensionRear semi-trailing arm
topSpeed approximately 252 km/h
transaxleLayout rear-mounted transmission
transmission 4-speed Tiptronic automatic
6-speed manual
valvetrain DOHC 16-valve
wheelbase 2400 mm
width 1735 mm

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Porsche 944 relatedTo Porsche 968
Porsche 944 successor Porsche 968