1983 Porsche 944 Test Drive

You could tell it wasn’t a 924, too wide and terribly aggressive, clearly derived from the Carrera GTS.  And under the hood was a new Porsche engine, a 2.5-liter four.  In Europe, it generated an astounding 163 horsepower, which gave this street car a top end of 138-mph, and a 0-60-mph acceleration in the eight- to nine-second range.  The U.S. version of the 944 was available in early 1983 and caused some sorting out in the 924 line, essentially eliminating the Turbo model.

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