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1976 constructors' world championship With its first entry in the reorganised constructors' world championship for group 5 production sports cars in 1976, Porsche won with the 935. Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen are seen here driving to victory in Watkins Glen. 935: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2857 cm3, 590 HP, 970 kg
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1976 sports car world championship In 1976, in parallel with the new constructors' world championship, Porsche also won the newly introduced sports car world championship for group 6 two-seater racing cars. The Porsche 936 won seven out of seven races. Here, Jochen Mass is seen driving to victory in Imola. 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2142 cm3, 520 HP, 700 kg
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1976 Le Mans 24-hour race In 1976, Porsche celebrated its first overall victory with a turbo-charged car in Le Mans. On 12th/13th June, Jacky Ickx and Gijs van Lennep led the field for 23 1/2 hours with the new Porsche 936 and achieved an outstanding overall win. Three other Porsches also achieved marvellous wins. Porsche 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. turbo-charged boxer engine, 2142 ccm, 520 HP, 700 kg
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1977 Le Mans 24-hour race On 11th/12th June 1977, Porsche won its second overall Le Mans victory in a row. Jürgen Barth, Hurley Haywood and Jacky Ickx prevailed against stiff opposition from the highly motivated Renault turbo team. 936/77: 936: air-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2142 cm3, 540 HP, 757 kg
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1982 Le Mans 24-hour race When entered for the first time in Le Mans on 19th/20th June 1982, the new group C Porsche type 956 achieved a convincing triple victory. Corresponding to their numbers of 1,2 and 3 on the starting grid, the three cars crossed the finished line together in first, second and third place. The winning car was driven by Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell. 956 (1982): air/water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2649 cm3,630 HP, 840 kg
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Formula I world championship victories in 1984, 1985 and 1986 With the TAG turbo engines designed and maintained by Porsche, the McLaren TAG team won the formula I world championship in 1984, 1985 and 1986. In 1984, Niki Lauda took the world championship title and his team colleague Alain Prost was runner-up. The photograph shows Niki Lauda in Hockenheim coming to the finishing line in second place behind Alain Prost. Porsche-TAG turbo engine (1984): water-cooled V 6 bi-turbo boxer engine, 1499 cm3, 850 HP
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1985 Pharaoh Rally In the Pharaoh Rally, held from 10th to 19th October 1985 in Egypt, Porsche used the intended bi-turbo engine for the first time; the 911 aspiration engine was still installed in the 959 for the Paris-Dakar Rally in January 1985. Saeed Al Hajri and John Spiller won the Pharaoh Rally with this car. 959 "Pharaoh Rally" (1985): air-water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine , 2849 cm3, 390 HP, 1185 kg
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1986 Paris-Dakar Rally In 1986 Porsche repeated its 1984 Paris-Dakar victory with René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne. They drove the 959 with a 2.8 l turbo engine from 1st to 22nd January. Owing to the lower petrol quality, its performance was reduced to 400 HP. 959 "Paris-Dakar" (1986): air/water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine 2849 cm3, 400 HP, 1260 kg
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1989 CART Race in Mid Ohio Against the US elite, Teo Fabi drove the Indy Porsche to victory in the CART series in Mid Ohio/USA on 3rd September 1989. Porsche-March 89C: water-cooled V 8 turbo-charged engine, 2649.2 cm3, 720 HP, 703 kg
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1994 Le Mans 24-hour race With a Porsche 962 modified in line with the GT rules, Mauro Baldi, Yannick Dalmas and Hurley Haywood won the Le Mans 24-hour race on 18th/19th June 1984. The overall victory also meant 1st place in the GT1 category, and a win by the Carrera RSR 3.8 in the GT2 category crowned Porsche's triple success. Dauer Porsche 962 LM: water-cooled 6-cyl. bi-turbo boxer engine, 2994 cm3, 600 HP, 1000 kg
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Directly above the interior mirror is the convertible top opener, which can be operated manually
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Within 12 seconds of the button being pressed, the convertible top automatically opens itself
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Interior equipment of the 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet with six-speed manual transmission and Porsche Communication System (PCM)
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POSIP (Porsche Side Impact Protection) will be standard feature in all Porsche sportscars.
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Typical Porsche: the ignition lock left of the steering wheel
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Among other things, the right-hand round instrument displays selector lever position D or M and the selected gear
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Among other things, the right-hand round instrument displays selector lever position D or M and the selected gear
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Aerial view of the Weissach Research and Development Centre
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