{"id":883319,"date":"2025-01-10T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=883319"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:16:46","slug":"porsche-918-still-impressive-as-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/porsche-918-still-impressive-as-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured: Porsche 918: Still Impressive As Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>While\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.porsche.com\/\">Porsche<\/a>\u00a0has long since been revered as a European sports car company, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supercar\">Supercar<\/a>\u201d has not been part of their vocabulary. That changed with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuttcars.com\/the-porsche-959-story\/\">Porsche 959<\/a>, introduced in 1986, which many consider the first German supercar. Designed as a technological marvel, it featured advanced all-wheel drive, a 2.85L twin-turbocharged flat-six engine producing 450 horsepower, and a top speed of 197 mph. Originally developed for Group B rally racing, the 959 became a road-legal pioneer in automotive innovation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-883329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/53979560425_b034f2090d_o-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background While\u00a0Porsche\u00a0has long since been revered as a European sports car company, \u201cSupercar\u201d has not been part of their vocabulary. That changed with the\u00a0Porsche 959, introduced in 1986, which many consider the first German supercar. Designed as a technological marvel, it featured advanced all-wheel drive, a 2.85L twin-turbocharged flat-six engine producing 450 horsepower, and a top speed of 197 mph. Originally developed for Group B rally racing, the 959 became a road-legal pioneer in automotive innovation. No Subscription? 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