The Porsche 959 is regarded as one of the most exceptional vehicles in
automotive history It won the murderous Paris-Dakar rally, prevailed in
Le Mans as the first all-wheel drive racer against racers with more PS
and delighted its customers with road performances never seen before A
fascinating boxed set with three volumes on different topics: technical
data, history, and a large-format illustrated book that shows the 959
genesis including all derivatives and new photos of the most beautiful
specimen To the present day, the Porsche 959 is regarded as one of the
most exceptional vehicles in automotive history: a technical marvel with
its all-wheel drive, a refined biturbo engine, 450 PS and a top speed of
315 km/h - still breathtaking 30 years after its first roll-out. The
idea behind this tour de force was to build a Porsche that fitted the
new Group B regulations just established in 1983: the Group B Porsche.
The regulations demanded just 200 vehicles for the homologation, that is
why Porsche was able to turn the technological knowledge of that time
into a super Porsche equally suitable for the race track and for
rallies - which was the intention of the new racing car series. Apart
from the races, the homologation vehicles were also meant to go to
private owners for the use in road traffic. The Porsche 959 excelled in
all of the tasks. It won the murderous Paris-Dakar rally, prevailed in
Le Mans as the first all-wheel drive racer against racers with more PS
and delighted its customers with road performances never seen before.
The surprising end of the Group B regulations, enforced by the
motorsports authorities after deadly accidents at the World Rally
Championship, ended the motorsports career of the 959 before it had
really begun. But the about 300 vehicles that were built, still tell the
story of a fascinating car that became a celebrated and precious icon
over the last years. Jürgen Lewandowski witnessed the development of the
Porsche 959 more than 30 years ago and describes the difficult birth of
the super car including the three Paris-Dakar rallies and the Le Mans
race. A fascinating boxed set with three volumes on different topics:
technical data, history, and a large-format illustrated book that shows
the 959 genesis including all derivatives and new photos of the most
beautiful specimen. After 30 years, this comprehensive work presents
even the minutest details, it comments on events in the past, and
contemporary witnesses have their say - all in all it is a literary
monument to the Porsche 959.
