Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Porsche AG
- Production
- 1982–1991
- Assembly
- Germany: Neckarsulm , Stuttgart
- Designer
- Harm Lagaay ( Porsche AG )
- Class
- Sports car ( S )
- Body style
- 2-door coupé 2-door convertible
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
- Engine
- 2.5 L M44/40 I4 2.5 L M44/51, M44/52 turbo I4 2.7 L M44/12 I4 3.0 L M44/41 I4
- Transmission
- 3-speed automatic 5-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
- Length
- 1986–1988: 4,318 mm (170.0 in) Turbo & S2: 4,288 mm (168.8 in) 1989–1991: 4,290 mm (168.9 in)
- Width
- 1,735 mm (68.3 in)
- Height
- 1,275 mm (50.2 in)
- Curb weight
- Pre-1988: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb) 1988 onwards: 1,330 kg (2,932 lb) 1986 Turbo models: 1,360 kg (2,998 lb) 1987 onwards (Turbo models): 1,416 kg (3,122 lb) Note: some figures are dry weight
- Predecessor
- Porsche 924
- Successor
- Porsche 968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Subclass of
- sports car
- Followed by
- Porsche 968
- Follows
- Porsche 924
- Manufacturer
- Porsche
- Image
- Porsche 944 Frontansicht.jpg
- Height
- 1275
- Width
- 1735
- Length
- 4200
- Brand
- Porsche
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Encyclopedic overview
The Porsche 944 is a two-door sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Porsche from 1982 until 1991. A front-engine, rear-wheel drive model based on the platform of the 924, the 944 was available in coupé or cabriolet body styles, with either naturally aspirated or turbocharged engines. With over 163,000 cars produced, the 944 was the most successful sports car in Porsche's history until the introductions of the Boxster and 997 Carrera.
Extensive design revisions for the 1992 model year prompted Porsche to drop the 944 nameplate and rebrand the vehicle as the 968.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Porsche 944” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.