Vehicle Description
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Coupe ?Debut model year for the Turbo 944
and refreshed interior ?One of only 7,513 944 Turbo examples
exported to the US ?Kalahari Beige exterior (code LA1Y) and brown
leather interior ?2.5L turbocharged and intercooled four-cylinder
engine (code M44/51) ?Five-speed manual transmission ?Power
windows, headlamp washers, sunroof, VDO gauges and ?phone dial?
alloy wheels ?Rear lip spoiler, rear window defroster, rear washer
and wiper With only 7,513 examples exported to the United States in
1986, the 944 was the most successful sports car in Porsche?s
history until 1996. This was the Turbo?s first year as a Porsche
944 model. Dressed in Kalahari Beige (code LA1Y), the car?s paint
and trim are in overall very good condition. The body is straight
and solid, the body-colored bumpers fit tightly to the rest of the
body and the engine bay and cargo area are very tidy. This Porsche
rolls on radial tires, size 225/50R16 at every corner. Each one is
mounted to a ?phone dial? alloy wheel. The tires and wheels are all
in very good order. Under the hood is a 2.5L turbocharged and
intercooled four-cylinder engine (code M44/51). The Turbo was the
first Porsche production car utilizing a ceramic port liner to
retain exhaust gas temperature along with new forged pistons and
was also the first vehicle to produce an identical power output
with or without a catalytic converter. A chocolate leather interior
graces this inside of this 2+2. The front buckets and rear
demi-bench seats are in very good shape while the corresponding
carpet looks great. The four-spoke steering wheel looks good while
the inner door panels and dashboard, with its full array of VDO
gauges, are all in very good order. The center console, shift lever
and a Kenwood AM/FM stereo with cassette deck complete the
interior. Porsche introduced the 944 for the 1982 model year. It
was slightly faster (despite having a poorer drag coefficient), was
better equipped and more refined than the 924; it had better
handling, stopping power and was more comfortable to drive. The
factory-claimed a 0?60 mph acceleration time of less than nine
seconds. The car had a nearly even front to rear weight
distribution (50.7 percent front/49.3 percent rear) courtesy of the
rear transaxle balancing out the engine in the front. North
American-market cars had bigger bumpers and the front bumper had a
larger rubber portion, replacing the auxiliary lights as required
by laws. The Turbo also featured several other changes, such as
improved aerodynamics, notably an integrated front bumper. This
featured the widest turn signals (indicators) fitted to any
production car, a strengthened gearbox with a different final drive
ratio, standard external oil coolers for both the engine and
transmission, standard 16 inch wheels (optional forged Fuchs
wheels), and a slightly stiffer suspension (progressive springs) to
handle the extra weight. The Turbo's front and rear brakes were
borrowed from the 911, with Brembo four-piston fixed calipers and
12-inch discs. Engine component revisions, more than 30 in all,
were made to the 951 to compensate for increased internal loads and
heat. Competition to the 944 in 1986 included Chevrolet?s Corvette,
Ferrari?s 328 GTB, Lotus? Espirit, Mazda?s RX-7, Nissan?s 300ZX,
Porsche?s 911 and Toyota?s Supra. VIN: WP0AA0950GN153698 This car
is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 81,277 miles. It is sold as
is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT
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