1981 Autoweek Intro of 944!
03-10-2005, 10:36 PM
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40 mpg 
anyone know the official mpg figures..AFTER the car hit dealers??????????
btw. I've only calculated the mpg on my car a few times. but. I average about 33 mpg at a mostly steady 75 mph.
anyone know the official mpg figures..AFTER the car hit dealers??????????
btw. I've only calculated the mpg on my car a few times. but. I average about 33 mpg at a mostly steady 75 mph.
03-13-2005, 05:18 PM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by yieldsign2
Technicolor, just noticed you ocr'd it.. Thanks a ton!! So where is this 16 valve turbo 410 hp car now?
03-13-2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by yieldsign2
So, does anyone know if the 16 valve turbo is still out there somewhere
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I think it's in a museum. I don't know which but I would bet on the Porsche museum in Stuttgart.
04-02-2005, 03:16 PM
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Just to add some more confusion; in the Car and Driver, May 1982 issue debuting the 944 it was said:
"Even in 1976, when the 924 was introduced, Porsche engineers recognized the limitations of the 2.0-liter four-cylinder and developed two alternatives. One was a 3.5- liter, 90 degree V-6 derived from the 928 engine; but experimentation with a 2.8-liter V-6 developed by Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo revealed that such an engine would weigh too much, consume too much fuel, run roughly, and be difficult to install on the assembly line. So it proved to be a second alternative that is being built at Porsche and installed on Audi's 944 production line"
"Even in 1976, when the 924 was introduced, Porsche engineers recognized the limitations of the 2.0-liter four-cylinder and developed two alternatives. One was a 3.5- liter, 90 degree V-6 derived from the 928 engine; but experimentation with a 2.8-liter V-6 developed by Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo revealed that such an engine would weigh too much, consume too much fuel, run roughly, and be difficult to install on the assembly line. So it proved to be a second alternative that is being built at Porsche and installed on Audi's 944 production line"
04-02-2005, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by volv4life
god damn that volvo PRV v6, freaking HORRIBLE.
04-02-2005, 11:00 PM
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So the 2.5 is "just right". They didn't have to bore it (2.7L) or stroke it (3.0L) or put a turbo charger on it (951) or add two more valves per cylinder (944S).