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The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche to exploit the regulations regarding the construction of 5-litre sports cars. Powered by a Type 912 flat-12 engine which was progressively enlarged from 4.5 to 5.0 litres, the 917 was introduced in 1969 and initially proved unwieldy on the race track but continuous development improved the handling and it ...
Previewed by the 2015 Porsche Mission E concept. Model Calendar year introduced Introduction (model code) ... Porsche 917 Porsche 936 Porsche 935/77 2.0 Porsche 935/ ...
The further evolution of the 917, the 917/30 with revised aerodynamics, a longer wheelbase and an even stronger 5.4-liter engine with around 1,100 horsepower (820 kW) in race trim, won the 1973 edition winning all races but two when Charlie Kemp won the Mosport race and George Follmer won Road Atlanta and Mark Donohue won the rest.
The target price was 7,500 Swiss francs ($1,750). ... Top-line model in America; intermediate model in Europe ... Chassis of Type 917 sports-racing car 920 2019 ...
As Porsche only had small capacity road and racing cars in the 1950s and 1960s, they scored many wins in their classes, and occasionally also overall victories against bigger cars, most notably winning the Targa Florio in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964, and every year from 1966 to 1970 in prototypes that lacked horsepower relative to the competition, but which made up for that, with reliability, low ...
The video, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter), has received more than two million views since its release. To be fair, the Porsche 911 in the race appears not to be among the ...
In 1972 Porsche introduced an even more powerful car, the 917/30KL. Nicknamed the "Turbopanzer" this car was seen as a monster. With 1,100 or 1,580 horsepower (820/1161 kW in race or qualifying trim) [ citation needed ] available from its 5.4 litre flat-12 and weighing 1,800 lb (816 kg) with better downforce this car won six of eight races in ...
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