The 1988 Porsche 959 is a mid-engined supercar developed by Porsche from 1986 to 1989. Only 337 units were produced. It was briefly the world's fastest production car although this title was swiftly claimed by the Ferrari F40.
It used many high-tech components such as an electronic all-wheel drive system as it was designed to compete in Group B rallying. The road-racing variant of the 959 - the Porsche 961 - competed and was successful in the Paris-Dakar Rally as well as in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Games
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
The 959 is featured in Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed as a Class 1 Golden Era car. In the PC release, it appears as an add-on vehicle.
It is as quick and powerful as the Porsche 911 Turbo (993) and more stable than rear-engined cars without all-wheel drive.
As with all other add-on cars, the 959 cannot be purchased, upgraded or tuned under normal circumstances, which makes the "supercar" somehow uncompetitive in-game.
Need for Speed: Top Speed
The 959 appears in Need for Speed: Top Speed.
Need for Speed: World
The 959 was made available in Need for Speed: World on July 26, 2011 as a tier 3 car. Since August 22, 2012, it has been featured as an A class car.
It was released following a "Create-A-Porsche 959 Contest" held from April 20, 2010 to April 25, 2010. 3D Modellers had the chance to send a 959 3D model to Black Box with the best entry being placed into the released title. The winning model was created by Svyatoslav Gampel.
The Porsche 959 is an above average A class vehicle due to its low weight and highly responsive handling, which comes at the expense of oversteer in turns. Its acceleration is sub-par, when compared to similarly ranging Porsches and overall somewhat lacking for a A class car. Top speed is 186 mph (300 km/h).
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D
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500
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A
750
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| Stock: 671 (A class) | Maximum: 769 (S class) |
White
The White style is an Amerikon Speedsystems performance tuned speedboost car that costs 
4700. It was made available on August 22, 2012.
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4700 |
Red
The White style is a rotationally available stock cash car that costs 
1,350,000, and was initially released on July 26, 2011 as part of the 1st Anniversary event.
On May 28, 2015, its price was lowered from 1,800,000 as part of the End of the World event.
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671 590 748 676 Standard
1,350,000 |
"Year One"
The "Year One" style is a art director car that costs 5000. It was released on July 26, 2011 and could be purchased for the duration of the 1st Anniversary event.
It is fitted with tuned quality Gromlen performance parts, 2-star Skill Mods, and a selection of aftermarket parts.
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733 725 782 694 Art Director
5000 |
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)
The 959 appears in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) as a Super Series racer vehicle, and as an SCPD Rapid Deployment unit as part of the Porsche Unleashed pack for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases.
 Purchase the Porsche Unleashed pack
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Super Series | 197 mph (317 km/h) | CLASSIFIED | AWD |
 Purchase the Porsche Unleashed pack
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Rapid Deployment | 450 bhp @ 6,500 rpm | 3.7 seconds | 1998 |
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
The 959 appears in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered as a car tier 3 vehicle available to cops and racers.
Cop
The 959 Interceptor is an SCPD Rapid Deployment unit unlocked by earning a pass in "Turn It Up".
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Rapid Deployment Unit - Cop (Tier 3)
"Technology Advanced 80's Super Car" Earn a pass in "Turn It Up". Top Speed:
197 mph (317 km/h)
0 to 62:
3.70 seconds
BHP:
450 @ 6,500 rpm
Drive:
All-Wheel
Price:
CLASSIFIED
Year:
1988
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Racer
The 959 is a Super Series racer unlocked by earning a bronze medal in "Fast Lane".
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Super Series - Racer (Tier 3)
"Technology Advanced 80's Super Car" Earn a bronze medal in "Fast Lane". Top Speed:
197 mph (317 km/h)
0 to 62:
3.70 seconds
BHP:
450 @ 6,500 rpm
Drive:
All-Wheel
Price:
CLASSIFIED
Year:
1988
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Trivia
- In Need for Speed: World, a free 959 rental code was made temporarily available for players on August 5, 2011. The code initially featured a free 959, although this was later fixed.
- In Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, the 959 can be selected with either a Graphite Metallic, Ruby Red Metallic, Silver Metallic or White Pearlescent body paint colour.
- In Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, it is listed as a 1998 model year.
Gallery
(Intro)
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(PlayStation)
(White)
(Red)
("Year One")
(Racer - Porsche Unleashed Pack)
(SCPD - Porsche Unleashed Pack)
