The 1987 Porsche 959 S is a more powerful, limited run rendition of the 959 supercar developed and manufactured by Porsche.
Production by Karosserie Baur ran from 1986 to October 4, 1988 with only two hundred ninety-two road examples being produced, of which twenty-nine were "Sport" examples.
Development of the "Sport" came about when Porsche set out a plan with Porsche Motorsport North America to produce a Porsche 959 "Race Versions" - examples specifically designed for the track and intended to be not street-legal to sidestep the U.S. regulations. PMNA announced on October 16, 1987 they would be taking orders for twenty-five examples, of which thirty orders were received and twenty-nine were fulfilled.
The "Sport" is fitted with larger turbochargers with increased boost pressure, adjusted fuel injection and ignition timing, a roll cage, an "S" steering wheel, and coil over suspension in-favour of the ride height levelling suspension system. The electric leather seats were replaced with four-point harness cloth seats, as well as removing the electric windows, air conditioning, central locking system, rear seats, and the right-hand side wing mirror to save 100 kg (220 lbs).
Although the track-focused rendition was not intended to be street-legal, an example was tested by US government agencies at the Nazareth Speedway when the first ten examples arrived in the United States. The agency deemed the track-focused examples were still obviously intended for road-use and were not federalised.
Imports to the United States were impounded until Show or Display amendment in 1999, which was pursued by Bill Gates' legal team upon his 959 "Komfort" being impounded upon arrival in 1987.
Games[]
Need for Speed: Unbound[]
The 959 S (1987) appears in Need for Speed: Unbound as part of the Volume 8: "Cops vs. Racers" update released on August 22, 2024, following its reveal via official Need for Speed social media accounts on August 19, 2024[3]
Stock
The stock 959 S can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $525,000 and has a Tier S 282 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is gifted, and also unlocked for purchase, upon the player reaching level 05 of the Speed Pass during Volume 8.
Cop Edition
The 959 S Cop Edition is a legendary rated pursuit vehicle unlocked in the "Cop Garage" section of the garage and is can be used by the Cop Team in Hot Pursuit events.
Its livery is based on a special 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera (993) - the one-millionth sports car produced by Porsche since 1948 - and was presented to the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, to which it entered service as an Autobahnpolizei patrol car.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked upon the player reaching level 09 of the Speed Pass during Volume 8.
SCPD Edition
The 959 S - SCPD Edition is a legendary rated pursuit vehicle unlocked in the "Cop Garage" section of the garage and is can be used by the Cop Team in Hot Pursuit events.
It is an SCPD unit redeployed by the LSPD for co-ordinated pursuits with multiple interceptors.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked upon the player reaching level 75 of the Speed Pass during Volume 8.
Speedhunters Police Dept. Edition
The 959 S - Speedhunters Police Dept. Edition is a legendary rated pursuit vehicle unlocked in the "Cop Garage" section of the garage and is can be used by the Cop Team in Hot Pursuit events.
It is a uniquely customised interceptor bearing Speedhunters branding.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked upon the player reaching level 15 of the Speed Pass during Volume 8.
Gallery[]
Stock
Cop Edition
SCPD Edition
Speedhunters Police Dept. Edition
References[]
- ↑ Website: media.porsche.com (2023) Porsche 959 S. Available at: https://media.porsche.com/mediakit/digital-sound-night/en/vehicles/porsche-959-s
- ↑ Website: stuttcars.com (2021) Porsche 959 Sport (1986 – 1988) – Specifications & Performance. Available at: https://www.stuttcars.com/porsche-959-sport-1986-1988-specifications-performance/
- ↑ Tweet: @needforspeed (2024) Thursday's gonna be a hell of a throwback #NeedForSpeed. Available at: https://x.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1825548279209181469