This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 301 bhp (305 PS/224 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 500 N·m (369 lb·ft/51 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual set of gears.
Quoted kerb weight is 1370 kg.
The Porsche 968 Turbo S is said to be able to manage a top speed of 282 km/h, or 175 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4320 mm | 170.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1255 mm | 49.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 104 mm | 4.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1370 kg | 3020 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | M44/60 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2990 cc (182.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104 × 88 mm
4.09 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 305 PS (301 bhp) (224 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75.1 kW/litre 102.1 ps/litre 100.7 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
167.22 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo DME fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2101.4 kPa (304.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 747.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 KKK turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 23.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 222.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 163.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 219.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.1 kg/kW 10.2 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 133914 | ||
| Production total | 14 | ||
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| RAC rating | 26.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Porsche 968 Turbo S added 2005-09-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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