Car of the Week – Porsche 944 S2
This weeks car of the week gets mixed comments from different people depending on who you talk to, but I can get enough of the front engined rear wheel drive late 80′s Porsche.
Comment negative comments run along the lines of ”Its not a real Porsche” and “the engines in the wrong place” but the 944 is a great sports car and can now be picked up for a very reasonable price.
There are a number of different engine options for any aspiring 944 owner to choose from. The base model is the 2.7 4 cylinder that produces 165bhp and sprints to 60 in a slightly sluggish 8.2 seconds. The 2.7 version also came with a automatic gearbox, which i wouldn’t recommend due to the box being slow to respond adding over a second to the 0-60 time, raising it to 9.4 second. Porsche’s just shouldn’t be that slow. The 944 S2 came with a 3.0l 16v 4 cylinder engine delivering 210bhp (very healthy for the early 90′s) and because the car only weights 1350kg the S2 is propelled to 60 in only 6 seconds. The S2 is not the most powerful 944 sold, that title goes to the 944 turbo. With a 2.5l 4 cylinder turbo charged engine pumping out 250bhp to the rear wheels the 944 Turbo streaked to 60 in 5.6 seconds and will run a standing 1/4 mile in just 13 seconds.
The car that i have chosen is a very tidy Porsche 922 S2. though the S2 is the middle model of the three above, I think that it is the best for performance vs value. I found this 944 S2 on pistonheads and its the 3.0 litre, 16v, Late bridge spoiler model and was first registered Nov ’91. The car is completely standard and looks to have been looked after very well. The car includes a full service history from a mixture of both Porsche and an independent garage.
The car has done 123k miles and is currently for sale for £4,250. I think you’ll agree that for just over 4k that’s a hell of a lot of car foe the money. I wish i wasn’t saving for a house at the moment, or this may very well have been on my shopping list for some weekend fun. Here’s some pictures of the cars to wet your appetites.
Porsche 944 S2 front
Porsche 944 S2 Rear
Porsche 944 S2 Interior
Porsche 944 S2 Engine
Porsche 944 S2 Wheels
March 11th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
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June 20th, 2010 at 12:46 am
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June 22nd, 2010 at 4:51 pm
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August 9th, 2010 at 11:11 am
yes,the Porsche 944 S2 is very classic in Porsche History, for me I prefer the later Porsche sport car like 911 Sport Classic .