Not only was the 959 fast, but it was ultra-capable in almost any conditions, thanks to development work that had originally grown out of Porsche's attempts to build a world-beating rally car.

The Porsche 959 is one of the brand's most-loved icons. A technological tour de force, it was developed for Group B rallying. This example has the equivalent of 8000 miles and benefits from recent ...

The Porsche 911 can be a potent rally car, and the coachbuilder Kalmar Automotive premieres an off-road-oriented model.

A fully active suspension, a set of rally lights and a rear wheel carrier on the back make this 911 perfect for taking onto ...

But there wouldn’t be much call for the race cars. Due to the lack of interest from other manufacturers, the Group B race series was cancelled. Porsche would turn to rallying with its 959 ...

Your Porsche might be cool, but it’s not “vintage 959 race car still racing in Dakar” cool. Spaniard Juan Morera is cooler than just about all of us. Accompanied by spouse Lidia Rubia, Morera has ...

World-class concours, 24-hour endurance races, local cars ... the World Rally Championship’s spike in popularity. The inevitable demise of the FIA’s over-clocked Group B category in the early 1980s ...

In fact, the 959 wasn’t intended for Rally Raid-ing. It was going to be a Group B machine. But Porsche wanted to use Group B as a sort of test bed. The WRC pointed out that its rules only allowed cars ...