Porsche 953

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The Porsche 953 is a heavily modified, four-wheel-drive rally version of the Porsche 911 developed in the early 1980s, best known for competing in the Paris–Dakar Rally and serving as a technological stepping stone to the Porsche 959.

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Porsche 953 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Porsche 911 variant ⓘ
rally car ⓘ
basedOn Porsche 911 ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door coupé ⓘ
brand Porsche ⓘ
category Group B rally car ⓘ
rally raid car ⓘ
chassis reinforced Porsche 911 chassis ⓘ
class sports car ⓘ
competitionSurface desert terrain ⓘ
off-road ⓘ
competitionType long-distance rally ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedFor Paris–Dakar Rally regulations ⓘ
endurance rallying ⓘ
developmentGoal prepare technology for Porsche 959 ⓘ
test four-wheel-drive for future road cars ⓘ
developmentPeriod early 1980s ⓘ
driveLayout four-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration flat-six engine ⓘ
enginePlacement rear-mounted engine ⓘ
era 1980s motorsport ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
influenced Porsche 959 ⓘ
manufacturer Porsche ⓘ
motorsportDiscipline cross-country rallying ⓘ
rally raid ⓘ
notability early Porsche four-wheel-drive competition car ⓘ
notableEvent Paris–Dakar Rally ⓘ
linked to: Dakar Rally
notableFeature experimental four-wheel-drive system ⓘ
increased ground clearance ⓘ
lightweight construction ⓘ
reinforced body shell ⓘ
platform Porsche 911 platform ⓘ
predecessor Porsche 911 SC ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 911 Carrera
primaryUse rally competition ⓘ
relatedTo Porsche 911 SC/RS ⓘ
linked to: Porsche 911
role technology demonstrator for Porsche 959 ⓘ
successor Porsche 959 ⓘ
suspension long-travel suspension ⓘ
usedIn factory works rally team ⓘ
vehicleClass off-road competition vehicle ⓘ
vehicleLayout rear-engine layout ⓘ
wheelConfiguration 4x4 ⓘ

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Porsche 959 → predecessor → Porsche 953 ⓘ