Interesting article Ewan, puts the subject in perspective as it was in the day according to the manufacturer.
For me, there is the Porsche association with competition and turbo-charging (not on every competition car obviously) but the lessons learned on 917's, the Can Am series, 935's and so on...pioneering stuff feeding back to road car development.....the durability which stemmed from endurance racing......the twin turbo setup of the 959.......what a heritage....
and then the 951, the turbo Cup series, with so many endurance features engineered in, an aluminuim engine block, water cooling, balancer shafts, 29kg crank good for 500bhp, forged internals, an ECU, electronic injection, AFM, ceramic valve seats, knock control, intercooler, water cooled turbo, turbo sited at the "cold side" (partly of necessity) I can agree - but to advantage, turbo mounting pedestal & oil return/cooler casting, ext oil cooler, turbo timer water pump circuit, --- all applied to the basic 944 series transaxle features of balance, engineering integrity ---- the car is a masterpiece and no other 944 model should be considered its equal.
The S2 and 968 never had the development investment of the turbo. Not to take away from the 16v head - its great if the cam chain is maintained, and greater still with a turbo fitted[8|]
Is it true an S2 will run on diesel or was someone winding me up?
George
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