Porsche 959

The Porsche 959 is a rear-engined supercar manufactured by Porsche between 1986 and 1993, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road-legal production car designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring at least 200 road-legal units be built.

Overview
The Porsche 959 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 2.9L (2,849 cc) flat-6 engine that produces and. The engine is rear-mounted and the car is all-wheel-drive.

The 959's engine was developed from the "Moby Dick/Porsche 935" race car and redeveloped slightly fro the short-lived Porsche Indy Car and several other projects before finally being tuned for the 961, the 959's racing counterpart. The water-cooled four-valve cylinder heads, in tandem with the air-cooled cylinders and sequential turbochargers, allowed Porsche to extract from the compact, efficient, and rugged power unit. The use of sequential twin turbochargers rather than the more usual identical turbochargers for each of the two cylinder banks allowed for smooth delivery of power across the power band, as a departure from the abrupt on-off power characteristic that acted as a hallmark feature of Porsche's other turbocharged engines of the period. The engine was used, virtually unchanged, in the 959 road car as well.

In order to have a lightweight, rugged shell, Porsche adopted an aluminum and Kevlar composite for the body along with a Nomex floor, resulting in a weight of that helped the 959 achieve its high performance level.

Porsche also developed the car's aerodynamics, which were designed to increase stability, as was the automatic ride-height adjustment that became available on the road car. Its "zero lift" aerodynamics were critical to keeping it drivable. The 959 also featured Porsche-Steuer Kupplung (PSK), which was at the time the most advanced all-wheel-drive system to have been used in a production car. Capable of dynamically changing the torque distribution between the rear and front wheels in both normal and slip conditions, the PSK system gave the 959 the adaptability it needed both as a rally race car and a road-going supercar. Under hard acceleration, the PSK could send as much as 80% of available power to the rear wheels, helping make the most of the rear-traction bias that occurs at such times. Power bias could also be varied based on road surface and grip changes, helping maintain traction at all times. The dashboard featured gauges displaying the amount of rear differential slip as well as transmitted power to the front axle. The magnesium alloy wheels were unique, being hollow inside to form a sealed chamber contiguous with the tire and equipped with a built-in tire pressure monitoring system.

Upon its introduction, the twin-turbocharged 959 was the world's fastest road-legal production car, with a top speed of 195 mph (314 km/h); the sport model could reach 197 mph (317 km/h). The 959 was tested to perform 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds (both Komfort and Sport versions).

Asphalt 8: Airborne
The Porsche 959 was added in the Porsche Update as the second Championship-unlockable car of that update as part of the Porsche Motor Series, after the Porsche Cayman GT4.

For some reason, despite its real-life stats, it is now a Class D car due to its top speed being reduced to 130 mph (210 km/h). The 959 has a starting rank of 764, a MAX rank of 1111, and a MAX+PRO rank of 1330. The 959 receives +77 from Tuning Kits.

The Porsche 959, a nitro-focused car, has a unique nitro efficiency combination of 6/8/10 and has performance stats similar to those of the Renault DeZir and ED Design Torq. The 959 has a very high rate of acceleration for its class, capable of reaching its maximum total speed of 226 mph (364 km/h) in 2.5 seconds. The 959 is also unique in that it has a very small positive speed multiplier of 100.03%, shared with the nanoFlowcell QUANT FE.

The Porsche 959 costs to purchase if released for a limited time. Otherwise, the car must be assembled with 14 Porsche 959 BP cards. Maxing out the 959 costs, the same price as that of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2016 Veloce. The 959's Pro Kits require 11 of each Class D Parts card, 16 High-Grade Engine cards, 10 Initial Tech cards, and 10 Early Tech cards.

Regarding Multiplayer competitiveness, the Porsche 959 can be competitive if tuned properly. A tune of 0405 0000 gives a rank of D911 and a total speed of 201 mph (324 km/h), allowing it to take on cars like the Renault DeZir and Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic. Another tune of 0405 0004 gives a rank of D959 and a total speed of 206 mph (331 km/h); coincidentally, the rank given by this upgrade configuration also spells out the car's name.

The highest optimal multiplayer-friendly upgrade configuration for this car is 0405 1515, which gives a rank of D1035 and a total speed of 215 mph (346 km/h). The 959 is suitable up to that rank, after which it cannot compete against similarly-ranked Evoques, BMW M2s, or even Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Editions, especially due to its huge nitro stat causing it to have a low top speed stat, which can act against the car when it runs out of nitro. Just like with the Torq and Peugeot SR1, while the 959 doesn't necessarily have a wide drifting radius, its drifting capabilities can backfire due to its low top speed stat, causing cars of a similar rank or speed to overtake it or even knock it down whilst drifting, especially in Sector 8 and Venice.

On the other hand, while it is possible to complete the Porsche 959 Championship with the aforementioned upgrade configuration of 0405 1515 without having to spend tokens, sometimes, the player may find themselves having to max out the car in order to clear some secondary and third goals that may be impossible with said configuration. The Porsche 959 is not meant for use in Events, though, as there are still better cars like the Mazda RX8 and nanoFlowcell QUANTINO. At best, the 959 can compete with the Alfa Romeo 4C, Honda S2000, and Mazda 6.