About the Porsche 944 Range
 A sports car built by Porsche between 1982 to 1991. It was built on the same platform as the Porsche 924, although Porsche 924 production continued through 1988. The Porsche 944 was intended to last into the 1990s, but major revisions planned for a Porsche 944 S3 model were eventually rolled into the Porsche 968 instead, which replaced the Porsche 944. The Porsche 944 was a successful model and was available as both a coupe and cabriolet in naturally aspirated and turbocharged forms.
Porsche introduced the Porsche 944 for MY 1982 to great anticipation. In addition to being slightly faster (despite having a poorer drag co-efficient than the Porsche 924), the Porsche 944 was better equipped and more refined than the Porsche 924, it had better handling and stopping power and was more comfortable to driveIn mid-1985 the 944 underwent its first significant changes. These included :- a new dash and door panels, embedded radio antenna, upgraded alternator (from 90 amp to 115 amp), increased oil sump capacity, new front and rear cast alloy control arms and semi-trailing arms, larger fuel tank, optional heated and powered seats, Porsche HiFi sound system, and revisions in the mounting of the transaxle to reduce noise and vibration. The "cookie cutter" style wheels used in the early Porsche 944s were upgraded to new "tele dial" style wheels. 1985 model year cars incorporating these changes are sometimes referred to as "1985B" or "1985 1/2" cars.
In early 1989 before the release of the Porsche 944S2, Porsche upgraded thePorsche 944 from the 2.5 liter engine to a 2.7 liter engine with slightly more horsepower but a significant increase in torque. In addition to more displacement the new motor also had larger valves.
In 1985 Porsche introduced the Porsche 944 Turbo, a higher-performance variant, known internally as the 951 (952 for right-hand drive models). In 1988, Porsche introduced the Porsche 944 Turbo S. The Porsche 944 Turbo S had a more powerful engine (designation number M44/52) with 247 hp (compared to the standard 944 Turbo's 217 hp) and 350 Nm torque (or 258 ft·lbf, versus 243 ft·lbf). In 1989 the 'S' designation was dropped from the Porsche 944 Turbo S, and all Porsche 944 Turbos featured the 'S' package as standard. The regular Porsche 944's displacement was increased to 2.7 L. In 1987, the naturally-aspirated Porsche 944 S ("Super") variant was introduced. The Porsche 944S had a more powerful 190 PS (140 kW; 187 hp) version of the 2.5 litre engine with twin overhead camshafts and 16 valve heads.
In 1989 Porsche 944S2 was introduced, and powered by a 211 PS (155 kW; 208 hp) 3.0 L engine. The Porsche 944S2 had the same rounded nose and a rear valance found on the Turbo model. The S2 was also available as a cabriolet, a first for the 944 line. Performance was quoted as 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds (0-100 km/h 6.4 s), with a top speed of 240 km/h (150 mph) (manual transmission). Design911 Porsche spare parts specialist supply Porsche parts for all 944 models
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