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The Porsche 917 Explained
The classic 1970 Porsche 917 is one of the most legendary production ... competing in the race after race and winning like a boss, and with a top speed of 200mph and a 0-60 time of 2.7-seconds ...
Porsche’s iconic flat-twelve-powered 917 protype won the 24 Hours of Le ... as it was way down on top speed to the rest of the competition. With higher gear ratios installed for the race ...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest racing cars of all time, the Porsche 917 was the brand’s weapon ... to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual gearbox. According to Porsche, by ...
Unthinkable to all except Porsche ... and Giunti against one factory 917 for Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens. The result: pole position, fastest lap, fastest speed recorded on the straight and outright ...
Porsche will debut the 917 concept at its “Colours of Speed ... in just 2.3secs in the 917/30 Can-Am variant, and onto a top speed of around 240mph in a test track environment.