Detail Info for: Porsche : 944 Turbo S 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S Original miles Excellent condition
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1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S - Guards Red over Light Frey Partial Leather. Excellent condition. Recent full service including water pump and timing belt. Heavily optioned car with the rare factory Turbo S option.
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Original option list as listed on the Certificate of Authenticity:
Special Chassis Rigidly Tuned
Limited Slip Differential
Headlight Washers
Protective Side Moldings
Rear Window Wiper
Full Power Seats - L/R
Cruise Control
HiFi Sound Package w/Speakers
Amplifier System
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
Electric Sliding Sunroof
Split Fold Down Rear Back Rest
AM/FM Radio with CD Player
944 Turbo 'S'
Partial Leather Seats Front
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All books, both keys and fobs, dash cover, Porsche car cover, and original factory radio are included.
Recent service includes the following:
-- August 2012: New tires mounted and balanced, wheels refinished. Bridgestone Potenza 205/55-16 and 225/50-16
-- February 2012: K&N Air Filter, ECU chip set, Distributor cap, and rotor, Cat bypass down pipe, DME relay modified, intake manifold gaskets, OEM factory motor mounts, waste gate shim kit, high performance spark plugs, PFC front brake pads, front brake lines, all fluids changed, and more. Total bill $7956.26. With upgrades the car put down 270hp to the rear wheels on the dyno.
-- October 2011: New front hood struts, upper radiator hose, coolant/water pump connector, O-ring, coolant flush, brake fluid flush.
-- December 2010: PFC rear brake pads, brake fluid flush, oil and filter change, new front brake rotors.
-- June 2010: Water pump, timing belt, counter balance belt, timing roller bearing and idler bearing, counter balance roller and idler bearing, thermostat kit, upper and lower radiator hose, brake master cylinder, brake fluid flush, reman Bosch starter, oil and filter change, coolant flush, power steering fluid flush, r-12 freon, new spark plugs, and more - total bill $3543.31.
As you can see this car has been meticulously maintained and serviced with all the major and minor services done and some good upgrades performed for performance while keeping the car original. A very clean car with all original paint, no damage or accident history, and great service history.
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Switchcars is the enthusiast’s exotic car dealership. We buy, sell, and consign cars we like. We specialize in clean modern and vintage Porsche, Ferrari, and Lotus products, as well as other limited-production exotic cars, and are an authorized Trailex aluminum trailer dealer.
Switchcars gets our cars from private collectors, customers, and dealers/wholesalers with whom we have an established relationship – never from auctions. We strive to verify the history and condition on every car we purchase to the best of our ability, and only buy from trustworthy sources. We have a wide variety of cars for sale – some are concours winners, others are track toys, but all are described accurately and honestly with as much documentation as possible. We encourage buyers to verify condition on any car we have for sale, and we have a good network of independent and factory-authorized Porsche, Ferrari, Lotus, Audi, Aston Martin,and Lamborghini mechanics that service our vehicles and can handle any pre-purchase inspections or service throughout your ownership.
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Model information excerpted from Automobile Magazine, 1988:
Wags and doubters who decry the four-cylinder 944 as something less than a true Porsche can no longer look to any sort of performance shortcomings to support their claim. The Stuttgart-based manufacturer of legendary sports and racing cars is introducing a new high-sport version of the 944, one that runs neck with the ferocious 911 Turbo and the all-conquering 928S4, leaving the revered 911 Carrera wondering where everybody went. It’s called the 944 Turbo S, and its 247-bhp engine, 5.5 second zero-to-sixty time, and 162-mph top speed place it among the very highest of today’s readily buyable high-performance automobiles.
Essentially, this is a roadgoing edition of the Turbo Cup car designed to compete in Europe’s popular factory-sponsored race series. A Porsche spokesman explains: “Our engineers had developed a more powerful Turbo Cup engine and an uprated suspension, which they felt were too good to be restricted to the race circuit. In this case, instead of creating yet another de-contented lightweight Clubsport version, we combined the Turbo Cup performance package with a very high level of equipment.” However, Porsche still may do a stripped Clubsport car later, and it is an open secret that the company also is working on a sixteen-valve 944S Turbo that probably will have a bigger 2.7-liter engine and even more brio.
Porsche Cars North America has pegged the Turbo S price at $46,166. That’s a lot of money, but the car does package its blazing performance with exceptionally comprehensive equipment. The normally optional sunroof, cruise control, and upgraded stereo join a lengthy list of standard fitments, many of which are optional on the 944 Turbo: ABS, air conditioning, heated remote-control outside mirrors, head-lamp washers, power windows, central locking, variable-assist power steering, heated power seats, and a limited-slip differential. Leather upholstery is about the only optional extra. A base 944 Turbo lists for $38,795 and goes for over $40,000 when optioned up to compare with the new S, so Porsche is charging almost $6000 for the performance package.
By installing a modified KKK turbocharger and letting it puff a little harder (it has a 10.1-psi boost limit, whereas the standard Turbo’s is 8.8), engine wizard Paul Hensler and his team have increased the power and the torque of the pressurized 2.5-liter four. The standard U.S. 944 Turbo develops 217 bhp, at 5800 rpm; its new high-energy stablemate produces 247 bhp at 6000 rpm and 235 pounds-feet at 4000 rpm. Two other modifications are a full-throttle overboost function that briefly permits 11 psi, and more aggressive electronic ignition mapping.
In addition to the more muscular engine, the 944 Turbo S receives tauter springs, firmer shock absorbers, harder suspension-mount bushings, stiffer anti-roll bars, the larger-diameter ventilated front brake rotors of the 928S4, and wider sixteen-inch forged aluminum wheels shod with 225/50 front and 245/45 rear Goodyear Eagle N0s.
This Cup car in street clothes is a stunning performer, even though, at nearly 3000 pounds, it is not exactly a featherweight sports car. According to factory ratings for U.S. models, the 944Turbo S can sprint from 0 to 60 in a mere 5.5 seconds, making it as quick off the mark as a 911 Turbo and actually a tick faster than a manual-gearbox 928S4 (5.7 seconds). This four-cylinder car stays handily ahead of the ever popular 911 Carrera, which has a 6.,1-second zero-to-sixty time, and its eye-popping 162-mph top speed also easily exceeds the 911’s 149.
From the outside, the 944 Turbo S looks like a run-of-the-mill Turbo that received a set of new wheels and wider tires for Christmas. From behind the leather-rimmed steering wheel, though, the S version is altogether a different machine. Start the engine and listen to the full-bass growl emitted by the protruding exhaust pipe as fat as a baby elephant’s trunk. Take the howler around the block and get used to the sensation of the no-nonsense suspension, which goes blop-blop through potholes and over railway crossings, pressing all four tires against the tarmac with teeth-chattering determination. Not even the steering feels the way one remembers it. Stiffer damping and reduced power assist are complemented by the zero-comfort Eagles, which rumble like a bus and tramline like a bloodhound.
“This is a racing car that has a little bit of creature comfort injected here and there,” the Porsche man remarked as he handed over the keys, and right he was. Behind the stereo-phonic, air conditioned decor lurks an uncompromising tool for the dedicated driver. Take the engine, for instance. It has shed some of its smoothness and balance in favour of explosive to0end go and a seemingly unrestrained willingness to rev. Dawdling through town in fifth will never provoke this car to complain, but on the open road, with no traffic between the driver and the exit of the next bend, it’s always willing to show what it can do. Below 3000 rpm, turbo lag is admittedly more evident than in the standard Turbo version; above 3500 rpm, howver, the 944 Turbo S makes good again by unleashing so much bellowing power that a driver quickly runs out of revs in seconds and third gear.
The 944 Turbo S is without a doubt the most radical four-cylinder Porsche this side of the 924GTS/GTR. It is faster on the straight, quicker from A to B, and more entertaining all around than a “regular” 944 Turbo. But it is at the same time a lot less comfortable and considerably more expensive. Everything is a compromise, although this one will surely make sense to a few hundred hard-core Porsche enthusiasts.
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SwitchCars - Toll Free 866-672-CARS, or international, +1-216-453-0507
Switchcars is the enthusiast’s exotic car dealership. We buy, sell, and consign cars we like. We specialize in clean modern and vintage Porsche, Ferrari, and Lotus products, as well as other limited-production exotic cars, and are an authorized Trailex aluminum trailer dealer.
Switchcars gets our cars from private collectors, customers, and dealers/wholesalers with whom we have an established relationship – never from auctions. We strive to verify the history and condition on every car we purchase to the best of our ability, and only buy from trustworthy sources. We have a wide variety of cars for sale – some are concours winners, others are track toys, but all are described accurately and honestly with as much documentation as possible. We encourage buyers to verify condition on any car we have for sale, and we have a good network of independent and factory-authorized Porsche, Ferrari, Lotus, Audi, Aston Martin,and Lamborghini mechanics that service our vehicles and can handle any pre-purchase inspections or service throughout your ownership.
