1988 Porsche 959 Sport 515 PS 0-60, quarter mile, specs
| 0-60 mph | 3.5 seconds |
| 0-100 kph | 3.7 seconds |
| Quarter mile | 12.3 s @ 120 mph |
| Top speed | 339 kph / 211 mph |
| Year introduced | 1988 |
| Displacement | 2848 cubic centimeters (2.8 liters / 174 cubic inches) |
| Maximum power | 515 metric horsepower (508 brake horsepower / 379 kilowatts) @ 6900 rpm |
| Maximum torque | 561 Newton-meters (414 pound-feet) @ 6500 rpm |
| Engine location | rear-mounted |
| Drive | all wheel drive |
Porsche 959 Sport 0-60 and acceleration in miles per hour
| 0-10 mph | 0.5 s |
| 0-20 mph | 1.0 s |
| 0-30 mph | 1.4 s |
| 0-40 mph | 1.9 s |
| 0-50 mph | 2.6 s |
| 0-60 mph | 3.5 s |
| 0-70 mph | 4.5 s |
| 0-80 mph | 5.3 s |
| 0-90 mph | 6.2 s |
| 0-100 mph | 7.4 s |
| 0-110 mph | 9.2 s |
| 0-120 mph | 11.9 s |
| 0-130 mph | 15.7 s |
| 0-140 mph | 21.3 s |
| 0-150 mph | 27.9 s |
| 0-160 mph | 34.8 s |
| 0-170 mph | 41.2 s |
| 0-180 mph | 46.3 s |
Porsche 959 Sport quarter mile and acceleration in feet
| 300 feet | 5.1 s @ 77 mph |
| 1/8 mile | 8.2 s @ 101 mph |
| 1000 feet | 10.5 s @ 112 mph |
| Quarter mile | 12.3 s @ 120 mph |
| 2000 feet | 16.1 s @ 135 mph |
| 1/2 mile | 19.5 s @ 146 mph |
| 3000 feet | 21.4 s @ 151 mph |
| 3500 feet | 23.9 s @ 157 mph |
| 4000 feet | 26.3 s @ 162 mph |
| 1 mile | 32.1 s @ 171 mph |
Porsche 959 Sport acceleration times in kilometers per hour
| 0-10 kph | 0.3 s |
| 0-20 kph | 0.6 s |
| 0-30 kph | 0.9 s |
| 0-40 kph | 1.2 s |
| 0-50 kph | 1.5 s |
| 0-60 kph | 1.8 s |
| 0-70 kph | 2.2 s |
| 0-80 kph | 2.6 s |
| 0-90 kph | 3.1 s |
| 0-100 kph | 3.7 s |
| 0-110 kph | 4.3 s |
| 0-120 kph | 4.8 s |
| 0-130 kph | 5.3 s |
| 0-140 kph | 5.9 s |
| 0-150 kph | 6.5 s |
| 0-160 kph | 7.3 s |
| 0-170 kph | 8.3 s |
| 0-180 kph | 9.6 s |
| 0-190 kph | 11.3 s |
| 0-200 kph | 13.3 s |
| 0-210 kph | 15.9 s |
| 0-220 kph | 19.3 s |
| 0-230 kph | 23.1 s |
| 0-240 kph | 27.3 s |
| 0-250 kph | 31.6 s |
| 0-260 kph | 35.8 s |
| 0-270 kph | 39.8 s |
| 0-280 kph | 43.4 s |
| 0-290 kph | 46.4 s |
| 0-300 kph | 48.6 s |
Porsche 959 Sport distance acceleration in meters
| 100 meters | 5.4 s @ 128 kph |
| 200 meters | 8.2 s @ 162 kph |
| 300 meters | 10.4 s @ 180 kph |
| 400 meters | 12.3 s @ 193 kph |
| 500 meters | 14.1 s @ 205 kph |
| 600 meters | 15.9 s @ 216 kph |
| 700 meters | 17.7 s @ 226 kph |
| 800 meters | 19.4 s @ 234 kph |
| 900 meters | 21.1 s @ 242 kph |
| 1 kilometers | 22.8 s @ 249 kph |
| 1.1 kilometers | 24.4 s @ 255 kph |
| 1.2 kilometers | 26.0 s @ 260 kph |
| 1.3 kilometers | 27.5 s @ 264 kph |
| 1.4 kilometers | 29.0 s @ 268 kph |
| 1.5 kilometers | 30.5 s @ 272 kph |
