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Porsche 959 Sport

The Porsche 959 Sport reaches 60 mph in 3.08 s (100 km/h in 3.25 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 11.61 s, tripping the lights at 121.3 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 1.87 s and the eighth mile in 7.50 s, reaching 100 mph in 8.13 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Porsche 959 Sport Lotus Evora GT430 3.5 V6 436

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Down the strip

Standing start Porsche 959 Sport
0–60 mph3.08 s
0–100 km/h3.25 s
0–100 mph8.13 s
60 ft1.87 s
1/8 mile7.50 s
1/4 mile11.61 s
Trap speed121.3 mph

About the 959 Sport

The 1987 Porsche 959 Sport is an all-wheel-drive turbocharged supercar of 1,350 kg with 451 bhp, which works out at 334 bhp per tonne. All-wheel drive is worth most in the first car length: it covers 60 ft in 1.87 s, which is where a four-wheel-drive car takes its margin out of a rear-drive one with the same power. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 331st quickest to 60 mph, inside the fastest five per cent, and the 48th quickest of the 334 Porsches here. Its 121.3 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 9 of 11 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Porsche 959 Sport
Year1987
Power451 hp (336 kW)
Kerb mass1,350 kg
Power to weight334 bhp/t
DrivetrainAll-wheel drive
Gears5
EngineTurbocharged
Top speed197 mph (317 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Lotus Evora GT430 3.5 V6 43620173.08 s11.50 s118.9 mph430 bhp
Bugatti EB110 GT19923.16 s11.57 s123.2 mph553 bhp
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray20203.13 s11.43 s121.0 mph495 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Where these times sit

0-60 under 4 seconds1,060 cars0-100 km/h under 4 seconds881 carsQuarter mile under 12 seconds780 cars0-100 under 9 seconds871 carsTraps over 120 mph651 carsSlower in the wetevery car, re-runThe cost of altitudeevery car, re-runThe cost of a passengerevery car, re-run
Porsche 0-60 timesevery modelFastest supercars629 carsFastest cars of the 1980s1,057 cars
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Questions

What is the Porsche 959 Sport 0-60 time?
The Porsche 959 Sport reaches 60 mph in 3.08 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 331st quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Porsche 959 Sport quarter mile time?
11.61 s at 121.3 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 7.50 s and clears the first 60 ft in 1.87 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Porsche 959 Sport have?
451 bhp and 1,350 kg, which is 334 bhp per tonne. It is all-wheel-drive, turbocharged, with 5 gears and a quoted top speed of 317 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Porsche 959 Sport?
Closest here on pace: Lotus Evora GT430 3.5 V6 436 (3.08 s), Bugatti EB110 GT (3.16 s), Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray (3.13 s). Each one can be raced against the Porsche 959 Sport in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Porsche 959 Sport is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 9 of its 11 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.