Many think that the 964 Turbo has the designation of 965, but they are wrong. As you can clearly see in the video below, the 965 model type is a prototype designed by Porsche to be a higher volume successor to the 959. Fitted with a watercooled V-8 engine borrowed from Audi, Porsche tested this mule extensively before ultimately killing the project in 1988 due to cost and complexity. Learn more in the video below.
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As large as the 911 has become (991) I would never rule this out. Ruf has already made one.
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I see a water-cooled V8 mid-engined 911 in the future. The flat six has seen it's day and it is time for Porsche to upgrade to a more flexible V8, in a mid-engined configuration.
Can you provide me with a source for me to obtain a good porsche video to show as background video at a Porsche club social event?