Porsche 936/77 Spyder (1977)

Porsche 936/77 Spyder (1977)

Year of production: 1977
Engine: flat-six turbo
Displacement: 2,142 cc
Power output: 540 HP (397 kW)
Top speed: 360 km/h (224 mph)

With three wins at Le Mans, the 936 purpose-built for the Sports Car World Championship was one of the most successful Porsche racing cars ever. It provided Porsche with its first Le Mans win with a turbo engine in 1976. One year later, Jacky Ickx, Jürgen Barth and Hurley Haywood fended off the challenge of a veritable armada of six Renault racing cars in a dramatic race. The 936 made a sensational comeback in 1981 to celebrate yet another Le Mans overall win.

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