Porsche 959 Raid

	959 Raid 1985
TS	130 mph 210 kmh
Power	400 bhp
Rating	60 / 140

The 1985 Porsche 959 Raid, officialy Porsche 959, and may also be known as the Porsche 959 Group B, is a rally version vehicle based of the original Porsche 959, which in itself was a heavily modified version of the Porsche 911.

The 959 was originally designed for Group B racing; however, the time it took to design the car was longer than expected. Afterwards, the first development cars, which were then called the 953s, then participated in the 1984 Dakar Rally. It won 1st, so development was continued. In 1985, 3 of the first 959s were entered in the 1985 Dakar Rally, where none of the 959s finished the race. Afterwards, they were fitted with twin-turbochargers and 2 cars entered the Rallye Des Pharaons. One car caught on fire, while the other one won 1st by Qatari Saeed Al-Hajri & Britian John Spiller. Afterwards, 3 cars were entered in the 1986 Dakar Rally, where they finished 1st place by French drivers René Metge & Dominique Lemoyne, 2nd place by Belgian drivers Jacky Ickx & Claude Brasseur, and 6th place. When the 959 was ready for homologation and production in 1987, the Group B program had ended a year prior, officially ending Porsche's participation in Group B.

The Crew 2

The Porsche 959 Raid makes its first appearance in The Crew 2. It is listed as a  Rally Raid which can be purchased with either  504,000 or  72,000. A street racing counterpart of the 959 Raid, the Porsche 959 was added to the game on February 14, 2024 as part of the rerun of the V for Valentine LIVE Summit.

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Trivia

• The in-game livery is inaccurate from the real one, likely due to copyright, as it featured heavy sponsoring from many brands.
• Despite having mudflaps, they are not animated.