944 S2 CABRIOLET
Recent GT Porsche articles celebrating the 944 have generated a huge amount of positive reader feedback, which is why we decided to pull together a buying guide dedicated to the drop-top version what many transaxle enthusiasts and Porsche specialists consider to be the best incarnation of the big-selling, front-engined, water-cooled 1980s icon.
Launched in 1982 as a purely Porsche project following the joint Volkswagen-Porsche parentage of the 924, the wide quartered 944 not only inherited its basic shape and styling from the older car, but also much of its interior trim. Anybody stepping into the new Porsche’s cabin space, for example, would have noted the decidedly dated presence of the 924’s square dashboard and dials. Porsche would get around to updating the 944’s cockpit and exterior styling for the launch of 1986’s 944 Turbo, when forced induction was joined by a redesigned front end and a beautifully presented
