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Motor vehicle
Porsche 908
Porsche 908/3 of 1971
Overview
Manufacturer
Porsche
Production
1968–1971
Designer
Helmuth Bott (chassis) Hans Mezger (engine)
Body and chassis
Class
1966-1971: Group 6 prototype-sports car 1972-1975: Group 5 sports car 1976-81: Group 6 two-seater racing car
Body style
Coupé spyder
Layout
RMR
Powertrain
Engine
3.0 L flat 8 (908/01, 02, 03) 2.1 L turbocharged flat 6 (908/03)
Dimensions
Length
4,839 mm (190.5 in)
Curb weight
650 kg (1,430 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor
Porsche 907
Successor
Porsche 936
The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906-Porsche 910-Porsche 907 series of models designed by Helmuth Bott (chassis) and Hans Mezger (engine) under the leadership of racing chief Ferdinand Piëch.
As the FIA had announced rule changes for Group 6 prototype-sports cars limiting engine displacement to 3,000 cc, as in Formula One, Porsche designed the 908 as the first Porsche sports car to have an engine with the maximum size allowed. The previous Porsche 907 only had a 2,200 cc Type 771/1 flat-eight engine developing 270 PS (199 kW). The new 3-litre Type 908 flat-eight produced 350 PS (257 kW) at 8,400 rpm. Being traditionally air-cooled and with only two valves per cylinder, it still had less power compared to more modern F1 designs which delivered over 400 hp (300 kW), but were not suited to endurance racing.
The 908 originally was a closed coupe to provide low drag at fast tracks, but from 1969 on was mainly raced as the 908/2, a lighter open spyder. A more compact 908/3 was introduced in 1970 to complement the heavy Porsche 917 on twisty tracks that favored nimble cars, like Targa Florio and Nürburgring. Sold off to privateers for 1972, various 908s were entered until the early 1980s, often retro-fitted with Porsche 934-based 2.1-litre turbocharged flat-six engines.
The Porsche908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906-Porsche 910-Porsche 907 series of models designed by Helmuth...
on June 14, 1970. In only ten months the Porsche 917 was developed, based on the Porsche908. When Porsche was first visited by the CSI inspectors only...
introduced in the future Porsche908. From 1968, the big V8 and V12 prototypes of Ford and Ferrari were banned, and Porsche hoped to secure the World...
chassis (004) and parts to assemble a car which was in 1980 designated as Porsche908/80 and entered privately by Joest Racing. The Martini Racing Liqui Moly...
cars in varying Martini liveries, mostly the mighty Porsche 917, but also the nimble Porsche908/3 on twisty tracks like Targa Florio and 1000km Nürburgring...
Porsche908/3 in the 1000km Nürburgring for that year, and the winning Porsche 917KH at the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans. After 1970, the name of Porsche...
following is lists of piston engines developed/used by German car manufacturer Porsche. 1939 1.1 L (1,100 cc) 40 PS (29 kW; 39 bhp) or 50 PS (37 kW; 49 bhp) air-cooled...
named "908". The Peugeot 908 is not to be confused with another sportscar of the same number that successfully raced from 1968 to 1981, the Porsche908. At...
the motion picture was taken from on board a competing car, as the #29 Porsche908-022 entered by Solar Productions had been fitted with movie cameras but...
removed from the car). Porsche motorsports chief Ferdinand Piëch (a grandson of founder Ferdinand Porsche) and his team brought 4 908/03's to the island;...
Moss and Peter Collins Porsche 904 similar to 1964 winner of Colin Davis and Antonio Pucci Targa Florio 1965, Collesano Porsche908/3 driven by winners Jo...
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (German pronunciation: [ˈpɔʁʃə] ; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing...
positions vacated by Ford and Ferrari: Porsche's ongoing development program wound up a notch with the new Porsche908 fitted with a new 3-litre flat-8 producing...
while the overall lap record is 1:04.820 and was set by Jo Siffert in a Porsche908 during the 1968 Zeltweg 500 Kilometres. The fastest official race lap...
became the basis for the successful 908/3. Porsche had reigned champion with earlier models, the 910, 907, and 908, winning nine European Hillclimb Championship...
dominating Porsche 917 and similar cars were not allowed anymore. Without any modern cars available, Joest borrowed an outdated 3.0 L Porsche908/02 Langheck...
racing team, which was owned by Antti Aarnio-Wihuri. The team acquired a Porsche908/02 sports car, and Laine's partner for the season was Gijs van Lennep...
Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 "Porsche908.01 Langheck (VIN 908-013) 1968". "Sepp Greger • Career & Character Info | Motorsport...
teamed up with Brian Redman to drive a Porsche 908/3 to victory at the Targa Florio. That same year, Porsche bankrolled Siffert's seat in a works March Engineering...
stronger transmission, identified by its Porsche type number 915. Derived from the transmission in the 908 race car, the 915 did away with the 901 transmission's...
The Porsche 914 or VW-Porsche 914 is a mid-engined sports car designed, manufactured and marketed collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969...
flat-12-powered Porsche 917s, Wyer's 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans winners Jacky Ickx/Jackie Oliver managed to beat the remaining 3.0-liter Porsche908 by just a...
exotic and vintage cars, including: Porsche 917, Porsche908, and Ferrari 512 race cars from the Le Mans film Porsche 911S (used in the opening sequence...
anymore. His chance to shine finally came at Targa Florio with the new Porsche908/03 as Rodriguez was ill on the race day. On the final lap of the race...
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