Jahr/Year | 1978 |
Motor/Engine | 6 Zyl./Cyl. Boxer/Flat Turbo |
Hubraum/Displacement | 3.211 ccm |
Leistung/Power | 750 PS/hp (552 kW) @ 8.200/min |
Gewicht/Weight | 1.025 kg |
Vmax | 366 km/h/kph |
“Moby Dick” was a rare sight and one of the most creative interpretations of the seemingly inexhaustible topic dubbed Nine-Eleven. The car only tackled four races in 1978, amongst them the Le Mans 24 Hours. Its 3.2-litre engine in the rear was the first Porsche engine with a water-cooled four-valve cylinder head, while the cylinders remained air-cooled. Two small turbochargers improved throttle response compared to the car’s predecessors with just one large charger. For conventional races, the unit put out up to 845 hp (621 kW). For the Le Mans marathon, drivers had to be content with very durable 750 horses. No other 911 has ever reached power figures like “Moby Dick”. A four-speed gearbox transmitted the power to the rigid rear axle. In a clever interpretation of the regulations, Porsche shaved six centimetres off the lower end of the plastic body on the aluminium space frame. On the Mulsanne straight, the Porsche 935/78 reached 366 km/h thanks to its excellent aerodynamics – just one kilometre an hour less than the sport prototypes with their much smaller frontal area. Minor technical problems and too many refuelling stops resulted in an eighth place overall at “Moby Dick’s” one and only appearance at Le Mans.