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Originally finished in Polar Silver with a Dark Grey Metallic interior
This 959 Komfort was purchased by Nissan Motor Company reportedly with the intention of reverse engineering the Porsche's sophisticated variable all-wheel drive system. After initially attempting to order a new 959 through Porsche AG and having their bold order rejected, Nissan liaised through Belgian distributor and dealer D'Ieteren Brothers to have this car shipped to a Belgian national and then exported to Yokohama, Japan. With the 959 in their possession, Nissan disassembled the car, never registering or titling it, intended strictly as a benchmark for research and development purposes. The lessons learned from this car ultimately informed Nissan's own Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All terrains and Electronic Torque Split (ATTESA ET-S) found on the all-conquering R32 GT-R, which would go on to win every single All-Japan Touring Car Championship race from 1990 to 1993. With their research concluded, Nissan quietly sold the 959 to one of Nissan's own engineers involved with the project who retained the car up until its importation to the United States, never registering it in Japan.
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Porsche 959SC 'Reimagined' by Canepa
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1987
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Oak Green Metallic
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Tobacco Brown Leather
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