Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet 1989 - four big pots for sun worshippers

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet 1989 - four big pots for sun worshippers

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Created on October 9, 2014

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - despite the retractable roof, the silhouette hardly suffers at all

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the convertible for good and bad weather

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the opening has not harmed the 944 line

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the conversion from Coupé to Cabriolet was carried out by ASC (American Sunroof Company)

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - quite rare with non-metallized paint

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - three-liter displacement, 211 hp with or without catalytic converter

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - with the front of the turbo

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the rear end had to be redesigned for the Cabriolet

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - a pleasing sight open and closed

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - a pleasing sight both open and closed

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - inside there are hardly any differences to the Coupé

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - clearly a sports car cockpit

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - tidy instrument panel

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the fact that you are sitting in a Porsche is made clear to you again and again

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - clearly drawn, but somewhat small instruments

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - still without airbag

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the last part of the 924? The plastic flap on the center console

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - with five-speed gearbox and without the VW switches that were no longer available on the 944

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the in-line four-cylinder engine was derived from the 928 V8

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Intake side of the in-line four-cylinder engine

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - beautiful engine construction

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - four valves per cylinder and two overhead camshafts

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Chassis number

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Porsche sign on the nose

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Folding headlights

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Headlights folded in ...

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - ... and headlights folded out

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the pop-up headlights also look good open

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - with the classic folding headlights

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - when lighting design was not yet done with LED lights

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - large rear lights

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Porsche 924 (1976) - originally developed for Volkswagen and gradually became a genuine Porsche

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Porsche 944 (1981) - at the International Motor Show ( IAA) in Frankfurt in 1981

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Porsche 944 (1982) - in contrast to the 924 Carrera GT, the 944 had integrated widened rear luggage wings instead of the attached widenings

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Porsche 944 (1981) - How the car was presented to the press

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Porsche 944 (1981) - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Porsche 944 (1981) - the halved eight-cylinder from the 928 became a four-cylinder

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Porsche 944 (1981) - view from diagonally behind

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Porsche 944 (1982) - in everyday testing

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Porsche 944 Coupé (1982) - the Fuchs wheels cost extra

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Porsche 944 Coupé (1982) - with narrow wheels

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Porsche 944 S (1987) with the narrower telephone rims

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Porsche 944 S Coupé (1987) - with 190 hp

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - studio shot from the front

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - at full speed

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - Studio shot from the side

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Porsche 944 Turbo S (1988) - the look was later also adopted for the "normal" model

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - Interior of the fast version

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - View into the engine compartment

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1985) - View through the car (see-through drawing)

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1989) - the Turbo model set the design for the S2

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Porsche 944 Turbo (1986) - a successful sports car

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Porsche 944 S2 (1989) - 1989 model program with 944, 944 S2 and Turbo

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Porsche 944 S2 Coupé (1989) - with the look of the turbo

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Porsche 944 S2 (1989) - Advertising poster

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Porsche 944 Turbo Coupé (1989) - powerful

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabrio (1989) - Advertising poster

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Porsche 944 Turbo Cabrio (1991) - elegant open-top driving

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1990) - the first four-cylinder Porsche convertible since the 356

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Cabriolet with open roof

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - with closed top

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - soft top closed

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - Top down

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1990) - Advertising - ... matching sky in various shades of blue

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Porsche 968 (1993) - successor to the 944 S2

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Porsche 968 Cabriolet (1992) - successor to the 944 S2 Cabriolet

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Porsche 968 (1992) - Transparent drawing

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Porsche 968 Turbo S (1993) - the fastest 968 variant

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Porsche 968 Turbo S (1993) - the fastest 968 variant

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Porsche 968 CS (1993) - Clubsport version with more dynamics and less comfort

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Porsche 968 CS (1993) - Clubsport version with more dynamics and less comfort

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - the roof offers reliable protection even in bad weather

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - die Öffnung hat der 944-Linie nicht geschadet

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - die Konversion vom Coupé zum Cabriolet wurde durch ASC (American Sunroof Company) vorgenommen

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - mit nicht metallisierter Farbe ziemlich selten

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - drei Liter Hubraum, 211 PS mit oder ohne Katalysator

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - mit der Front des Turbos

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - der Heckabschluss musste für das Cabriolet umgestaltet werden

Summary

Between 1989 and 1991, Porsche built the 944 S2 Cabriolet, which can be seen as the indirect successor to the 356 Cabriolet of the 1960s. Almost 700 examples were sold and they are still popular with sun worshippers and sports car drivers today. This vehicle report describes the history of the Porsche 944 S2 and shows a convertible from 1989 with extensive photo material.

This article contains the following chapters

From the 924 to the 944 S
More displacement for the 944 S2
Design evolution
More cylinders are not always more
Good fuel economy
Finally, the Cabriolet
Not even three years
High quality
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The last Porsche 356 Cabriolet rolled off the production line in the mid-sixties and open-top drivers had to wait until 1989 before Porsche offered them a "proper" four-cylinder Cabriolet again. The fact that the engine was now at the front and the body line was a further development of the 924/944 model hardly bothered sun worshippers. Rather, the price of DM 89,900 or CHF 83,100 was an obstacle to buying the pretty convertible. In 1976, after the 914, Porsche presented another popular sports car, the 924. The fact that it had originally been created as a project for Volkswagen was immediately apparent to early buyers, as some of the interior came directly from the VW spare parts warehouse. What was most resented about the pretty coupé, however, was that the engine was also normally used in Audi and Volkswagen models.

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Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - die Öffnung hat der 944-Linie nicht geschadet

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - die Konversion vom Coupé zum Cabriolet wurde durch ASC (American Sunroof Company) vorgenommen

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - mit nicht metallisierter Farbe ziemlich selten

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - drei Liter Hubraum, 211 PS mit oder ohne Katalysator

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - mit der Front des Turbos

Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet (1989) - der Heckabschluss musste für das Cabriolet umgestaltet werden

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