Porsche 944

944 Porsche by the early 1980s, Porsche stood at a crossroads. With high costs straining sales volume, the rear-engine 911 needed a lower-priced model appealing to aspirational buyers across new demographics. As executives debated priorities, Porsche consultants proposed an unexpected solution – a Porsche water-cooled front-engine roadster budgeted below $20,000. Initial skepticism soon transformed into…