Porsche
965 prototypes

Why it matters

The 965 was a high-performance Porsche sports car prototype powered by a water-cooled V8 mounted in the rear. It was shown to the public for the first time in the 2014 Porsche Museum special exhibition on secret projects, having been kept in the museum stock.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Porsche explains that many concept cars and experimental vehicles never leave the Weissach Development Centre and are usually scrapped once a project ends; the most important or exciting ones were put into the Porsche Museum stock. The 965 prototype was among seven exhibits from the 1980s, which the text lists as never having been shown before. The cached pages give no development dates or build numbers for the 965.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   The Drive – High Costs Forced Porsche to Shelve V8 Super Turbo 911 Project Level C

   • 16 965 prototypes built ("Porsche built 16 prototypes of the 965")

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Project: Top Secret! Level A Porsche Newsroom · 2014-09-17

   • powered by a water-cooled V-8 in the rear

   Accessed 2026-11-12