The Porsche 917 stands as one of the wildest machines ever engineered on four wheels – a car so extreme that its legend still resonates more than fifty years after it rewrote the record books at races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In its most fearsome forms, the 917’s flat-12 could be pushed beyond 1,500 horsepower, launching the car to 60 mph in under three seconds and propelling it past 240 mph.
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