Hello MarsRed; Very insightful comments, both in regards to "show & display" & Bill Gates ownership of a Porsche 959.quote:Originally posted by MarsRed:
NHTSA also allows nonconforming cars to be imported for "show and display" (the law that Bill Gates got passed to allow him to drive a Porsche 959 in the U.S.). Given the rareness of this car, that's my bet. It would still have to meet EPA requirements, but that may explain the BMW engine.
The Porsche 959 was/is a technologically advanced car & another Billionaire owner is Paul Allen.
I find it both interesting & counterintuitive that an acknowledged "tech geek/nerd" such as Bill Gates would buy/drive such a stunningly FAST Driver's car such as a Porsche 959...Mark
One might draw parallels of the 959 with today’s Bugatti Veyron. Certainly, as with the Veyron, the factory lost money on every one of the 283s it built, earning the model its nickname of “Porsche’s Gift to Its Favorite Customers.” Each car cost Porsche nearly twice its list price to build. In the United States, putting a 959 in your garage was even more difficult, as they were not specified to be compliant with federal DOT and emissions standards. However, that didn't stop a few influential Americans from acquiring Porsche’s newest supercar under the newly created Show and Display law of 1999. The law was championed by 959 owners Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and there is no doubt why the 959 appealed to these two titans of technology, as the engineering innovations encapsulated in the Porsche 959 were simply earth-shattering.