Porsche 944 Engines by Year

The 944 used Porsche's own 2.5 four, later a 2.7, with a 16-valve 944 S, the 944 Turbo and the 3.0 S2. The 924 and 968 have their own pages.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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944 (1983–1989): 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

944 S (1987–1988): 1987 · 1988

944 Turbo (1986–1989): 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

944 S2 (1989–1991): 1989 · 1990 · 1991

944 (1983–1989)

The 2.5, then 2.7, four.

1983 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	143 hp net	944

1984 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	143 hp net	944

1985 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	143 hp net	944

1986 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	147 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo

1987 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	147 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo

1988 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	158 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo S

1989 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo
2.7L / 165 inline-four M44/12	165 hp net	944
3.0L / 182 inline-four M44/41	208 hp net	944 S2 coupe, 944 S2 Cabriolet

944 S (1987–1988)

The 16-valve 2.5.

1987 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	147 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo

1988 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	158 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo S

944 Turbo (1986–1989)

The turbocharged 2.5.

1986 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	147 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo

1987 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	147 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo

1988 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four M44/40	—	944 S
2.5L / 151 inline-four (M44)	158 hp net	944
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/51	217 hp net	944 Turbo
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo S

1989 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo
2.7L / 165 inline-four M44/12	165 hp net	944
3.0L / 182 inline-four M44/41	208 hp net	944 S2 coupe, 944 S2 Cabriolet

944 S2 (1989–1991)

The 3.0 four.

1989 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 151 inline-four turbo M44/52	247 hp net	944 Turbo
2.7L / 165 inline-four M44/12	165 hp net	944
3.0L / 182 inline-four M44/41	208 hp net	944 S2 coupe, 944 S2 Cabriolet

1990 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 inline-four M44/41	208 hp net	944 S2 coupe, 944 S2 Cabriolet

1991 944 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 182 inline-four M44/41	208 hp net	944 S2 coupe, 944 S2 Cabriolet

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