Porsche 944
E205144
Porsche model
convertible variant
high-performance variant
naturally aspirated performance variant
sports car
The Porsche 944 is a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced in the 1980s that became known for its balanced handling, everyday usability, and role as an accessible entry point into Porsche ownership.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porsche 944 canonical | 4 |
| Porsche 944 (styling) | 1 |
| Porsche 944 Cabriolet | 1 |
| Porsche 944 S | 1 |
| Porsche 944 S2 | 1 |
| Porsche 944 Turbo | 1 |
| Porsche 968 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1814854 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Porsche 944 Context triple: [Porsche, notableModel, Porsche 944]
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A.
Porsche 959
The Porsche 959 is a technologically advanced, limited-production supercar from the 1980s that pioneered all-wheel drive and high-performance turbocharging, making it one of the most iconic and influential sports cars in automotive history.
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B.
Lancia Delta Integrale
The Lancia Delta Integrale is an iconic high-performance rally-bred hatchback famed for its World Rally Championship success and advanced all-wheel-drive system.
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C.
Saab 900
The Saab 900 is a distinctive compact executive car produced from the late 1970s to the 1990s, known for its turbocharged performance, advanced safety features, and unconventional Swedish design.
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D.
Saab 99
The Saab 99 is a mid-sized car produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab from the late 1960s to the 1980s, known for its innovative safety features, front-wheel drive layout, and distinctive hatchback design.
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E.
Porsche 356
The Porsche 356 is a classic rear-engined sports car introduced in 1948, widely regarded as Porsche’s first production model and a foundational icon of the brand’s design and racing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Porsche 944 Target entity description: The Porsche 944 is a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced in the 1980s that became known for its balanced handling, everyday usability, and role as an accessible entry point into Porsche ownership.
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A.
Porsche 959
The Porsche 959 is a technologically advanced, limited-production supercar from the 1980s that pioneered all-wheel drive and high-performance turbocharging, making it one of the most iconic and influential sports cars in automotive history.
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B.
Lancia Delta Integrale
The Lancia Delta Integrale is an iconic high-performance rally-bred hatchback famed for its World Rally Championship success and advanced all-wheel-drive system.
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C.
Saab 900
The Saab 900 is a distinctive compact executive car produced from the late 1970s to the 1990s, known for its turbocharged performance, advanced safety features, and unconventional Swedish design.
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D.
Saab 99
The Saab 99 is a mid-sized car produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab from the late 1960s to the 1980s, known for its innovative safety features, front-wheel drive layout, and distinctive hatchback design.
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E.
Porsche 356
The Porsche 356 is a classic rear-engined sports car introduced in 1948, widely regarded as Porsche’s first production model and a foundational icon of the brand’s design and racing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Porsche model
ⓘ
convertible variant ⓘ high-performance variant ⓘ naturally aspirated performance variant ⓘ sports car ⓘ |
| assembly |
Neckarsulm, Germany
ⓘ
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door cabriolet
ⓘ
2-door coupé ⓘ |
| category | classic car ⓘ |
| class | sports car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 4 ⓘ |
| designer | Harm Lagaay ⓘ |
| doorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| drivetrain | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-four engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacementRange | 2.5 L to 3.0 L ⓘ |
| enginePosition | front ⓘ |
| engineType | turbocharged inline-four ⓘ |
| era | 1980s sports car ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | 1275 mm ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1981 Frankfurt Motor Show ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| layoutType | front-engine transaxle ⓘ |
| length | 4236 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Porsche ⓘ |
| market | global ⓘ |
| marketPosition | entry-level Porsche ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
balanced handling
ⓘ
everyday usability ⓘ near 50:50 weight distribution ⓘ transaxle layout ⓘ |
| notableFor | accessible entry point into Porsche ownership ⓘ |
| platform | Porsche 924 platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Porsche 924 ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1982 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Porsche 924
ⓘ
Porsche 968 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2+2 ⓘ |
| successor | Porsche 968 ⓘ |
| transmission |
3-speed automatic
ⓘ
5-speed manual ⓘ |
| variant |
Porsche 944 Cabriolet
ⓘ
linked to:
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 S ⓘ
linked to:
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 S2 ⓘ
linked to:
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 Turbo ⓘ
linked to:
Porsche 944
|
| wheelbase | 2400 mm ⓘ |
| width | 1735 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Porsche 944 Description of subject: The Porsche 944 is a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced in the 1980s that became known for its balanced handling, everyday usability, and role as an accessible entry point into Porsche ownership.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Porsche 944
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linked to: Porsche 944