Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of the company, had already invented the electric wheel-case motor at the age of 24 (1899), and by the time of the International Exhibition in Paris the following year, he had already made a name for itself.
The Porsche automobile had a distinctive character, with its Beetle-like shape, rear-mounted engine and excellent performance, making it a quickly recognizable automobile. 1963 saw the presentation of the Porsche 911 model at the Frankfurt International Automobile Exhibition, a design that still has a wide range of markets. Type 928 with rear gearbox chassis and V8 engine, the New Technology 959. The 911 Carrera 4 with electronically-adjusted four-wheel drive and liftless body were the most important developments of the last few years. Very few brands are able to sell luxury goods like necessities, as Porsche does. In the advertisement for the new car 911 there is this jingle: “In an age of superfluity and superficiality, of frivolity and coarseness, only the Porsche 911 is a true necessity, irreplaceable.
The history of this car dates back to 1900, when the first automobile to bear its name, the Lohner, made its official debut and created a sensation. The two-seater sports car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche (hereinafter referred to as “Big One”), who at the time was only twenty-five years old and was employed as a designer at the Lohner car factory. Here he already demonstrated his talent.
Take a walk through the Le Mans museum in France and one ferocious machine visually leaps from the walls – the infamous Porsche 917. With bulging fenders concealing massive racing slicks and giant hip-mounted wings bookending its silhouette, this German prototype icon remains among motorsport’s most recognizable racers decades later for good reason. Its combination…
The 1989-1994 Porsche 964 represents a technological shift for the 911, advancing the rear-engine icon with improved performance, comfort, and innovations while retaining classic style. As the successor to the long-running G Series 911, the 964 ushered in new levels of refinement and technology. Background Leading to the Porsche 964 By the late 1980s, Porsche…
Porsche 914 – The Mid-Engine Experiment That Briefly Democratized Performance Among sports car aficionados and Porschephiles alike, opinions polarized severely judging the peculiar two-seater 914 targeting entry buyers seeking an attainable Germany performance car formula distilled to modest budgets. Introducing the model for the 1970 model year, Porsche itself seemed torn between full-bore sports car…
Porsche 928 Retrospective – Among Porsche’s most iconic sports car models, the rear-engine air-cooled 911 garners endless worship as a triumph of focused driving engagement persevering through decades of production. However, Porsche itself once envisioned a very different halo coupe succeeding the 911 before finances and fortunes changed course. Developed at the height of the…
Porsche 928 – The GT That Nearly Replaced an Icon When Porsche executives approved developing their radical new V8-powered 928 flagship codenamed the “World’s Car” in 1971, early intentions marked a clean break replacing the beloved rear-engine 911 outright before changing tides kept both icons coexisting. Dramatically introduced wearing a drag coefficient under 0.33 plus…
Porsche 914 Rally Car is not what most motorsports fans associate the Porsche 911 with legendary rally exploits like winning the East African Safaris and Monte Carlo through the 1960s and 70s. But Porsche found earlier rally success in the 1970s with an unexpected upstart model – the modest mid-engine 914. Against formidable machinery, properly…
The Porsche 356 Rally Car proved a shockingly adept rally car during the 1950s and early 1960s. With its rear-engine traction, the little German coupe could embarrass much larger machinery in tough stage rally events worldwide thanks to durability and agility. Humble Production Car Origins When introduced in 1948, the Porsche 356 was conceived as…
Our project begins with a 997-generation Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe. Porsche 911’s 3.6-liter flat-six pumps out 325 horsepower to start. The chassis balances poise and precision through corners. It’s an exemplary driver’s car in stock form. We envision transforming this Porsche 911 into a machine suited for crushing touge mountain passes. That calls for more…