gemballa

Ferdinand Porsche set up his design consultancy in 1931, but the first car to bear his name would be 15 years later. The 356’s were built in 1946, and went into production in 1948, a close relative of another Porsche design - The VW Beetle. Like the Beetle the 356 was fitted with a flat-four pushrod air-cooled engine, and very similar suspension.




The early cars built in Austria, had split windscreens and 1100cc versions of the flat-four engine, produced just 40bhp. Later there would be a 2-litre model, producing a very respectful 150bhp.

The 356 improved dramatically over it’s sixteen year production run, and became ever more remote from its Beetle roots. These later 356’s were to set the pace for the now famous reputation of Porsche Cars. In 1965 Porsche stopped producing 356’s, much to the disappointment of enthusiasts, however the Porsche 911 was waiting in the wings.



A cheaper 912 was released which still used the pushrod engine of the 356, but with the 911 bodywork. For the launch, Porsche moved production of the 911 to Stuttgart, Germany, in 1964.



Quick and nimble the 911 are one of the most practical of all supercars, and have a superb reputation for reliability. There have been many variations of the 911, but pre-1974 cars are seen as the most classic. Today’s 911 is still going strong and as popular as ever.




There has been a 911 Turbo in the Porsche line-up since the 70’s. Since then the basic design has been considerably revised and improved. Although the 1991 Turbo shares the same basic rear-engined set up, it is dissimilar in some respects, most importantly in having a chassis derived from that in the 911 Carrera 2. This makes the 911 Turbo’s power safer to use.





The Porsche 928 front-engined car arrived in 1977, with the new 4-5-litre V8, on option was a Mercedes auto transmission - but then lost it’s sports car listing. The 928S soon followed, with a 4.7 litre unit, then in 1986 - a five-litre 170mph supercar.



The road-going GT1 closely resembles the sports racer on which it is founded. Being 911 related, it is powered by a flat-six 3.2 litre turbo engine, although mid - rather than rear positioned It returns a weighty 555 bhp - which is only 40 bhp less than the competition car! Top speed 195 mph (312kph

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J_Swigz

Thank you for the history lesson. Now I have a topic of interest for my composition class report

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I can't believe you didn't mention the 924, 944 or 968! Without the 924 and 944, Porsche would have been bought out in the late 70s by a foreign company. It was the 924, and later the 944 that made Porsche profitable, and accessable to more people.

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gemballa

agree with you i forgot!
sorry!

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