Porsche 911

Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 (pronounced as Nine Eleven, German: Neunelfer) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on. The car was also air-cooled until the introduction of the newly-designed Type 996 in 1998. Since its introduction in autumn 1963, it has undergone continuous development. The basic concept has remained little changed throughout its evolution.

Throughout its lifetime the 911 has been modified both by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying and other forms of automotive competition. It is often cited as the most successful competition car ever, a normally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR in the mid 1970s winning major world championship sports car races such as Targa Florio, Daytona, Sebring or Nürburgring outright even against prototypes. The 911-derived 935 turbo also added the coveted 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979.

In the 1999 international poll for the award of Car of the Century, the 911 came fifth. It is the only one in the top five that has remained continuously in production,and was until 1998 the most successful surviving application of the air- (now water-) cooled opposed rear engine layout pioneered by its original ancestor, the Volkswagen Beetle. It is the one of the oldest sports car nameplates still in production.

“Porsche 911 turbo”

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Porsche 911 turbo

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Porsche 911 nomenclature
Although Porsche internally changes the headings for its models, all 911 models were and are currently sold as a “911″. The headings below use Porsche’s internal classifications:

* Porsche 911 (1964–1989)
* Porsche 964 (1989–1993)
* Porsche 993 (1993–1998)
* Porsche 996 (1998–2005) all new body and water-cooled engines
* Porsche 997 (2005–Present)

“Carrera”, “GT3″, “Turbo”, etc. refer to the specific model trim, as they are all 911s, e.g., “Porsche 911 Turbo“.

The series letter (A, B, C, etc.) is used by Porsche to indicate the revision for production cars. It often changes annually to reflect changes for the new model year. The first 911 models are the “A series”, the first 993 cars are the “R series”.

Not all of the Porsche 911 models ever produced are mentioned here. The listed models are notable for their role in the advancements in technology and their influence on other vehicles from Porsche.

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