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Porsche 911 S - the fastest German production car in 1968

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Created on January 15, 1969

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - den kann man schon lieb gewinnen

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Auf dem Titelblatt von 'hobby'

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Sie könnte hier notfalls ein Bad nehmen

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Der Einstieg ist bequem

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Das ist ein echtes Cockpit

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Mit Röntgenaugen kann man hier den Porsche durchschauen

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Selbst Spitzkehren nimmt der Porsche in einmaliger Eleganz

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Beim Anblick des Kraftpaketes im Heck spürt auch der Laie, daß er vor einem Meisterwerk steht

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Porsche 911 S (1968) - Im Mittelpunkt steht die Bosch-Benzineinspritzung

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1968 nahm unser langjähriger Freund Fritz Huschke von Hanstein Abschied als Porsche-Rennleiter - Rolf Stommelen, Joe Buzzetta, Hans Herrmann, Vic Elford und Gerhard Mitter

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Summary

In the winter of 1968/69, the magazine 'hobby' was given the opportunity to test a brand new Porsche 911 S with fuel injection and 170 hp that had just been run in. And the enthusiasm was great, despite the infernal noise and loss of comfort. This report reproduces the original wording of the test report together with restored pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Everyday driving in the 'furnace'!
223 km/h top speed with infernal noise
Fuel injection mainly for the Americans
Scoring

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

On the phone: Porsche-Werke, Fritz Huschke von Hanstein: "A promise is a promise, there's a hot red stove under my window. Do you fancy firing it up?" Seconds later, I'm already on my way to Zuffenhausen, because who could resist the temptation to mime a 'young man in a furnace' even at a more mature age? The 'red one' turns out to be a 170-horse Porsche 911 S, driven in by the Porsche race director himself, but otherwise brand new and fresh as a daisy. Brief instructions about the new features, bye-bye, and the instruments start to play: Rev counter, speedometer needle, oil pressure gauge. On the exit road to the highway, I only need second gear, which goes up to 100 km/h and from 90 km/h elicits that crackling sound from the engine that you can still hear from the last formula car race. Above 5,000 rpm, it's music for horsepower lovers; anything below that is just noise. (If you collect quotes, you can help yourself here!)

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