Porsche

(1950 - today)

Brand:

Porsche

Country:

Germany

Porsche was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, Adolf Rosenberger and Anton Piëch. The first Porsche sports car to go into series production was the Type 356 at the end of the 1940s, which adopted many elements of the Volkswagen but was designed to be much sportier. The Porsche 901 (later renamed the 911) was launched in 1964. The 911 is still central to the Porsche brand today. It has been further developed over many generations. However, it has remained true to the rear engine, even though this has been water-cooled since the 1990s. At the end of the 1960s, Porsche teamed up with Volkswagen to offer the VW-Porsche 914, which was followed around a decade later by the Porsche 924 as an entry-level sports car. With the 928, the company attempted to gain an even stronger foothold in the GT and luxury sports car market, but later returned to its roots, i.e. the 911 models. With the Type 996 and the Boxster built in parallel, which was later joined by the Cayman, production volumes were significantly increased. With the construction of SUVs and saloons, however, completely new dimensions were reached. Porsche was doing so well in the decade that it even considered buying Volkswagen. In 2022, Porsche went (partially) public.

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Porsche 356 America Roadster

Porsche 356 B 1600

Porsche 356 B 1600 Drauz

Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Convertible D

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Drauz

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Karmann-Hardtop

Porsche 356 B Carrera 1600 GT

Porsche 356 B Carrera 1600 Zagato

Porsche 356 B Carrera 2/2000 GS

Porsche 356 B Carrera 2/2000 GT

Porsche 356 C 1600

Porsche 356 C 1600 SC

Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster Tribute

Porsche 356 C Carrera 2/2000 GS

Porsche 550 Spyder A RS 1500

Porsche 550 Spyder RS 1500

Porsche 597 Jagdwagen

Porsche 645 Spyder

Porsche 718/2 Monoposto

Porsche 718 GTR

Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder

Porsche 718 RS 61 Spyder

Porsche 718 RSK 1600 Spyder

Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder

Porsche 787

Porsche 804

Porsche 901 2.0

Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

Porsche 907

Porsche 908

Porsche 908/01 Spyder

Porsche 908/02 Spyder

Porsche 908/03 Spyder

Porsche 908/03 Spyder Turbo

Porsche 911 2.2 S "Rallye"

Porsche 911 2.2 T

Porsche 911 2.4 E

Porsche 911 2.4 E "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.4 S

Porsche 911 2.4 S "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.4 T

Porsche 911 2.4 T "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.7 S "Signature Edition"

Porsche 911 3.0 Special

Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche 911 Carrera "40 Jahre 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera 2

Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7

Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 (US)

Porsche 911 Carrera 2 "America Roadster"

Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 "#250.000 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 "25 years 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.8 Cup

Porsche 911 Carrera 4

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 "30 Jahre 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 "Millenium-Edition"

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Lightweight

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera CS

Porsche 911 Carrera GT2

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Porsche 911 Carrera RS "America"

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (Sport)

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (Touring)

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8

Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport

Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup

Porsche 911 Carrera RS N/GT

Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8

Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo

Porsche 911 Carrera S

Porsche 911 Carrera S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster

Porsche 911 Cup

Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 RSR

Porsche 911 GT2 Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution

Porsche 911 GT2 R

Porsche 911 GT3

Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

Porsche 911 GT3 R

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche 911 GT3 RS Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Porsche 911 Junior

Porsche 911 Mega Speedster Strosek

Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 Group 5

Porsche 911 RSR 3.5 Gruppe 5

Porsche 911 RSR 3.8

Porsche 911 SC/RS

Porsche 911 SC 3.0

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "50 Jahre Porsche"

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "Safari"

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "Weissach"

Porsche 911 SC-L 3.1

Porsche 911 Speedster

Porsche 911 Speedster (WTL)

Porsche 911 Speedster 3.2

Porsche 911 Sport Classic

Porsche 911 ST 2.2

Porsche 911 ST 2.3

Porsche 911 Targa 4

Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS

Porsche 911 Targa 4S

Porsche 911 Targa 4S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS I)

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS II)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flatnose

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flatnose

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flatnose (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 S

Porsche 911 Turbo LE

Porsche 911 Turbo S

Porsche 911 Turbo S "Leichtbau"

Porsche 924 "50 Jahre Porsche"

Porsche 924 "Le Mans"

Porsche 924 "Martini"

Porsche 924 Carrera GT

Porsche 924 Carrera GTR

Porsche 924 Carrera GTS

Porsche 924 S

Porsche 924 S "Spirit"

Porsche 928 S Strosek

Porsche 935

Porsche 935 Baby

Porsche 935 dp I Flachbau

Porsche 935 dp II

Porsche 935 dp III

Porsche 935 JLP-4

Porsche 935 Joest Racing

Porsche 935 K3/4 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 K3 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 K4 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 Moby Dick

Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

Porsche 959 S Prototype

Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder

Porsche Boxster S

Porsche Boxster S "50 Jahre 550 Spyder"

Porsche Boxster Spyder

Porsche Carrera 10

Porsche Carrera 6

Porsche Carrera GT

Porsche Carrera RSR "Proto"

Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne 3.2 V6

Porsche Cayenne GTS

Porsche Cayenne S

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia

Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Porsche Cayenne Turbo (WLS)

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Porsche Cayman S Sport

Porsche Evex 935 RS3

Porsche Panamera 4S

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo S

Porsche Type 540 / American Roadster

Car articles about Porsche by year

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Hommage à la Porsche Spyder RSK - a look back

February 2, 2016 — Dr. Paul Simsa / Bruno von Rotz 60

The Porsche 718 RSK were important milestones on Porsche's path to the sports car Olympus. They were derived from the Porsche 550 RS Spyder, but developed steadily and were eventually able to outperform even much more powerful racing cars. They are still admired today and fetch stupendously high prices at auctions when they come onto the market. This report traces the history of the RS-K models and shows them in many photos.

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Technology in a racing car (12): Porsche 904 - universal sports car with a designer look

December 20, 2021 — Gerhard Schütz 43

With the Porsche 904, officially called the Carrera GTS, the Zuffenhausen-based company presented a modern road-legal racing sports car at the end of 1963, which was at the height of its time with a mid-engine and plastic body. Successes in almost all racing disciplines, including rallying, proved the quality of the concept, which was developed in a short space of time. This report from the "Technology in the racing car" series looks at the technology in the flat Porsche Coupé.

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Valvoline-Porsche Twin Special - Double does not hold

September 7, 2024 — Karl Ludvigsen (Übersetzung: Paul Krüger)9

With two Porsche engines and four-wheel drive in a racing car of his own design, Albert H. Stein wanted to make a big impression at the Indianapolis 500 miles in 1966. The concept seemed promising. But in the end, the dream crumbled almost as quickly as the camshafts. This article tells the story of the failed "Valvoline Twin Special" and describes the pitfalls of its special design.

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Porsche Carrera 6 (1966) - the sophisticated racing sports car and Targa Florio winner

December 30, 2012 — Bruno von Rotz 65

Porsche built a series of 50 identical racing cars, called the Carrera 6 or 906, for the 1966 one-make world championship. 650 kg, 210 hp, 280 km/h, less than one meter high. The car was successful all over the world and won the Targa Florio in 1966. Private drivers from many nations used the fast flounder for years to come, winning hill climbs, class victories and championships. Today, the vehicles are sought-after rarities and change hands for high six-figure sums. Our report summarizes the development, the characteristics of the cars and the racing successes and also lists the chassis numbers in full. Many pictures and contemporary documents round off the report.

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Technology in the racing car (27): Porsche 917 - The Terminator

February 25, 2023 — Gerhard Schütz 58

Everything has already been said and written about the Porsche 917. But one of the best and most successful racing cars of all time simply cannot be left out of this series. So in this article, we tell you once again how the plastic wedge with the air-cooled flat V12 went from being a death trap to an almost unbeatable masterpiece.

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Porsche 917, 935, 936 and 956 - a comparison of long-distance heroes

October 18, 2013 — Stefan Fritschi / Automobil Revue 77

It is impossible to imagine Le Mans without Porsche. On June 23, 1951, a race car from Stuttgart lined up on the grid in the Sarthe for the first time; since then, the brand has made around 800 starts with 103 class wins and 16 overall victories. Porsche will be back at Le Mans in 2014 and legendary Le Mans participants were invited to drive in Hockenheim as a warm-up. This report gives impressions of the press event and shows in particular the Porsche 917, 935, 936 and 956 in detail in the picture.

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Porsche 917 - the terror of the circuits

January 27, 2011 — Doug Nye 86

When the seven-liter Fords and Chaparrals became too fast, the CSI changed the regulations. Porsche saw opportunities in this and built the Porsche 917, the most powerful car ever to race on a circuit. This article tells its story and points out the special features of the 917.

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Restored Porsche racing cars - What is still considered original? And what is not?

July 5, 2021 — Martin Schröder 28

After 50 years or more, even an original is usually no longer really "original". This is especially true for racing cars, which were constantly modified, rebuilt and repaired during their active time in order to remain competitive. This article illustrates the topic with a few examples from the world of Porsche racing cars and explains why this is important.

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Porsche in the DTM?

October 23, 2015 — Daniel Reinhard 53

Some would have liked it, but Porsche did not take part in the DTM finale in Hockenheim on October 17/18, 2015, but instead put on a demonstration of legends. Seven historic cars from the Porsche Museum drove through the Motodrom. This report shows the seven cars and the drivers and gives a brief insight into the technology of the racing cars.

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Porsche 956 or how the most successful racing car of all time was created

July 12, 2012 — Daniel Reinhard 64

Porsche has always built successful racing cars, but the Porsche 956 still stands out as a stroke of genius. The closed sports prototype and its evolutionary form 962 dominated the world's sports car races for over 10 years, as impressively documented by the victory of the enduring 962 at Le Mans in 1994. This report not only describes the history of the Porsche 956 (and 962), but also provides personal impressions of those involved, such as Jacky Ickx, Jochen Mass, Hans Joachim Stuck and Peter Reinisch, supplemented with historical footage, some of which has never been shown before.

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All 265 Porsche models

Porsche 356 1100

Porsche 356 1300

Porsche 356 1300 Super

Porsche 356 1500

Porsche 356 1500 Continental

Porsche 356 1500 Glöckler

Porsche 356 1500 Speedster

Porsche 356 1500 Super

Porsche 356 1500 Super Speedster

Porsche 356 1600 Speedster

Porsche 356 A 1300

Porsche 356 A 1300 Super

Porsche 356 A 1600

Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D

Porsche 356 A 1600 S

Porsche 356 A 1600 S Convertible D

Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster

Porsche 356 A 1600 S Speedster

Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS

Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GS

Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GT

Porsche 356 A Carrera Speedster 1500 GS

Porsche 356 A Carrera Speedster 1500 GT

Porsche 356 A Carrera Speedster 1600 GT

Porsche 356 America Roadster

Porsche 356 B 1600

Porsche 356 B 1600 Drauz

Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Convertible D

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Drauz

Porsche 356 B 1600 Super Karmann-Hardtop

Porsche 356 B Carrera 1600 GT

Porsche 356 B Carrera 1600 Zagato

Porsche 356 B Carrera 2/2000 GS

Porsche 356 B Carrera 2/2000 GT

Porsche 356 C 1600

Porsche 356 C 1600 SC

Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster Tribute

Porsche 356 C Carrera 2/2000 GS

Porsche 550 Spyder A RS 1500

Porsche 550 Spyder RS 1500

Porsche 597 Jagdwagen

Porsche 645 Spyder

Porsche 718/2 Monoposto

Porsche 718 GTR

Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder

Porsche 718 RS 61 Spyder

Porsche 718 RSK 1600 Spyder

Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder

Porsche 787

Porsche 804

Porsche 901 2.0

Porsche 904 Carrera GTS

Porsche 907

Porsche 908

Porsche 908/01 Spyder

Porsche 908/02 Spyder

Porsche 908/03 Spyder

Porsche 908/03 Spyder Turbo

Porsche 911 2.2 S "Rallye"

Porsche 911 2.2 T

Porsche 911 2.4 E

Porsche 911 2.4 E "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.4 S

Porsche 911 2.4 S "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.4 T

Porsche 911 2.4 T "Ölklappe"

Porsche 911 2.7 S "Signature Edition"

Porsche 911 3.0 Special

Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche 911 Carrera "40 Jahre 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera 2

Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7

Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 (US)

Porsche 911 Carrera 2 "America Roadster"

Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 "#250.000 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 "25 years 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.8 Cup

Porsche 911 Carrera 4

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 "30 Jahre 911"

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 "Millenium-Edition"

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (WTL)

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Lightweight

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera CS

Porsche 911 Carrera GT2

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Porsche 911 Carrera RS "America"

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (Sport)

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (Touring)

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.0

Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8

Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport

Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup

Porsche 911 Carrera RS N/GT

Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8

Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo

Porsche 911 Carrera S

Porsche 911 Carrera S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster

Porsche 911 Cup

Porsche 911 Cup 3.8 RSR

Porsche 911 GT2 Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution

Porsche 911 GT2 R

Porsche 911 GT3

Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

Porsche 911 GT3 R

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche 911 GT3 RS Clubsport

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Porsche 911 Junior

Porsche 911 Mega Speedster Strosek

Porsche 911 RSR 3.0 Group 5

Porsche 911 RSR 3.5 Gruppe 5

Porsche 911 RSR 3.8

Porsche 911 SC/RS

Porsche 911 SC 3.0

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "50 Jahre Porsche"

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "Safari"

Porsche 911 SC 3.0 "Weissach"

Porsche 911 SC-L 3.1

Porsche 911 Speedster

Porsche 911 Speedster (WTL)

Porsche 911 Speedster 3.2

Porsche 911 Sport Classic

Porsche 911 ST 2.2

Porsche 911 ST 2.3

Porsche 911 Targa 4

Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS

Porsche 911 Targa 4S

Porsche 911 Targa 4S (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS I)

Porsche 911 Turbo (WLS II)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flatnose

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flatnose

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flatnose (WLS)

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 S

Porsche 911 Turbo LE

Porsche 911 Turbo S

Porsche 911 Turbo S "Leichtbau"

Porsche 924 "50 Jahre Porsche"

Porsche 924 "Le Mans"

Porsche 924 "Martini"

Porsche 924 Carrera GT

Porsche 924 Carrera GTR

Porsche 924 Carrera GTS

Porsche 924 S

Porsche 924 S "Spirit"

Porsche 928 S Strosek

Porsche 935

Porsche 935 Baby

Porsche 935 dp I Flachbau

Porsche 935 dp II

Porsche 935 dp III

Porsche 935 JLP-4

Porsche 935 Joest Racing

Porsche 935 K3/4 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 K3 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 K4 Kremer Racing

Porsche 935 Moby Dick

Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

Porsche 959 S Prototype

Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder

Porsche Boxster S

Porsche Boxster S "50 Jahre 550 Spyder"

Porsche Boxster Spyder

Porsche Carrera 10

Porsche Carrera 6

Porsche Carrera GT

Porsche Carrera RSR "Proto"

Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne 3.2 V6

Porsche Cayenne GTS

Porsche Cayenne S

Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia

Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Porsche Cayenne Turbo (WLS)

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Porsche Cayman S Sport

Porsche Evex 935 RS3

Porsche Panamera 4S

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Porsche Panamera Turbo S

Porsche Type 540 / American Roadster

	Ancestor	from 1800 to 1904
	Veterans	from 1905 to 1918
	Pre-war	from 1919 to 1945
	Post-war	from 1946 to 1959
	Sixties	from 1960 to 1969
	Seventies	from 1970 to 1979
	Eighties	from 1980 to 1989
	Nineties	from 1990 to 1999
	Neoclassic	from 2000 to 2025

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All 265 Porsche models

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Hommage à la Porsche Spyder RSK - a look back

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Technology in a racing car (12): Porsche 904 - universal sports car with a designer look

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Valvoline-Porsche Twin Special - Double does not hold

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Porsche Carrera 6 (1966) - the sophisticated racing sports car and Targa Florio winner

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Technology in the racing car (27): Porsche 917 - The Terminator

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Porsche 917, 935, 936 and 956 - a comparison of long-distance heroes

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Porsche 917 - the terror of the circuits

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Restored Porsche racing cars - What is still considered original? And what is not?

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Porsche in the DTM?

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Porsche 956 or how the most successful racing car of all time was created