Porsche 911

This article is about the full lineage of Porsche 911 model runs. For the original 911 series, see Porsche 911 (classic).

Porsche 911
The 1 millionth 911 produced on display at Volkswagen Group Forum, Berlin
Overview
ManufacturerPorsche AG
ProductionSeptember 1964 – present
AssemblyGermany: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
DesignerFerdinand Butzi Porsche (original design)
Body and chassis
ClassSports car/Grand tourer (S)
Body style
LayoutRear-engine, rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive
Related
Chronology
PredecessorPorsche 356

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged.[1] The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998.[2][3]

The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. It is among the most successful competition cars. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won world championship races including Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Daytona. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. Porsche won the World Championship for Makes in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 with 911-derived models.

In a 1999 poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 was fifth.[4] It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003).[5] The one millionth example was manufactured in May 2017 and is in the company's permanent collection.[6]

  1. ^ Corlett, p. 12
  2. ^ "Porsche 993 Overview". sloancars.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Porsche AG". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ Cobb, James G. (24 December 1999). "This Just In: Model T Gets Award". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ Paternie, p. 7
  6. ^ "One Million Dreams: This Is the 1,000,000th Porsche 911". Car and Driver. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.