Subiect: 50 de ani de Porsche 911

Ca 911 ajunge la aniversarea a 50 ani, Autocar ia o privire la unele dintre evidenţiază de masina sport. The Porsche 911 story actually started with the 901 in 1963. It was penned by Ferdinand Butzi Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who was famed for designing the Volkswagen Beetle.
Porsches replacement for the 356 was originally set to be sold as the 901, its internal design number. But Peugeot a susţinut drepturile la numele de trei cifre masina cu zero la mijloc, deci Porsche schimbat numele şi 911 apelativul a fost născut.
The 911 originally had a 2-a. 0-litre air-cooled flat six engine, mounted, of course, in the rear of the car. Butzis 901 design, in essence, înghețării care a durat până în 1993.
Peste ani Porsche efectuate de imensitate styling trucurile şi modificări, precum şi numeroase motor de capacitate de upgrade-uri, în cele din urmă extinderea la 3. 2 litri în 1983 Carrera 3. 2 şi din nou la 3. 6 litri în 964.
The Targa was introduced in 1967, prin Porsches misinformation that convertibles were to be made illegal in the US. The name was chosen after Porsches multiple triumphs in the Targa Florio race. It a fost until the 1983 model that a fully fledged convertible was available after being revealed as a concept in 1981.
În 1988 clasic 911 a fost în cele din urmă înlocuit cu 964, cel mai radical modificat 911 de la introducerea sa. Cu un design mai modern, 964 urmat aceeaşi reţetă 911 până la înlocuirea acesteia în 1993 de 993.
Due to it being the last air-cooled incarnation, 993 is hailed by hardcore Porsche purists as the last true 911. Nonetheless, the 996 replaced it in 1998, again with the boast of being the most thoroughly overhauled 911 model since 911s began. It also went on to become the best-selling 911; peste 170,000 were sold.
The 911 then went back to its trademark bug-eye headlights when the teardrop headlighted 996 was replaced in 2004 by the 997. It had remarkable longevitatea, lasting over eight years albeit slightly broken up by a 2009 facelift. The 997 also spawned the special edition Sport Classic, celebrating Porsches long heritage and featuring a duck-tail spoiler and Fuchs alloys.
Porsche's 991 generation, unveiled in 2011, was one of the most extensive redevelopments in the 911s history. It is built on a new platform, only the third in the 911s 50-year life.
The first 911 Turbo was released in 1975, with a comparatively large 3. 0-litre engine, whale tail spoiler and trademark wide bodywork. In 1993 the 993-generation 911 Turbo was given another turbocharger and four-wheel drive.
Porsches next 911 Turbo will sport three turbochargers when it is introduced mai tarziu in 2013.
Since its debut at the 1963 Frankfurt motor show more then 820,000 911s have been built. The firm has treated the race track as a lab test; two-thirds of Porsches 30,000 race wins were in a 911.
Its popularitate et hard to explain, but it was Ferdinand Porsche who best described its qualities: The 911 is the only car you could drive on an African safari or at Le Mans, to the theatre or through New York city traffic.
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