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In addition, the 911 was voted Number 2 on Automobile Magazine 's list of the "100 Coolest Cars". Motor Trend chose the Porsche 911 Carrera S as its Best Driver's Car for 2012. [77] It also won "World Performance Car Of The Year" in 2014. [78] In 2015, Car and Driver named the Porsche 911 "the best premium sports car on the market". [79]
The CTR (abbreviation of "Group C Turbo Ruf") was based on the 1987 911 Carrera 3.2 as opposed to the 930; Porsche's factory turbocharged version of the 911. The decision to base the car on the Carrera 3.2 was made because of the 3.2's slightly lower curb weight and drag coefficient. Factory body panels including the doors, hood and engine ...
Following Alois Sr's. death in 1974, 24-year-old Alois Jr. took control of the business and focused on his passion: Porsche vehicles, and especially the 911. A year later in 1975, the first Ruf-enhanced Porsche came to life. Ruf debuted their first complete model in 1977, a tuned version of Porsche's 911 Turbo with a stroked, 3.3-litre motor ...
The Porsche 991 is the seventh generation of the Porsche 911 sports car, which was unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on 15 September as the replacement for the 997. The 991 was an entirely new platform, only the third since the original 911 launched in 1963 (the 996 of 1999 was the second new platform).
For Porsche (), being flexible is sehr gutes Geschäft, or very good business.The German luxury and sports brand is known for the iconic 911 sports car, but of course in recent years sales ...
Prototype Sports cars/Silhouettes. Porsche 550 Porsche 718 Porsche 904 Porsche 906 ... Porsche 911 RSR (991.2) Porsche 935 (991.2) Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) ...
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet The Porsche 911 3.2 series were available in Coupe, Cabriolet and Targa styles. With the 911's future ensured, 1983 saw the launch of a replacement for the successful SC series. It was the MY 1984 911 3.2 Carrera, reviving the Carrera name for the first time since 1977. The 911 3.2 Carrera was the second ...
Porsche is currently the world's largest race car manufacturer. In 2006, Porsche built 195 race cars for various international motor sports events. In 2007, Porsche was expected to construct no fewer than 275 dedicated race cars (7 RS Spyder LMP2 prototypes, 37 GT2 spec 911 GT3-RSRs, and 231 911 GT3 Cup vehicles). [102]