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The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche to exploit the regulations regarding the construction of 5-litre sports cars. Powered by a Type 912 flat-12 engine which was progressively enlarged from 4.5 to 5.0 litres, the 917 was introduced in 1969 and initially proved unwieldy on the race track but continuous development improved the handling and it ...
The following is a list of concept vehicles by German carmaker Porsche, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.As of September 2021, a total of 49 Porsche concepts have been revealed. 15 concepts remained unrevealed until November 11, 2020, the publish date of the Porsche Unseen, a book about the unrevealed Porsche concept vehicles from the years 2005 to 2019.
6.1 Prototype Sports cars/Silhouettes. ... as well as concept vehicles. Current models. Model Calendar year ... Porsche 917 Porsche 936 Porsche 935/77 2.0 Porsche 935/78
Bugatti opened its archives to tell the story of how its first 21st-century car, the Veyron, was born. Ferdinand Karl Piëch (1937-2019), a brilliant engineer who rose to the top of the Volkswagen ...
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The Porsche 917 Living Legend is a racing-inspired supercar concept, designed and built by Porsche in 2013, [6] designed as a modern interpretation of the winning Porsche 917KH at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The design elements such as a low riding height and the general aerodynamics created the basis of the design for the concept.
The Wyer Porsches were third and fifth, split by Merzario's Ferrari, then there was a row of Ferraris: the other two works cars of Ickx and Bell, and the two Filipinetti cars of Parkes and Wisell. Slowest of the 917 qualifiers was the third Porsche-Salzburg car of Herrmann/Attwood, doing a 3:32.6 after struggling with brake-issues, to start 15th .
With the 1969 to 1971 rules allowing sportscars with 5-litre-engines if at least 25 were made, which did Porsche early in 1969 with the Porsche 917 and Ferrari late in the year with the Ferrari 512S, up to 50 V12-powered race cars were available for the 1970 World Sportscar Championship endurance racing season, entered either by factory-backed teams, or by independent customers if they could ...