Auto: Porsche, 70 Years Young and Racing into the Future

"In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of. So I decided to build it myself."

Ferry Porsche


With that quote began an automotive legend with few equals and arguably no superiors.
 Porsche has had a presence in virtually every automotive category there is....and has created
one or two of its own. We rocket back to.....

1948

356/1: The Porsche type 356 "No. 1" Roadster

1948 saw the birth of the Porsche brand in Gmünd (Austria), with construction number 356 and chassis number 356-001: Porsche type 356 "No. 1" Roadster.

1950

Series production of the 356

The then Porsche KG returned to Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and commenced series production of the Porsche 356.

1951

356 SL: first Le Mans class victory

The young sports car manufacturer, Porsche, first attracted international attention with a class victory by its further enhanced 356 SL at the 24h of Le Mans.

1960

718 RS 60

In 1960, the Spyder – now called 718 RS 60 – was given an increased displacement. The 718 RS 60 delivered the greatest successes to date, particularly in long-distance racing.

1963

901 – birth of the legendary 911

Porsche introduced its successor to the 356: a fastback coupé with a 2+2 seating arrangement and two-litre, 6-cylinder 130 hp flat-six engine at the rear. The legendary 911 was born. Back then, however, it was still called the 901.

1966

The first 911 Targa

1975

911

 Turbo

At the height of the oil crisis, Porsche presented the first 911 Turbo – the world’s first production sports car with exhaust turbocharger and pressure regulator.

1984

Porsche 911 Carrera4x4c won the Paris-Dakar Rally

Besides the Manufacturers` World Championship title, Porsche marked its first victory in the Paris–Dakar Rally 

1993

Boxster study

At the Detroit Motor Show, the study for a roadster with a horizontally-opposed mid-engine was displayed: the Porsche Boxster.

1996

The 1 millionth Porsche

The 1 millionth Porsche rolled off the Zuffenhausen assembly line on July 15. It was a gift for the Stuttgart police force.

2002

The third car line: Cayenne

Porsche presented its third car line: the sporty, off-road Cayenne SUV.

2005

The fourth car line: Panamera 

With the new Panamera – the fourth car line – Porsche brought sports car technology to the premium segment with its highly dynamic interpretation of 'luxury'.

2013

918 Spyder Nürburgring lap record

The 918 Spyder set a Nürburgring lap record: the hybrid super sports car was the first road-approved car to complete a lap in under 7 minutes - in 6 minutes and 57 seconds to be precise - shaving 14 seconds off the previous record.

2014

The Macan – the fifth car line

The Macan, the sports car manufacturer's fifth car line, joined the Porsche family. Production in Leipzig was massively expanded for this CUV.