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| Porsche 911 | |
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.jpg) The 1 millionth 911 produced on display at Volkswagen Group Forum, Berlin | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Porsche AG |
| Production | September 1964 – present |
| Assembly | Germany: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg |
| Designer | Ferdinand Butzi Porsche (original design) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car/Grand tourer (S) |
| Body style |
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| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive |
| Related | |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Porsche 356 |
The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a family of two-door, high performance rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its eighth generation, all 911s have a rear-mounted flat-six engine, and usually 2+2 seating, except for special 2-seater variants. Originally, 911s had air-cooled engines, and torsion bar suspension, but the 911 has been continuously enhanced, and evolved across generations. Though the 911 core concept has remained largely unchanged,[1] water-cooled engines were introduced with the 996 series in 1998,[2][3] and front and rear suspension have been replaced by Porsche-specific MacPherson suspension up front, and independent multi-link rear suspension.
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]
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- ^ "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.