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Erwin Komenda, the leader of the Porsche car body construction department who initially objected, was also involved later in the design. 7 prototypes were built based on Butzi Porsche's original design and were internally called the Porsche 754 T7. Butzi Porsche initially came up with a notchback design with proper space for seating two rear passengers but Ferry Porsche insisted that the 356's successor was to use its fastback styling. The styling was largely penned by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, son of Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche.

Porsche 911 engine case identification manual#

A four or five-speed "Type 901" manual transmission was available. The car had four seats although the rear seats were small, thus it is usually called a 2+2 rather than a four-seater (the 356 was also a 2+2). The first models of the 911 had a rear-mounted 130 hp (97 kW) Type 901/01 flat-6 engine, in the " boxer" configuration like the 356, the engine is air-cooled and displaces 1,991 cc (2.0 L) as compared to the 356's four-cylinder, 1,582 cc (1.6 L) unit. Production began in September 1964, with the first 911s exported to the US in February 1965. Internally, the cars' part numbers carried on the prefix 901 for years. Instead of selling the new model with a different name in France, Porsche changed the name to 911. However, French automobile manufacturer Peugeot protested on the grounds that in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. A total of 82 cars were built as which were badged as 901s. It originally was designated as the "Porsche 901" (901 being its internal project number). The car was developed with the proof-of-concept twin-fan Type 745 flat-six engine, but the car presented at the auto show had a non-operational mockup of the single-fan 901 engine, receiving a working unit in February 1964. The new car made its public debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show ( German: Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung). The Porsche 911 was developed as a more powerful, larger and a more comfortable replacement for the 356, the company's first model. The 911 traces its roots to sketches drawn by Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche in 1959. The original Porsche 901 on display at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show Now available as an RS (Renn Sport) model only. No cabriolet version has ever been produced to date.

GT2/GT2 RS: the highest performance derivative, a track-focused version based on the Turbo with rear wheel drive.

A grand touring version featuring comfort-oriented options was called the GT3 Touring exclusively within the 991 series. No cabriolet variant has ever been produced to date.

GT3/GT3 RS: a track-focused version of the 911 Carrera with a naturally aspirated engine and rear wheel drive.

911 Turbo: including the Turbo, Turbo S.

911 Targa: including the Targa 4, Targa 4S, Targa 4 GTS.

All are available as cabriolets except the Carrera T.

911 Carrera: including the Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera T.

ĩ11s have also been categorized into families based on body styles or engine enhancements:

Porsche 911 engine case identification series#

996 (1999–2004) all-new body and water-cooled enginesĪ series letter is used by Porsche to indicate the revision for production cars, usually on an annual basis.

The model series and associated internal codes are as follows:

Porsche 911 engine case identification code#

2.7 930 Turbo and Turbo Carrera 3.0-litre (1975–1977)Īlthough Porsche has used internal code numbers for each series of the 911, all models have been marketed and sold as 911s.

The one millionth example was manufactured in May 2017 and is in the company’s permanent collection. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003). In a 1999 poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 was fifth. Porsche won the World Championship for Makes in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 with 911-derived models. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won world championship races including Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Daytona. It is among the most successful competition cars. The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelfer) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.