When my grandfather, a disabled veteran, rode me on the "hunchback Zaporozhets", which was presented to him by the country for his health lost in the war, I couldn’t imagine that I was driving a car constructively created on the same principles as the Porshe 911: rear rear-wheel drive engine layout. Only now the engine is not opposed, the body is less streamlined, the other ergonomics of the cabin and lower speed characteristics are smaller, and it all fits together! And both cars became iconic. Both have a common ancestor in the face of Volkswagen Käfer, or the Volkswagen Beetle colloquially, which was created with the participation of Ferdinand Porsche and was produced from 1938 to 2003.
The legendary Porshe 911 has a shorter history than the Beetle, but in 2014 it will mark 50 years from the start of its production. They did not plan to use the 911 digital index in the name - it was just a three-digit intra-factory number of the next racing model. But the success of sales has cemented the digital name for the 7th generation of this extraordinary and world-famous model. Over the many years of production, the Porshe 911 has changed a lot, but the following characteristics have remained unchanged: reliability, highest quality and the principle of a two-door four-seater coupe with an opposed engine mounted behind the rear axle.
Rear-engined layout in the history of passenger automobile industry in general is a rarity, especially recently. But the number of fans of the Porshe 911 throughout the release history has remained huge. And this is not surprising. All Porshe 911 models featured advanced technical capabilities for their time. It only added popularity. Another feature of this car is that it always inherits the features of the very first Porshe 911. You will not confuse it with anyone among other cars, either in the parking lot or in the stream of cars.
Over the long history of the release of the Porshe 911, various models of this car have repeatedly participated in car competitions of various levels. In the list of victories of the car, the absolute standings of the stages of the world rally championship, the Targa Florio race, the 12 hours of Sebring, 24 hours of Daytona and the legendary 24 hours of the Nurburgring ring races.
The high quality of serial production of units allowed back in the early 70s to equip the Porshe 911 with a forced turbo engine, the frequency of maintenance of which did not exceed that for conventional atmospheric engines. At the same time, the car was not demanding on the level of qualification of the driver and could be safely operated daily in any situation. The very first Porshe 911 Turbo was presented to the artist, granddaughter of Ferdinand Porsche, in 1975. It was exploited by it for a long time, happily and accident-free.
In 2006, as part of the fifth generation, there was a version of the Porshe 911 GT3 with an atmospheric engine with a maximum power of 415 hp. With a volume of 3.6 liters, its specific power is 115 hp. per liter, and he "knows how" to work at 8,400 rpm, although the maximum return is 7,600 rpm. This is one of the most high-speed and highly accelerated atmospheric engines in its class.
Porshe 911 is a legendary car with the largest number of modifications in the current offer from the manufacturer, a car that has become a symbol of reliability and timelessness.