Porsche 911 Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Porsche 911
The 1 millionth 911 produced on display at Volkswagen Group Forum, Berlin
Overview
Manufacturer	Porsche AG
Production	1963–present
Assembly	Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
Designer	Ferdinand Butzi Porsche (original design)
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupé 2-door convertible 2-door targa top 2-door speedster
Layout	Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Related	Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 912 Porsche 934 Porsche 935 Porsche 959 Porsche Boxster Ruf RGT Ruf CTR Ruf CTR2
Chronology
Predecessor	Porsche 356

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelfer) is a two-door, 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car made since 1963 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and all round independent suspension. It has undergone continuous development, though the basic concept has remained unchanged. The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998, with the 993, produced from 1994–1998 model years, being the last of the air-cooled Porsche sports cars.

The 911 has been modified by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying, and other forms of automotive competition. It is among the most successful competition cars. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won major world championship sports car races, such as Targa Florio and 24 Hours of Daytona, even against prototypes. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979 and Porsche won World Championship for Makes titles in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 with 911-derived models.

In the 1999 international poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 came fifth. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003), and was until 1998 a successful surviving application of the air- (now water-) cooled opposed rear-engine layout pioneered by its ancestor, the Porsche 356. It is one of the oldest sports coupé nameplates still in production with one million manufactured as of May 2017.

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The original Porsche 901 on display at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show
The 911-based 912, powered by a flat-4 engine (1967)
Porsche 911 2.0 Coupe (1964) at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
The 911 R (1967)
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 touring
The 911 RSR
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0
Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
The Porsche 934, one of the first racing versions of the 930 Turbo
The Porsche 935 known for its signature "slant nose" front
Porsche 930 3.3-litre, distinguished by its raised "tea tray" rear wing
1983 Porsche 911 SC, the last production year of the SC
Henri Toivonen at rallye des 1000 pistes in 1984 on a Porsche 911 SC/RS
1988 Porsche 911 Commemorative Edition’s Carrera "Turbo-Look" Cabriolet and "Carrera Targa"
1988 Porsche Carrera CS
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Speedster "Turbo-Look"
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2
Porsche 964 Carrera RS
Porsche 964 Turbo
The mid-nineties Type 993 had sleeker bodywork. This is the high-performance GT2 variant
The Porsche 993 Carrera RS continued the tradition of a light weight and minimalist 911 beginning with the 1973 Carrera RS
The Porsche 993 Targa had a departure from the classic Targa design, incorporating an expensive glass sliding roof mechanism
Porsche 993 Turbo
2002 996 Carrera 4S
996 GT3
996 GT3 RS
996 Turbo
996 Turbo S
997 Carrera
997 Carrera S
997 Carrera 4S
Porsche 997 GTS
997 Turbo
997 GT3
997 GT3 RS 4.0
997 GT2
997 GT2 RS
997 Sport Classic
997 Speedster
991 Carrera S
Porsche 991 Turbo S
The 991 Targa features an all-new electronically operated roof mechanism which allows it to have the original Targa design
Porsche 991 (post face-lift)
Porsche 991 GT3
Porsche 991 GT3 RS
Porsche 911 R
Porsche 991 GT2 RS
Porsche 911 Speedster Concept
Porsche 992
Porsche 911 GT1 on display at the Porsche Museum

Porsche 911 facts for kids

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