Porsche 911 - very popular luxury car from Porshe

When my grandfather, a disabled veteran, rolled me on the "humpbacked Zaporozhets", given to him by the country for the health lost in the war, I could not imagine that I was driving a car that was constructively built on the same principles as the Porsche 911: the rear Engine arrangement with rear-wheel drive. Only the engine is not opposite, the body is less streamlined, the other is the ergonomics of the interior and the speed characteristics are smaller, but everything converges! And both cars became cult. Both have a common ancestor in the face of Volkswagen Käfer, or Volkswagen Beetle in common parlance, which was created with the participation of Ferdinand Porsche and was produced from 1938 to 2003.

The legendary car Porshe 911 story is shorter than the "Beetle", but in 2014 will be celebrated 50 years from the beginning of its release. Digital index 911 did not plan to be used in the name - it was just a three-digit number of the in-factory number of the next racing model. But the success of sales has fixed the digital name for 7 generations of this extraordinary and well-known in the whole world model. Over the years of production in the Porsche 911 has changed a lot, but the following characteristics remained unchanged: reliability, the highest quality and the principle of a two-door four-seater coupe with a opposed engine installed behind the rear axle.

Zadnemotornaya configuration in the history of passenger cars is generally a rarity, especially in recent times. But the number of fans Porshe 911 throughout the history of release remained huge. And this is not surprising. All models of the Porsche 911 were distinguished by 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 Porsche 911. It can not be confused with anybody among other cars either in the parking lot or in the stream of cars.

For the long history of the Porsche 911, various models of this car have repeatedly participated in auto-competitions of various levels. In the list of victories of the car the absolute offset of the stages of the World Championship on rally, the race "Targa-Florio", the ring race "12 hours of Sebring", "24 hours of Daytona" and the legendary "24 hours of the Nurburgring".

The high quality of mass production of aggregates allowed the Porsche 911 to be equipped with an accelerated turbo engine in the early 70's, the frequency of maintenance of which did not exceed that for conventional atmospheric engines. At the same time, the car was not demanding to the level of the driver's qualification and could be safely operated daily in any situation. The very first Porshe 911 Turbo was donated to the artist, the granddaughter of Ferdinand Porsche, in 1975. He exploited it for a long time, happily and accident-free.

In 2006, as part of the fifth generation, the Porsche 911 GT3 version appeared with an atmospheric engine with a maximum output 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 high-speed atmospheric engines in its class.

Porsche 911 - the legendary car, having the greatest number of modifications in the current offer from the manufacturer, the car that has become a symbol of reliability and timelessness.