Model histories by make
Porsche.
8 researched Porsche histories spanning 1948 to 1998, from the 356 to the 911. 115 cited sources in all, with 29 claims where those sources disagree and we say so.
356 (356 (all series))
1948–1965
The Porsche 356 was the first car to carry the Porsche name, and it carried the company for seventeen years. It began in 1948 at Gmund in Carinthia, where …
911 Turbo (930)
1975–1989 · 21,589 built
The Porsche 911 Turbo (Type 930) was the fastest production Porsche of its era and the car that made the turbocharged road-going 911 a fixture. Launched fo…
911 SC (G-series (impact bumper))
1978–1983
The Porsche 911 SC (1978-1983) is the car that kept the 911 alive. For the 1978 model year Porsche swept away the 2.7-litre 911 and the Carrera 3.0 and off…
928 (928 (front-engine transaxle V8))
1978–1995
The Porsche 928 was conceived as the car that would replace the 911. Ernst Fuhrmann's management believed the rear-engined car had run out of development a…
911 Carrera 3.2 (G-Series)
1984–1989
The 911 Carrera 3.2 (1984-1989) is the final and most developed version of Porsche's G-Series 911, and the last air-cooled 911 built on the original 1963 p…
944 Turbo (944)
1986–1991
The Porsche 944 Turbo, built to internal type number 951, is the turbocharged development of Porsche's front-engined transaxle four-cylinder car, sold from…
911 (964)
1989–1994 · 63,762 built
The Porsche 964 is the 911 that dragged Stuttgart's icon into the modern era without losing its soul. Sold from 1989 to 1994, it was pitched by Porsche as …
911 (993)
1994–1998 · 68,881 built
The Porsche 993 is, for many enthusiasts, the definitive 911: the last of the air-cooled cars, sold from 1994 to 1998. Penned by English designer Tony Hatt…
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