Porsche 911

Porsche 911
The 1 millionth 911 produced on display at Volkswagen Group Forum, Berlin
Overview
Manufacturer	Porsche AG
Production	September 1964 – present
Assembly	Germany: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Designer	Ferdinand Butzi Porsche (original design)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car/Grand tourer (S)
Body style	2-door coupé 2-door convertible 2-door targa top 2-door speedster
Layout	Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive
Related	Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 912 Porsche 934 Porsche 935 Porsche 959 Porsche Boxster/Cayman Ruf RGT Ruf CTR Ruf CTR2
Chronology
Predecessor	Porsche 356

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged.^[1] The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998.^[2][3]

The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. It is among the most successful competition cars. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won world championship races including Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Daytona. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. Porsche won the World Championship for Makes in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 with 911-derived models.

In a 1999 poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 was fifth.^[4] It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003).^[5] The one millionth example was manufactured in May 2017 and is in the company's permanent collection.^[6]