Porsche 911 engine assembly
911 Targa: including the Targa 4, Targa 4S, Targa 4 GTS.All are available as cabriolets except the Carrera T. 911 Carrera: including the Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, Carrera 4 GTS, Carrera T.ĩ11s have also been categorized into families based on body styles or engine enhancements: 996 (1999–2004) all-new body and water-cooled enginesĪ series letter is used by Porsche to indicate the revision for production cars, usually on an annual basis.The model series and associated internal codes are as follows:
#Porsche 911 engine assembly code#
2.7 930 Turbo and Turbo Carrera 3.0-litre (1975–1977)Īlthough Porsche has used internal code numbers for each series of the 911, all models have been marketed and sold as 911s.The one millionth example was manufactured in May 2017 and is in the company’s permanent collection. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003). In a 1999 poll to determine the Car of the Century, the 911 was fifth. Porsche won the World Championship for Makes in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 with 911-derived models. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the mid-1970s, the naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR won world championship races including Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Daytona. It is among the most successful competition cars. The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the 996 series in 1998.
The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept has remained unchanged. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension.
The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelfer) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany.