Porsche 911 is one of the most renowned 2 door coupes; its production started in Germany, and from the very beginning the vehicle has had sporty style, featured with a rear engine and a rear suspension. A swing axle incorporated in Porsche 356 was also seen on the 911.
The 911 Sport was provided with several more enhancements like interior controls, power-trains, and other goodies featured on the other high-performance models.
Its turbo engine pumps out serious power levels of 500 HP.
911 Classic (1963–1989)
The 911 was manufactured and developed in a larger and more powerful version than its previous version Porsche 356, which was the first model in lineup. The earlier version of 911 Sports car had a flat-6 engine that delivered 128 hp.
It had small rear seats with total number of four seats, making it 2+2 seater rather than a full fledged four seater, and it had 5-speed manual transmission option.
964 Series (1989–1993)
Sharing the concepts of the Porsche 959, there were large number of enhancements in the Porsche 964. The Porsche 964 was also marketed as Carrera 4. The drag coefficient of the vehicle was brought down to 0.32, and the chassis was redesigned with features like ABS brakes, Coil springs and power steering. The size of the engine was enhanced to 3600 cc.
Porsche 964 Turbo (1990–1993)
Porsche 964 Turbo
The turbo version was introduced in the year 1990; Porsche 964 Turbo had a 3.3 Liter engine, which could generate 320 PS.
Porsche 996 Series (1998–2005)
The Porsche air-cooled 911 model was replaced by a water-cooled model; the Porsche 996. Its body shell was redesigned, and it had remarkably sharp styling cues, and fascinating design, not to mention its lightening fast acceleration, and vicious pick up.
996 Turbo (2000–2004)
In the year 2000, the company manufactured the Turbo version of the 996; the turbo engine was acquired from 911 GT1 engine.
With the optional X50 package, it could speed up from 0-62 mph in 3.8 seconds and the additional X50 package equipped version was famous as Turbo S coupe. The turbo version of this particular model could hit the top speed of 189 mph.
997 Series
In the year 2005, the Porsche 911 was greatly redesigned using the shared concept of Porsche 996. The 997 Sport was manufactured with the basic concepts of Porsche 996, but technical design and underpinnings were almost identical as that of the predecessor.
Porsche 997 GT3
The 997 GT3 was introduced during Feb, 2006. The acceleration of the Porsche 997 GT3 was fascinating, allowing it to reach 100km per hour in 4.1 seconds, and it could achieve maximum speed of 310 km per hour.
997 GT3-RS
The 997 GT3-RS was debuted in the year 2006. The 997 GT3-RS model was released as a homologation version. The drive train of 997 GT3-RS is purely based up on the 911 GT3.
The 911 GT3 is built on the chassis and body of the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and its turbo versions.
Safety Features
The current generation 911 comes equipped with antilock-braking system, stability control and traction control, side airbags at the front, and also side curtain bags. The brakes on the turbo version and GT3 are even better and offer you an outstanding performance.
In brake testing, the 911 Carrera 4S came to a pit-stop from 60 mph within a distance of 104 feet. The bigger brakes on the GT3 and Turbo could theoretically be even better. Given this excellent performance, you’d only need the optional ceramic composite brakes, if you frequently participate in extreme driving events.
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