In 1953, Porsche called for a race car stronger than the 356. Therefore they came up with 550. It was the very first authentic competition vehicle by Porsche. It was pretty light-weight, it contained a couple of seats, light weight aluminum body, tubular framework and also an open top. They were originally racing simply with Volkswagen. The initial pair of 550 took over their category at Le Mans ending one-two in the 1500cc division. After that, just one of the two autos triumphed in its automotive category within the renowned Pan Americana Mexican road race.
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Exactly Why The Porsche 550 Spyder Is Often Viewed As The Automobile Enthusiasts Perfect Vehicle
Friday, November 26th, 2010Street Racer,Porsche 911 GT3
Sunday, November 29th, 20092010 Porsche 911 GT3: A Street-Legal Race Car
Top Speed:193 mph
Acceleration: 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds
Engine Size: 3.8 liter flat-6
Power: 435 hp at 7600 rpm
Torque: 317 lb-ft at 6250 rpm
Fuel Economy: 15 mpg city/22 mpg highway
Price at Time of Writing: $113,150
The 2010 version of the Porsche 911 GT3 is a serious sports car. Talk about specific engineering: 7 oil pumps for the engine and a gear box with its own cooling system. These cars are built for race speed, and many will actually see action on the track. The 2010 model sees the car more powerful and exciting to drive.
Porsche turns to small cars after World War 1
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Ferdinand Porsche was around 72 years old when the 1st hand-made, hand-beaten Porsche 356 rolled down the road at Gmund. It was 1948 but Porsche had started his career before the turn of the century.
Just what was he doing for his first fifty years?
The one word answer is’plenty’. A little longer answer is designing some of the top motoring icons and fastest autos of the twentieth century. Or, getting all the experience, data and abilities needed to produce one of the hottest and most suave lines of sports cars in the world.
A Brief History of Porsche
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Ferdinand Porsche was an automobile engineer with more than a thousand patents to his name, and played an important role in the development of airplanes and the development of tanks for the Wehrmacht too. In the 1920s he was allocated chief engineer at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart and later set up his own engineering workshop. There he designed, among other things, the Volkswagen. He acted as chief of operations at the plant where the Volkswagen was made, Wolfsburg, and at the end of the war he was interned by the Allies.
Comparing 2 of the best cars in the world.
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Porsche vs Ferrari? Porsche and Ferrari are German and Italian sides of the same coin, interpretations of the sports car idea. Both founded by a dominant patriarch, both honed in racing, both more than 50 years old, both with engineering and styling integrity. Whether on the track of Le Mains or on the streets, the two have always been put head-to-head and compared. Even the most naive motorist associates these two names with both performance and style.
