PORSCHE TIMELINE:-
1875 – Ferdinand Porsche born on September 3.
1906 – Porsche becomes technical director at Austro Daimler.
1909 – Ferry Porsche born on September 19.
1931 – Ferdinand Porsche opens engineering and consultation on engine and vehicle design’ in Stuttgart on April 25.
1934 – The company Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG receives an official order for the design and construction of a German Volkswagen. Only one year later, the VW prototype is test driven.
The ‘Ur Beetle’ is assembled in the garage of the Porsche villa in Stuttgart.
1935 – Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is born on December 11 in Stuttgart as the eldest son of Ferry Porsche.
1948 – The 356 is the first sports car to bear the Porsche name. ‘No. 1’ is roadcertified in June. Only one month later, the lightweight mid-engine roadster wins its first class victory at the Innsbruck Stadtrennen.
1950 – Porsche KG returns to Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and commences series production of the Porsche 356.
1951 – Company founder Ferdinand Porsche dies on 30 January at the age of 75. With the class victory of a 356 SL at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the young sports car manufacturer Porsche wins international acclaim.
1964 – The Porsche 911 launched in the previous year as the ‘901’ goes into series production.
The Porsche 904 Carrera GTS likewise designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche is acclaimed for its exceptional design and outstanding performance.
1975 – With the 924, Porsche for the first time produces a front-engine sports car in transaxle configuration. Porsche becomes the first car maker to employ a double-sided galvanising process for body steel.
1977 – Conceived as successor to the 911, the Porsche 928 takes new paths in technology and design. Serving as power plant of the luxurious high performance sports car is a light-metal alloy V8 engine.
In addition to successfully defending its title in the World Championship of Makes with the Type 935, Porsche once again wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Type 936.
1985 – The high-performance, high-tech Porsche 959 is presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Shortly thereafter, it wins the Pharaoh’s Rally. In the following year, the 959 is likewise victorious in the Paris–Dakar Rally.
1989 – The Porsche 911 Carrera appears for the first time with the novel ‘Tiptronic’ automatic gearbox system. Body versions offer a choice of Coupé, Cabriolet and Targa.
1991 – Porsche becomes the first car maker in Germany to equip all production models with an airbag for driver and front passenger as standard equipment.
1997 – Under the motto ‘Evolution 911’ a new generation of the Porsche 911 Carrera is presented. For the first time, it is powered by a water-cooled four-valve 6-cylinder horizontally opposed engine.
To satisfy high demand, the Boxster is now also produced by Valmet Automotive in Finland.
1998 – On 27 March, Ferry Porsche dies at the age of 88. The decision to initiate production of the third series is announced – the Cayenne is on its way. With the 911 GT1,
Porsche logs a double victory in Le Mans and can now chalk up a total of 16 overall wins.
1999 – With the 911 GT3, Porsche rounds out the 911 series with an exceptionally sporty version. The Boxster S, a higher performance version of the mid-engine roadster, is available.
The Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is presented as a world first.
2001 – The new 911 GT2 is equipped with the PCCB Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake as standard and generates 462 hp. The new generation of the 911 Carrera receives a 3.6-litre engine with variable valve lift.
Available as new versions are the 911 Carrera 4S and 911 Targa.
2002 – Porsche presents its third series: the sporty and off-road Cayenne SUV. The revised Boxster, thanks to VarioCam technology, achieves lower consumption and emission ratings with simultaneous power boost.
2003 – Series production of the Porsche Carrera GT starts up in Leipzig. By 2006, a total of 1,270 units of the fast (up to 330 km/h) high-performance sports car are built. In addition to the new Porsche 911 GT3 and 911 GT3 RS, the 911Turbo Cabriolet and the 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet further expand the product line.
2004 – The new generations of the 911 and Boxster sports car series are introduced in both Basic and S versions.
2007 – With the Porsche 911 GT2, the fastest and most powerful roadgoing 911 is launched in November. The new Cayenne GTS offers greater performance and agility, and an even more direct response.
The uprated 4.8-litre V8 engine delivers 405 hp to the road. And the ALMS success story continues with the 2nd generation RS Spyder: 12 runs, 11 class victories, 8 overall victories, Team,
Constructor’s and Driver’s World Championship.
2009 – Ferry Porsche would have celebrated his 100th birthday – and would have been proud: the new Panamera brings sportscar technology to the automotive premium class and a highly dynamic interpretation of ‘luxury’.
The new 911 GT3 and 911 GT3 RS offer the most uncompromising interpretation of the 911 idea to date. The new 911 Turbo proves that, at Porsche, exceptional efficiency and outstanding performance are inseparable
concepts: featuring direct fuel injection (DFI), Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG), VarioCam Plus and Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) double-clutch transmission, it generates 500 hp from just 11.4 l/100 km.
And the new Boxster and Cayman models are more powerful and efficient, too. The Porsche Museum opens in Zuffenhausen – right next to the company’s headquarters.
2011 – At the Detroit Auto Show, Porsche will present the 918 RSR racing lab for the first time. Porsche is using it to test its hybrid technology on the race track and to show how far the idea of Porsche Intelligent Performance
can really go. After all, if hybrid technology is to be used as a drive type for race cars, it must prove itself on the race track.
Porsche presents the new generation of the sports car icon that is the 911. Porsche Identity. For and in the 21st century. And with it, a truly distinctive design.
A technology that was born on the race track. With an emotional impact that has been standard since 1963.
- Reference – Porsche.com [Online] available from <http://www.porsche.com/usa/aboutporsche/porschehistory/milestones/>
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