Porsche 911 E

The vehicle in detail

The very first 911 made its debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show as the Type 901. As the successor to the Porsche 356, it immediately won the unanimous approval of sports car enthusiasts. sports car enthusiasts.

To find a name for its new model, Porsche referred to Volkswagen’s spare parts numbering system, with a view to future cooperation between the two groups. the two groups. A year later, the Type 901 abandoned its prototype status and was presented under the definitive name of 901. This was without counting on Peugeot’s intervention. Peugeot justified its use of a 3-digit numbering system with an O in the middle since 1929. In November 1964, Ferry Porsche finally decided to call it 911, not least for practical reasons. Cauto was initially marketed with a 2-liter 130 hp engine, followed by a 160 hp S version in 1966.