Porsche’s fabled 911 represents the ultimate expression of Ferdinand Porsche’s original vision of the perfect sports car. In The Complete Book of Porsche 911, author and photographer Randy Leffingwell provides a year-by-year overview of Stuttgart’s most famous car, from the original 901 prototype to today’s technologically advanced GT2 and GT3 derivatives and the latest 992-generation 911. Along the way, he highlights the racing, prototype, and limited-production cars—offering the most complete reference available to these top-tier sports cars.
In this book, you’ll find the air-cooled cars of 1963 to 1998, then the water-cooled 911s of 1998 to present day. With behind-the-scenes info on the evolution of this iconic sports car, this book offers the detail craved by Porsche enthusiasts. Illustrated throughout with images from Porsche’s own historical archive and complemented by the author’s stunning photos, along with detailed technical specification tables, The Complete Book of Porsche 911 offers a thorough account of one of the most beloved enthusiast cars ever produced.
From the Publisher
A new car! For customers and automakers, this phrase signifies success, even as it hints at innumerable choices. Porsche’s first decade in business brought revenues and the confidence to undertake a second-generation vehicle.
THE FIRST GENERATION 1964–1969
Porsche’s 901 and 902 seized the motoring world’s attention. As Ferry and his marketing staff showed the prototype to visitors at the Frankfurt
show, his engineers readied the car for manufacture.
THE SECOND GENERATION 1978–1983
Five years after management planned to kill it, Porsche introduced the next final 911.
THE THIRD GENERATION APPEARS 1989–1994
Helmuth Bott’s schedule in 1984 had been full of the future, planning half
a decade and further ahead. While Porsche just had introduced the 3.2 Carrera, he already was anticipating the 911’s next generation.
THE FOURTH GENERATION 1994–1998
Ulrich Bez and Harm Lagaay arrived at Weissach in 1989 from BMW. Lagaay pulled designer Tony Hatter off other projects and started him sketching concepts for the next 911.
WATER COOLING DEFINES THE FIFTH GENERATION 1998–2005
As iconic as the air-cooled engine in the 911 had become, eventually Porsche decided it was the time to introduce water-cooled engines.
THE SIXTH GENERATION 2005–2012
Porsche switched up the development order with the 997. Weissach started with the convertible, knowing the lineup would include it, and then went to work on the coupe.
THE SEVENTH GENERATION 2012–2019
“We had this idea to lengthen the wheelbase long ago, even before 2006, when we first started investigations into the next car,” said August Achleitner, the 911 product line director, as he explained one of the controversial dimensions in the 991.
THE EIGHTH GENERATION, 2020–ON
Porsche introduced its eighth-generation 911, the Typ 992, to guests and
media on the eve of the Los Angeles International Auto Show at its Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles on November 27, 2018.
Publisher : Motorbooks (July 30, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 344 pages
ISBN-10 : 0760365032
ISBN-13 : 978-0760365038
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 0.9 x 11 x 9.63 inches
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