In 1963 it was the Porsche 911 that set the tone for the Porsche manufacturer for the next fifty plus years. With its sloping back, distinctive circular headlights, and slanted windscreen the Porsche 911 is the world’s best-loved sports car. This is a vehicle that is as enduring of the Porsche brand as is the Rolex watch. The Porsche 911 may have had humble origins, having descended from the Volkswagen Beetle.
Porsche as a car maker emerged in post-war Germany, but prior to the war the founder of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche, actually designed the Beetle. It was in the late 1940s that the brand put a Beetle derived Porsche 356 on the market, giving Porsche a firm hold in the industry. The demand in the 1950s became such that a successor to the 356 was needed. Porsche engineers worked for years to come up with a prototype to reveal to the world and in 1963 they revealed the Porsche 911 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, though it was called the 901.
The Porsche 901 name was changed to 911 because Peugeot had claim on the right to name all three digit model vehicles with a zero in the middle. Since the introduction of the first 911 the basic design has changed very little over fifty years. Any two models can be lined up and the same unique shape is easily recognisable. The changes that have occurred through the years relate to a lengthened wheelbase, a windscreen that is tilted back a few degrees more, and spoilers and bumpers that have been added or taken away. However, the overall silhouette of this classic sports car remains the same.
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While the outside shape has changed little, the interiors have evolved through the years with obvious technical advances. Despite these changes, the one basic element of the Porsche 911 interior has remained as a part of its identity. This is the set-up of the engine compartment. It is a counter-intuitive set-up with the flat-six engine being located over the rear axle and driving the rear wheels. This Porsche brand as a whole, like the 911, is like nothing else.
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Porsche sports cars have become design icons in part because they are aesthetically successful; they are attractive to the eye. However, the amazing part of the design is the harmony of the concept which is design follows function. The distinctive idiom and contours of a Porsche is immediately recognisable. The roofline, the wings, and the powerful shoulders are all features that can be found in every Porsche model as they have been reinterpreted in their own era and character. People love these cars for their look, their functionality, performance, everyday usability, exclusiveness, and social acceptance. The Porsche brand is a tradition with strong ideals, values, and philosophies that inform the principles, which have made it arguably the maker of the best sports cars in the world.
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Syed Farhan TanvirI am car editor and digital marketing expert at Graphics Experts Ltd.
