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Sep 19 2013
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Porsche 911 50th Anniversary

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary

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It’s been 50 years! That’s right. The first Porsche 911 went on sale in 1963. Now Porsche has debuted an all new Porsche 911 to celebrate those 50 years.

The Porsche 911 is the benchmark for sports cars. That’s why it has lasted this long. It hasn’t changed much over the years. The engine is still in the back and it’s still a flat six. The shape of the body is still generally the same as in ’63. Every new version of the Porsche 911 simply tweeks the old one. From the outside, you might not even notice it’s new.

But it is new. And in the world of Porsche, it is VERY new. The body is now made entirely from aluminium. The engine is still a 3.8L flat six, but it has been upgraded too. And it’s now mated to a 7 speed manual gearbox.

And there is, of course, the steering. Wait for it…it’s now electronic power steering. The Porsche 911 now has electronic power steering. Some Porsche purists might not agree with this but this is how the 911 became the benchmark in the first place.

When something needs to be changed, to improve the driving experience in some way, Porsche changes it. The engine is still a flat six because it works beautifully. The body shape is basically the same but with some refinements over the years. The newest refinements are an aluminium body and electronic steering.

If Porsche believes these new refinements will improve the driving experience, chances are they are correct. They’ve been doing this for 50 years, and if they keep it up, we’ll be talking about this again in another 50. Happy birthday Porsche 911.

Jan 07 2013
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Porsche Trademark on the Crest Video

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Porsche Trademark Crest

The Porsche trademark crest is an unmistakable trademark. It has now been relaunched for the Porsche 356 and the early 911s from Porsche Classic. In order to faithfully reproduce the historic emblem true to the original colour and in the right material, our experts have carefully researched the history of the crest: between 1952 and 1998, there were three slightly different versions. Here, you can get an insight into the complex production process.

The Porsche trademark crest is an unmistakable trademark. It has now been relaunched for the Porsche 356 and the early 911s from Porsche Classic. In order to faithfully reproduce the historic emblem true to the original colour and in the right material, our experts have carefully researched the history of the crest: between 1952 and 1998, there were three slightly different versions. Here, you can get an insight into the complex production process.

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There has never been any reason to contemplate changing the Porsche Trademark crest’s symbolic and powerful design and thus to risk modernising it to death. Although the lettering has been slightly trimmed and the horse’s contours smoothed over time for printed versions, brochures and correspondence, for Porsche fans, however, in Germany and around the world, who associate the sports car in iconic fashion with this image, nothing has changed for 50 years.

Porsche’s logo is based on combined elements from the coat of arms for the Free People’s State of Württemberg of former Weimar Germany (the shield with the red and gold quarters that makes up the background), and the coat of arms for the city of Stuttgart (which is the horse).

Stuttgart is the home for Porsche Trademark, and was the capital for the State of Württemberg (later becoming part of Baden-Württemberg after the consolidation of West Germany in 1949).