Louise Piëch was born in 1904 as the eldest daughter of the legendary automobile designer and inventor Ferdinand Porsche. Five years later, her brother Ferry Porsche followed. Louise Piëch had never planned to play a major role in her father’s company. She was more interested in art, which was why she opted to study art…
As with the previous model, the 964, the plan from the outset was to offer a version of the 993, which first went on sale in model year 1998, for the Porsche Supercup, which was first staged under the auspices of Formula 1 in 1993. At the national level, the 1990 Carrera Cup replaced the…
Since 1975, the “Turbo” has been the biggest attraction in the world’s most admired 911 series. The Porsche 911 Turbo 964 model generation is, in quality terms, one of the most prestigious the sports car sector has to offer. It is excellently finished down to the smallest detail and is known to be very reliable….
In the early 1990s, Porsche was publicly being touted as a takeover candidate. The recession had had a devastating effect on sports car sales. The Porsche 928 and 968 series had almost entirely ceased to sell, so all eyes once again turned to the Porsche 911 as the great white hope. At least one positive…
Helmuth Bott is one of the most important technology pioneers ever to have worked for Porsche. He arrived at Porsche aged 26 after an apprenticeship with Daimler-Benz, a degree in engineering at the University of Stuttgart and several internships at Daimler and Bosch. The Porsche 356 from the Stuttgart works was only just celebrating its…
The limited special models of the Porsche 911 have always been among the most sought-after collector’s items. Once the second limited edition, the “911 Signature”, had sold out in next to no time on the American market in 1976, fans of the Porsche company in the US were forced to wait for another four years…
Initiator of the 993 Turbo Cabriolet: MAHAG boss Fritz Haberl In 1994 at the Geneva Motor Show, the idea of a 993 Turbo Cabriolet was born. Fritz Haberl, long-standing MAHAG CEO, was so taken with the 993 Carrera Cabriolet that he immediately asked if an open-topped version with the turbo engine might also be on…
On June 10, 2020, Hans Mezger passed away at the age of 90. On the occasion of the first anniversary of his death, we had the opportunity to speak with his son Oliver Mezger. Mr. Mezger, June 10, 2021, will be the first anniversary of your father’s death. That will certainly be a difficult day…
It shouldn’t be that hard to choose the “right” Carrera 3.2 because it is by some margin the most mature vehicle in the G model series. It neither suffers from the problem of pulled-out cylinder head bolts like the 911 2.7 from model years 1974 to 1977, nor is it prey to weaknesses in the…
We received a very sad message from the Sprenger family a few days ago. Rolf Sprenger passed away on February 24, 2021 at the age of 77. He joined Porsche in 1967 as an engine engineer and later headed the Customer Center. Rolf Sprenger was the initiator of the special requests department, which later became…
