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For today’s auto enthusiasts, the name P1 evokes the latest McLaren hypercar, but in 1898, P1 was the unofficial name of Ferdinand Porsche’s first design, the Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model. The car came to be known as the P1 after Porsche engraved this code (standing for Porsche, number 1) onto all of the EV’s key components. Read more »
- Meet Porsche Classis Workshop's Hidden Gems
The Porsche Classic workshop located just outside of the German city of Stuttgart may not look like much from the outside, but it is an entirely different story from the inside. This is an automotive paradise for Porschephiles, as this is where the...
- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, The Father Of The 911, Passes Away At Age 76
The man who is credited with the design of the most famous Porsche models of all, the original 911, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria at age 76, of unknown causes, Porsche announced today. Porsche CEO Matthias Müller...
- Porsche Engineering Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Special Museum Exhibition
Porsche has been making sports cars for more than sixty years, but the historic roots of the brand go further back to 1931, when Ferdinand Porsche founded and registered an engineering design bureau in Stuttgart. Up until 1948, when Ferry Porsche built...
- La Show: Porsche Brings Cayenne Hybrid & 1900 Electric-drive Lohner-porsche
Porsche is attempting to show its eco-friendly side at the upcoming 2007 L.A. Show on November 16, with the first appearance of the Cayenne Hybrid in America. Featuring a full-hybrid design where the hybrid module (clutch and electric motor) is positioned...
- The More Things Change...
...The more things stay the same. Porsche is likely to increase its stake in Volkswagen today. That makes big news, and it is. Keep in mind that Ferdinand Porsche was the designer of the original People's car, the Volkswagen Beetle. It is that Beetle...
Cars
Porsche Unearths and Restores First Car Built by its Founder, the 1898 P1 EV
For today’s auto enthusiasts, the name P1 evokes the latest McLaren hypercar, but in 1898, P1 was the unofficial name of Ferdinand Porsche’s first design, the Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model. The car came to be known as the P1 after Porsche engraved this code (standing for Porsche, number 1) onto all of the EV’s key components. Read more »
- Meet Porsche Classis Workshop's Hidden Gems
The Porsche Classic workshop located just outside of the German city of Stuttgart may not look like much from the outside, but it is an entirely different story from the inside. This is an automotive paradise for Porschephiles, as this is where the...
- Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, The Father Of The 911, Passes Away At Age 76
The man who is credited with the design of the most famous Porsche models of all, the original 911, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria at age 76, of unknown causes, Porsche announced today. Porsche CEO Matthias Müller...
- Porsche Engineering Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Special Museum Exhibition
Porsche has been making sports cars for more than sixty years, but the historic roots of the brand go further back to 1931, when Ferdinand Porsche founded and registered an engineering design bureau in Stuttgart. Up until 1948, when Ferry Porsche built...
- La Show: Porsche Brings Cayenne Hybrid & 1900 Electric-drive Lohner-porsche
Porsche is attempting to show its eco-friendly side at the upcoming 2007 L.A. Show on November 16, with the first appearance of the Cayenne Hybrid in America. Featuring a full-hybrid design where the hybrid module (clutch and electric motor) is positioned...
- The More Things Change...
...The more things stay the same. Porsche is likely to increase its stake in Volkswagen today. That makes big news, and it is. Keep in mind that Ferdinand Porsche was the designer of the original People's car, the Volkswagen Beetle. It is that Beetle...