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The Porsche 911 Was Initially Called The Porsche 901
1964 Porsche 911 2.0 Coupe (901)via Porsche AG
The Porsche 911 is one of the greatest sports cars ever built and Porsche's most successful car. Since 1963, Porsche has produced more than 1 million 911s across seven generations. However, the 911 name almost never came to be.

1964-porsche-911via classiccars
The 911 initially had a different name - the 901. Peugeot objected to the name, claiming they had the exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. Avoiding unnecessary confrontation, Porsche responded by simply changing the 0 to 1.

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Ferdinand Porsche Designed The World's First Fully Electric Vehicle
lohner-porscheVia Car Type
Most gearheads think that the fantastic Taycan is Porsche's first-ever fully electric car. They don't know that back in 1899, Ferdinand Porsche built what automotive historians consider the first fully electric automobile - the Lohner-Porsche. This was more than a century before Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Model S.

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Porsche Developed The Volkswagen Beetle
Yellow VW Beetle parked on asphaltVia Classic Driver
In 1934, Adolf Hi**er ordered Ferdinand Porsche, who was the chairman of Volkswagen at the time, to build a car that all citizens could afford. Hi**er believed that all German citizens should be able to afford a basic car capable of transporting two parents and their three children at a speed of 62 mph.

Few names in the auto industry are as synonymous with performance and greatness as Porsche. Over the last century, Porsche has produced some of the greatest German cars of all time, including the iconic 911 that defines what sports cars should be like, the record-breaking 918 Spyder, or the latest entrant to the EV space - the Taycan. People love Porsches for their advanced technologies, excellent driving dynamics, and the fact that most of them can survive for decades while looking and performing as good as new.

4) Porsche was the first car brand that sold passengers airbags as standard

Porsche was always way ahead of its time. They started selling cars passenger airbags as standard equipment while other luxury car brands were still charging extra. 944 Turbo became the first car to have driver and passenger airbags as standard equipment in the year 1987.

5) Porsche Cayenne S diesel set a world record in 2017 for towing an aero plane

Cayenne was introduced in 2003. It instantly became the best-selling vehicle because of its space, speed, and comfort. It is one of the most powerful vehicles in existence – so powerful that it towed a 285-ton airplane.

6) Porsche has won 18 races of LeMond’s 24 hour race

Which is more than any other manufacturer in the world. In total, it has won over 24,000 car races worldwide.

One of the top players in the luxury car game is Porsche. It’s German manufacturer that has been around for about 90 years, and has consistently been an innovative, luxurious, and high-quality brand in the market. It was established by Ferdinand Porsche in Germany in 1931

Now let’s take a look at some interesting facts you didn’t know about Porsche.

1) Porsche made an electric car in 1900

Ferdinand Porsche had developed Lohner-Porsche, the world’s first electric vehicle in 1900, without having formal engineering education.

2) Originally, the Porsche 911 was named “901” in 1963

The Porsche 911 is one of the greatest sports cars ever built and the most successful car made by Porsche. Can you imagine it to be called anything else but 911? We neither but the fact is, it was originally named 901 and it had to be changed because a French automotive, Peugeot had a trademark on the “digit-zero-digit” model name. So, the Porsche was renamed to 911.

In fact, 82 units of were made Porsche 901 for testing/exhibitions but never sold any of the original models.

3) 356 was the first car sold under the banner of Porsche

The very first car made and sold under the banner was 356 made by Ferry Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche) in the year 1948.

Ferdinand Porsche had already created for Beetle before World War II under the banner of Volkswagen.

One of the top players in the luxury car game is Porsche. It’s German manufacturer that has been around for about 90 years, and has consistently been an innovative, luxurious, and high-quality brand in the market. It was established by Ferdinand Porsche in Germany in 1931

Now let’s take a look at some interesting facts you didn’t know about Porsche.

1) Porsche made an electric car in 1900

Ferdinand Porsche had developed Lohner-Porsche, the world’s first electric vehicle in 1900, without having formal engineering education.

2) Originally, the Porsche 911 was named “901” in 1963

The Porsche 911 is one of the greatest sports cars ever built and the most successful car made by Porsche. Can you imagine it to be called anything else but 911? We neither but the fact is, it was originally named 901 and it had to be changed because a French automotive, Peugeot had a trademark on the “digit-zero-digit” model name. So, the Porsche was renamed to 911.