Porsche Museum Part 1

Pictures taken at Porsche Museum in Stuttgart on our Summer Holiday 2010. This section contains mostly street cars.
Porsche Museum In July 2004, the decision was reached to launch the most spectacular building project in the history of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. The Viennese architects office Delugan Meissl Associated Architects were chosen from over 170 entries from all over Europe in the competition that was held to find a design for the museum. Actual construction began in October 2005. At the turn of the year 2006/07, the so-called basement and the core of the building were completed. By that point in time, about 21,000 cubic meters of concrete had been used for the underground garage, ground floor, second floor, and central support beams. The steel structure supporting the exhibition space, which spans 5,600 square meters, was successfully completed in the fall of 2007. The installation of building systems and the interior work began during the same season. On December 2008, finally, the Museum was handed over to Porsche exactly on time. The opening of the Porsche Museum took place on Saturday 31 January 2009. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Museum Nice piece of architecture, entrance to the museum : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder and Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder on the left and Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder on the right. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder 1962 Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder. 8-cylinder 2 l boxer with 210 HP, but top speed was still 280 km/h : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder 1960 Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder 1960 Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356/2 Coupe 1948 Porsche 356/2 Coupe. Ferry Porsche was developing two sports car prototypes. The 356/1, a mid-engine roadster, didn't go beyond the prototype stage. The rear-engine 356/2 became a production car and established a layout and style echoed to this day in the latest Porsche 911. The standard 1131cc (69-cid) VW air-cooled engine put out 25 horsepower. By adding special heads with larger valves, higher compression, and dual carburetors, the Porsche version developed 40 horsepower. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet 1949 Porsche 356/2 Gmünd Cabriolet. Until 1950, Porsches were made in a converted sawmill in the village of Gmiind, Austria, which was too remote and everything had to be done by hand. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 356 1500 Coupe 1954 Porsche 356 1500 Coupe. 1.5 l 4-cylinder boxer with 55 HP, top speed 160 km/h. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 A Carrera GT 1957 Porsche 356 A Carrera GT, with 4-cylinder 1.6 l boxer, producing 125 hp with top speed of 210 km/h. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT 1960 Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT 2.0 l 4-cylinder boxer with 130 PS. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT 1960 Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT 2.0 l 4-cylinder boxer with 130 PS. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 Cabriolet 1962 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 Cabriolet. There were only 34 of these cars built. It featured disk brakes developed by the company for its Type 804 Formula One racing cars. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 Cabriolet 1962 Porsche 356 B Carrera 2 Cabriolet. There were only 34 of these cars built. It featured disk brakes developed by the company for its Type 804 Formula One racing cars. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma 911 5 Generations of Porsche 911 : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 2.0 Coupe 1964 Porsche 911 2.0 Coupe. The Porsche 911 was developed as a much more powerful, larger, more comfortable replacement for the Porsche 356. The new car made its public debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show. The earliest editions of the 911 had a 130 PS flat-6 boxer engine, air-cooled and rear-mounted, displaced 1991 cc compared with the 356's four-cylinder, 1600 cc unit. The car had four seats although the rear seats are very small, and the car is usually called a 2+2. It was mated to a five-speed manual "Type 901" transmission. It's original name was in fact 901, but Peugeot claimed that in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 S 2.2 Targa 1970 Porsche 911 S 2.2 Targa, 6-cylinder 2.2 l boxer producing 180 PS. Targa was developed because of USA's more strict safety rules banning "real" convertibles, Thus Targa was created as a model between coupe and convertible, offering roofless freedom and yet abiding the rules. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 S Type 915 This is the Porsche 911 S Type 915, a prototype four-seater from 1970. It never went into production, because the company decided it wasn't yet ready for a four-seater, and didn't want to compete with its own two-seater models. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 S Type 915 This is the Porsche 911 S Type 915, a prototype four-seater from 1970. It never went into production, because the company decided it wasn't yet ready for a four-seater, and didn't want to compete with its own two-seater models. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupe 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Coupe, 2.7 l 6-cylinder boxer with 210 PS, top speed 240 km/h. The Carrera name was lifted from the little known 356 Carrera (a Porsche that claimed victory in-Mexico’s Carrera Panamericana competition). It also introduced "Ducktail" rear spoiler, also called as "tray". : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet. The 911 3.2 Carrera was the last iteration in the original 911 series offering 234 PS. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet. The 911 3.2 Carrera was the last iteration in the original 911 series offering 234 PS. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster producing 250 PS. Speedster was re-introduced in 1987 and became very popular, especially in North America. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster producing 250 PS. Speedster was re-introduced in 1987 and became very popular, especially in North America. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 Speedster producing 250 PS. Speedster was re-introduced in 1987 and became very popular, especially in North America. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 GT 1 1997 Porsche 911 GT 1 street version. Regulations for the GT1 category stipulated that to be eligible, a total of 25 cars must be built for road use. Porsche developed a fully road-legal version, dubbed "911 GT1 Straßenversion", and delivered one in early 1996 to the German government for compliance testing, which it passed. The engine had to be slightly de-tuned to meet European emissions laws, although its 544 PS and dry weight of 1,150 kg proved to be more than adequate; the vehicle could accelerate to 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 308 km/h. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 GT 1 1997 Porsche 911 GT 1 street version. Regulations for the GT1 category stipulated that to be eligible, a total of 25 cars must be built for road use. Porsche developed a fully road-legal version, dubbed "911 GT1 Straßenversion", and delivered one in early 1996 to the German government for compliance testing, which it passed. The engine had to be slightly de-tuned to meet European emissions laws, although its 544 PS and dry weight of 1,150 kg proved to be more than adequate; the vehicle could accelerate to 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 308 km/h. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 GT 1 1997 Porsche 911 GT 1 street version. Regulations for the GT1 category stipulated that to be eligible, a total of 25 cars must be built for road use. Porsche developed a fully road-legal version, dubbed "911 GT1 Straßenversion", and delivered one in early 1996 to the German government for compliance testing, which it passed. The engine had to be slightly de-tuned to meet European emissions laws, although its 544 PS and dry weight of 1,150 kg proved to be more than adequate; the vehicle could accelerate to 100 km/h from a standstill in 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 308 km/h. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe (993) 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Coupe was the first Porsche Turbo with all wheel drive. The Turbo's bodywork differs from the Carrera body by widened rear wheel arches (approximately 6 cm), redesigned front and rear bumper moldings, and a fixed rear wing housing the intercoolers. New 18-inch alloy wheels with weight-reducing hollow spokes were standard. The 993 was the first generation of 911 to have a standard six-speed manual transmission. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Turbo (Type 997) The 997 Turbo debuted in February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show. It featured a new front bumper with LED turn signal strips in the air intakes; the fog lamps were moved to the corners of the bumpers. Large air intakes fore and aft of the rear wheels provided other obvious visual cues of the Turbo model. Also featured was a retractable rear wing, as used on the 996 Turbo. The engine was based on the rugged and reliable 964/GT1 design rated 480 PS and 620 N·m. The turbochargers are fitted with a two-stage resonance intake system. According to official Porsche figures, the 997 Turbo Gen 2 accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds with the manual transmission, and 3.4 seconds with the PDK dual clutch transmission. It also recorded a 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 3.2 seconds when tested by Motor Trend, eclipsing all of its major competitors and even Porsche's own Carrera GT supercar. The 997 Turbo has an official top speed of 318 km/h , though Jeremy Clarkson achieved an indicated speed of 322 km/h during his 2008 video special. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Turbo (Type 997) The 997 Turbo debuted in February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show. It featured a new front bumper with LED turn signal strips in the air intakes; the fog lamps were moved to the corners of the bumpers. Large air intakes fore and aft of the rear wheels provided other obvious visual cues of the Turbo model. Also featured was a retractable rear wing, as used on the 996 Turbo. The engine was based on the rugged and reliable 964/GT1 design rated 480 PS and 620 N·m. The turbochargers are fitted with a two-stage resonance intake system. According to official Porsche figures, the 997 Turbo Gen 2 accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds with the manual transmission, and 3.4 seconds with the PDK dual clutch transmission. It also recorded a 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 3.2 seconds when tested by Motor Trend, eclipsing all of its major competitors and even Porsche's own Carrera GT supercar. The 997 Turbo has an official top speed of 318 km/h , though Jeremy Clarkson achieved an indicated speed of 322 km/h during his 2008 video special. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 911 Turbo (Type 997) The 997 Turbo debuted in February 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show. It featured a new front bumper with LED turn signal strips in the air intakes; the fog lamps were moved to the corners of the bumpers. Large air intakes fore and aft of the rear wheels provided other obvious visual cues of the Turbo model. Also featured was a retractable rear wing, as used on the 996 Turbo. The engine was based on the rugged and reliable 964/GT1 design rated 480 PS and 620 N·m. The turbochargers are fitted with a two-stage resonance intake system. According to official Porsche figures, the 997 Turbo Gen 2 accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds with the manual transmission, and 3.4 seconds with the PDK dual clutch transmission. It also recorded a 60 mph (97 km/h) time of 3.2 seconds when tested by Motor Trend, eclipsing all of its major competitors and even Porsche's own Carrera GT supercar. The 997 Turbo has an official top speed of 318 km/h , though Jeremy Clarkson achieved an indicated speed of 322 km/h during his 2008 video special. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 911 GT 3 2009 Porsche 911 GT 3 debuted in Geneva in 2006. Like previous GT3 models, it is a way for Porsche to homologate aerodynamic features for racing, as well as a starting model for customer racing. It has 3.8 l 435 PS six-cylinder boxer engine. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 959 Coupe 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe. When it was introduced the twin-turbocharged 959 was the world's fastest street-legal production car, boasting a top speed of 195 miles per hour (314 km/h), with the sport model capable of reaching 197 miles per hour (317 km/h). During its production run it was hailed as the most technologically advanced road-going sports car ever built, and forerunner of all future super cars. It was one of the first high-performance vehicles with all-wheel drive. Development of the 959 (originally called the Gruppe B) started in 1981, shortly after the company's then-new Managing Director, Peter Schutz, took his office. Production ended in 1988 with 292 959's from the assembly line. In total, 337 cars were built, including 37 prototypes and pre-production models. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 959 Coupe 1988 Porsche 959 Coupe. When it was introduced the twin-turbocharged 959 was the world's fastest street-legal production car, boasting a top speed of 195 miles per hour (314 km/h), with the sport model capable of reaching 197 miles per hour (317 km/h). During its production run it was hailed as the most technologically advanced road-going sports car ever built, and forerunner of all future super cars. It was one of the first high-performance vehicles with all-wheel drive. Development of the 959 (originally called the Gruppe B) started in 1981, shortly after the company's then-new Managing Director, Peter Schutz, took his office. Production ended in 1988 with 292 959's from the assembly line. In total, 337 cars were built, including 37 prototypes and pre-production models. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Carrera GT Starting as a concept car shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004. The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 hp whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 hp. Porsche claimed the car would accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 330 km/h, although road tests indicated that in reality the car can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds. This is the first model, padged as 1993. Only 1,270 GT's had been manufactured. It's one of my all-time favourite cars :). : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche Carrera GT Starting as a concept car shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004. The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 hp whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 hp. Porsche claimed the car would accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 330 km/h, although road tests indicated that in reality the car can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds. This is the first model, padged as 1993. Only 1,270 GT's had been manufactured. It's one of my all-time favourite cars :). : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Carrera GT Starting as a concept car shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004. The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 hp whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 hp. Porsche claimed the car would accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 330 km/h, although road tests indicated that in reality the car can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds. This is the first model, padged as 1993. Only 1,270 GT's had been manufactured. It's one of my all-time favourite cars :). : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Carrera GT Starting as a concept car shown at the 2000 Paris Motor Show, mainly in an attempt to draw attention to their display. Surprising interest in the vehicle and an influx of revenue provided from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce the car, and development started on a road-legal version that would be produced in small numbers at Porsche's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. Porsche started a production run of Carrera GTs in 2004. The Carrera GT is powered by a 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 hp whereas the original concept car featured a 5.5 litre version rated at 558 hp. Porsche claimed the car would accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 330 km/h, although road tests indicated that in reality the car can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds. This is the first model, padged as 1993. Only 1,270 GT's had been manufactured. It's one of my all-time favourite cars :). : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 968 Cabriolet 1995 Porsche 968 Cabriolet, with a 3 l straight-four engine producing 240 PS. It took over the entry-level position in Porsche's lineup from the 944, with which it shared about 20% of its parts. The 968 became the final model in an evolving line, starting almost 20 years earlier with the introduction of the Porsche 924. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma
Porsche 968 Cabriolet 1995 Porsche 968 Cabriolet, with a 3 l straight-four engine producing 240 PS. It took over the entry-level position in Porsche's lineup from the 944, with which it shared about 20% of its parts. The 968 became the final model in an evolving line, starting almost 20 years earlier with the introduction of the Porsche 924. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche 928 GTS 1995 Porsche 928 GTS, with 5.4 l V8 producing 350 PS. Because of it's very expensive price, total worldwide production for all years was just a little over 61,000 cars. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Boxster Spyder 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder, 6-cyl. 3.4 l boxer engine producing 320 PS. Boxster Spyder was the lightest Porsche on the market at the time, weighing 1,275 kg, a full 80 kg lighter than a Boxster S. This was achieved through the elimination of the conventional soft top's operating mechanism, the radio/PCM unit, door handles, air conditioning, storage compartments, cupholders and large LED light modules on the front fascia, although some of these could be re-added to the car in the form of options. Weight savings was also gained using aluminum doors, an aluminum rear deck and the lightest 19-inch wheels in the Porsche pallet. The vehicle rides on a firmer suspension than the other Boxster models, and is almost one inch lower in order to have firmer handling. A manually operated canvas top, carbon fiber sports bucket seats and two signature humps running along the back of the vehicle provide characteristic design elements. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma Porsche Boxster Spyder 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder, 6-cyl. 3.4 l boxer engine producing 320 PS. Boxster Spyder was the lightest Porsche on the market at the time, weighing 1,275 kg, a full 80 kg lighter than a Boxster S. This was achieved through the elimination of the conventional soft top's operating mechanism, the radio/PCM unit, door handles, air conditioning, storage compartments, cupholders and large LED light modules on the front fascia, although some of these could be re-added to the car in the form of options. Weight savings was also gained using aluminum doors, an aluminum rear deck and the lightest 19-inch wheels in the Porsche pallet. The vehicle rides on a firmer suspension than the other Boxster models, and is almost one inch lower in order to have firmer handling. A manually operated canvas top, carbon fiber sports bucket seats and two signature humps running along the back of the vehicle provide characteristic design elements. : 2010, Keski-Eurooppa, Porsche-museum, Stuttgart, auto, car, historia, history, loma