Great Cars Porsche

When humans think luxury, they think of the Porsche. With it is cars’ high price tags, powerful engines, and smooth, sleek lines, there’s no question that Porsche is one of the most esteemed automakers in the world.

The talent behind the company was a man named Ferdinand Porsche. Born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1875, he demonstrated astonishing mechanical aptitude at a young age. He was the third of five children. His father, a plumber, expected Ferdinand to take over the family business-but Ferdinand had other dreams. At eighteen, after completing an apprenticeship with his father, he took a occupation in Vienna with the firm Bela Egger & Co.

At the company, Ferdinand demonstrated impressive skill for his age. He built an electric wheel-hub motor, and was soon attracted throughout the street to rival Jakob Lohner & Co. This company was actively fabricating electric cars, and Ferdinand felt his achievements could be better employed there. And they were-three years after joining the company, Porsche had built an entire electric car.

This historic car, the Lohner-Porsche, was modern in various ways. The two wheel-hub motors on the front wheels had an output of 2.5 horsepower, generated an astonishing 120-rpm, and were totally silent. The battery could travel 50 kilometers amongst recharges. The car could travel up to 50 kilometers per hour.

But this was only the beginning. Porsche started out experimenting with internal-combustion motors, and his next car, the System Mixt, had internal-combustion wheel hub motors. Porsche went on to win various speed records and widespread acclaim-his name was now well-known not just in engineering circles, but likewise to the ordinary public. In 1905, he won the coveted Poetting Prize as Austria’s most great engineer.

In 1906, Austro-Daimler offered to make Porsche it is chief designer. Porsche accepted the job, and in 1910 he designed an 85-horsepower car for the Prince Henry Trial, an global contest named in honor of Prince Henry of Prussia. Porsche’s designs won the top three places at the trial.

With the begin of World War I, Austro-Daimler begun to focus on devising war materials such as trucks, airplane engines, and mechanized weapons. Porsche saw his star rise further in these years; in 1916, he became Austro-Daimler’s managing director. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Vienna Technical University. This honor was very significant to him. Ever afterwards, he was known as Professor or Doctor Porsche, and integrated the honor into his company’s name.

Dr. Porsche had competed in rallies and speed competitions since he became mesmerized in building cars. He believed that by building racecars, he could improve the performance of all his vehicles. As a result, he formulated an interest in building small, light, high-performance cars.

Unfortunately, he and Austro-Daimler did not see eye to eye. The company’s board did not agree with the direction Porsche wanted to take, and in the end Porsche left. He went on to a position at Steyr, but the Great Depression made car-making an unprofitable business. The company collapsed, and Dr. Porsche was unemployed.

So he moved to Stuttgart, a town with a strong connection to the automotive industry and the emplacement of assorted prominent car companies, and started a consulting business. His team consisted of humans he had worked with before, and a few family members-including his son, Ferry.

The company’s intent was to aid other companies design better cars-not to design them itself. So in the beginning, none of the cars the company designed had the Porsche name. That changed when the government, now beneath Nazi control, came to Porsche with a project: design a car “for the people”-a Volkswagen.

Porsche as a company has always been almost tied to Volkswagen; a heap of of the parts of the early Porsche cars came from the Volkswagen Beetle. Porsche’s Volkswagens were popular, lowpriced cars that pulled through after the collapse of the Third Reich. Porsche and his son, and later his grandson, went on to design such ground-breaking cars as the 911, the Boxster, the Spyder, the Roadster, the Carrera, and a lot of others.

Porsche pulled through the Great Depression, the Third Reich, and dramatic corporate restructuring to keep it is place at the forefront of the automotive industry. No matter the country, everyone knows that Porsche cars stand for luxury, power, and performance.

Great Cars Porsche

A Thrilling, In-Depth Look At This Legendary Sports Car

One of the most desired and envied sports cars ever created, Porsche has set the global benchmark for automotive performance and styling. With the addition of the new Cayenne SUV, Porsche is no longer just when it comes to sports cars, but it’s still performance-driven and stylish. Whether it’s the 911 or the Cayenne, they’re fun, powerful and precise — machines designed for persons with a passion for driving. All Porsches share a mutual bequest of automotive innovation, a bequest that started out with the company’s namesake, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, in the early days of the 20th Century.

From sports cars to luxuriousness cars, from alien elegance to domestic muscle, Great Cars offers an in-depth look at the world’s fastest, most expensive, most stimulating and most strange automobiles, along with the humans who loved and devised them.

Bonus Features:
James Dean PSA
Historic Racing -The 917′s
1971 1000 km Nurburgring
The Carrera GT Concept
LeMans 1976
Safari Rally 1978

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty good, but could use numerous more detail on the 911
By Chris Jares
I lately purchased this video and enjoyed the history of the line. There are a couple of minor faults in the video, but a good overview of Porsche. I would have liked to seen more on the 911. If you’re looking for 911 history, go with the History Channel DVD that Amazon sells. The bonus features are all rather good vintage footage of Porsche racing, including Le Mans and The African Safari Rally.

1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Excellent Historic Racing Bonus Footage
By Scott T Oliver
Good brief overview of Porsche history from 1930′s – 90′s. Better than other Porsche DVD’s I’ve purchased. Glosses over the important integrated development of the 986 and 996, key to progressed Porsche’s economic survival.

The real value of this DVD is the “Extras” section, including shop scenes of 917 construction and LeMans shop car prep. Many racing clips from Nurburgring and leMans in early and mid ’70′s. Many famous faces. Period Safari Rally coverage likewise excellent. Run time for the bonus features is when it comes to as long as the main feature and is perhaps the best part of the package.

1 of 1 humans found the following review helpful.
Very good! Rare footage…
By Diane K.
I purchased this as a gift for a Porsche lover who has everything- and I will say this was amazing. We both get enjoyment from looking at it again and again!!

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