And – it has become much quieter inside the Porsche.” You do not have to change gears as often. The higher torque allows longer gear ratios and makes the engine elastic. The same power is available at speeds that are one third lower. In today’s Porsche, the same pace seems only half as fast – and half as exhausting. A comparison drive of only a few minutes would make the crucial difference clear to you. So what have we done since then? Eleven years of model constancy, that is eleven years of fine work on detail: barely visible, but immediately felt. Not only was it almost as beautiful – it was almost as fast too: 210 km/h. “There already was a 911 in 1964 – and it looked hardly different than today. Porsche summarized it as follows in the sales prospectus of 1976:
“It has guts like Jupp Heynckes on the firing range and the rough charm of Jean-Paul Belmondo.” Rudolf Urban The 911 was extensively revisedĪfter having been built for about ten years, the Porsche 911 was thus extensively revised. The American 911 friends, however, were happy that the Porsche 911 was still alive. Purists refused to understand what had just happened. ” This is how Rudolf Urban from the Munich magazine “tz” introduced the new Porsche 911 G-model for 1974. Its appearance is characterized by the new fenders (bumpers), considerable inner values are still reliability, temperament, safety and solid workmanship. “It has guts like Jupp Heynckes on the firing range and the rough charm of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
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