Porsche is a luxury manufacturer of German cars most of which are high performance. Founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche who was born in Maffersdorf which was then Austria-Hungary and is today named Czech Republic.

Porsche only produce 4 models at the moment the Boxster, Caymen, Cayenne and the 911. Although Porsche will start producing a 4 door saloon called the Panamera in late 2009.
Even older 911′s still demand a high price such as a 3.3 litre 964 turbo will still be on a dealership forecourt for around £30,000.

Porsche RS Spyders

Porsche is highly successful in racing most commonly people will see the Porsche Design Cup which is usually a warm up event before such events as a Formula 1 race.
Porsche is the largest manufacturer of race cars, back in 2006 195 cars where build such as 911 GT3 Cup’s, RS Spyders and 911 GT3-RSR’s.

How do you say Porsche well it’s pronounced as “Porsh-eh” as German words do not have a silent e on the end so if you’ve been pronouncing it “Porsh” for years you’ve been saying it wrong.

The Porsche logo is an concept from two other logos. The prancing horse which is the coat of arms of Stuttgart and the red and black stripes are from the Free People’s State of Württemberg. This has Stuttgart as its capital.

Porsche Logo