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On Thursday, the one millionth 911 rolled off the production line at Porsche’s plant in Zuffenhausen, Germany.
The car, a Carrera S finished in a special Irish Green paint, features numerous touches to highlight its significance. For example, there are special badges with “911 Nr. 1000000” marked on them. You’ll also find a “1000000.” inscription in the instrument cluster.
But before all you collectors start salivating at the thought of owning the special car, note that Porsche plans to keep it for its official museum.
The 911, the successor to the equally iconic 356, made its debut at the 1963 Frankfurt auto show, initially badged a 901. After an argument with Peugeot over the use of the name, Porsche decided to call the car a 911. (82 of them were built using the 901 name.)
It means Porsche has been building the cars at a rate of roughly 18,500 per year. Despite its age, the 911 is as popular as ever as Porsche sold as many as 32,365 examples in 2016 alone.
And as a testament to the car’s quality, Porsche points out that more than 70 percent of all 911s it’s built over the years are still capable of being driven today.
“Fifty-four years ago I was able to take my first trips over the Grossglockner High Alpine Road with my father,” Porsche Chairman Wolfgang Porsche, grandson of Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche, said in a statement. “The feeling of being in a 911 is just as enjoyable now as it was then—that’s because the 911 has ensured that the core values of our brand are as visionary today as they were in the first Porsche 356/1 from 1948.”
..............and, even after all these years, except for the headlights, it still doesn't look much different from the first ones that rolled out in the fall of 1963, for the 1964 model-year.
So much for the oft-quoted saying that styling has to evolve or die.
The car, a Carrera S finished in a special Irish Green paint,
Why they chose Irish Green, to me, is an interesting question, considering that the official German racing color is silver (or white, in some circumstances). One would have thought (?) that this one-millionth 911 would be a monument to German (and particularly Porsche) accomplishments in motorsports.
Cuz green is the color of money and the 911 is money for Porsche.
On the headlights, they did change them for a while and got shat on big time for it. The cars with that melted light look have terrible resale value.
The 911 look is iconic (ok, that goes without saying), they keep evolving the package without spoiling the whole thing and laugh all the way to the bank.
Cuz green is the color of money and the 911 is money for Porsche.
The Boxster, though, and the Porsche SUVs seem to be where most of the sales are nowadays....not the 911.
The 911 look is iconic (ok, that goes without saying), they keep evolving the package without spoiling the whole thing and laugh all the way to the bank.
What really kept the 911 going was the development, a couple of decades ago, of better tires/suspension/steering, AWD, computer-engineering, and electronic traction-aids that helped keep drivers of the tail-heavy design (particularly with careless or inexperienced drivers) from swapping ends on hard cornering and winding up in the ditch.
But the Boxster and Cayenne did not make the company.
I actually think the green was to make the car easy to point to in the museum, look that green one is the millionth car. If they did it in silver, it would be like, which silver car are you pointing to?
But the Boxster and Cayenne did not make the company.
I actually think the green was to make the car easy to point to in the museum, look that green one is the millionth car. If they did it in silver, it would be like, which silver car are you pointing to?
The Boxster, though, and the Porsche SUVs seem to be where most of the sales are nowadays....not the 911.
What really kept the 911 going was the development, a couple of decades ago, of better tires/suspension/steering, AWD, computer-engineering, and electronic traction-aids that helped keep drivers of the tail-heavy design (particularly with careless or inexperienced drivers) from swapping ends on hard cornering and winding up in the ditch.
It's quite a bit more expensive, but the 911 actually outsells the Boxster and Cayman combined.
Is that Irish Green? I was watching this guy's YouTube where it was, help me select my 911....and he had a custom moss green color I think from the 70's put on his 991.1....
I had the good fortune to have owned a Porsche (haha not a 911 but a 951.) I hate to live in the past but it was quite an experience. Whether or not I'll ever own another, well, let's be honest, it's limited by financial resources...
edit p.s. it's supposed to be an S, do they not put the S designation on these days?
Is that Irish Green? I was watching this guy's YouTube where it was, help me select my 911....and he had a custom moss green color I think from the 70's put on his 991.1....
I won't doubt your word, but, with today's level of SUV sales, that would be quite unusual.
Yes sir. Youre right about the SUV's being the top sellers, the Cayenne and Macan are the two top sellers in the US, but the 911 does indeed sell more in the US than the Boxster/Cayman combined.
..............and, even after all these years, except for the headlights, it still doesn't look much different from the first ones that rolled out in the fall of 1963, for the 1964 model-year.
So much for the oft-quoted saying that styling has to evolve or die.
Yep.
Porsche designers have the easiest job in the car world
Congrats to Porsche, didn't think that they made that many 911's, 18,500 cars a year average is a A LOT, especially considering what these cars cost. That high price isn't a new thing either, back in the 70's/80's they sold for about double what a new Corvette costs, same as today. I figured they were lucky to sell 3,000, maybe 6-7k on a good year of the 911(also thought that was the reason for stupid prices on old Porsches, not very many made) Also surprising is that they outsell the Boxter/Cayman line, I'd get a Cayman S over a basic 911 or 911 S model any day of the week, it has better weight balance with the engine right behind the driver, is lighter, and is 70-80k, not 100-150k like the 911.
05-11-17, 02:56 PM
Porsche builds 1 millionth 911
that this one-millionth 911 would be a monument to German (and particularly Porsche) accomplishments in motorsports.
