In 1973, they repeated the 1-2-3 Monte Carlo result and went on to win the World Rally Championship outright, beating Porsche, Lancia and Ford.

In anticipation of 1961 rule changes in F1, the 1960 GP was held for Formula 2 cars of Porsche as well as the F2 Ferrari Dino of Wolfgang von Trips, which did not show up.

Porsche returned to the show for the first time since 2007.

The Porsche 918 RSR won the EyesOn Design " Excellence in Design Award " for concept vehicles debuted at the Detroit show and the 2011 Audi A6 received the award for production vehicles.

Saab, Hummer, Infiniti, Suzuki, and Porsche did not attend the 2010 show.

Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Porsche did not attend the 2009 auto show, the largest number of non-returning automakers in the show's history.

In " Members Only ", Tony buys her a new Porsche Cayenne Turbo, which she drives for the remainder of the show.

The UK auto TV show Vroom Vroom said that the M400 gave Ferrari Enzo performance at a Porsche 911 price.

Several members of the Porsche board objected ; their official objection was because they wanted Porsche AG to maintain some separation from Volkswagen.

Audi, Mercedes, Opel, Studebaker, SEAT, Daewoo, Subaru, Zastava Automobiles and others have consulted Porsche Engineering Group for their cars or engines.

Porsche Engineering Group also helped Harley-Davidson design the Revolution 60-degree v-twin water-cooled engine and gearbox that is used in their V-Rod motorcycle.

In 1972, the company's legal form was changed from Kommanditgesellschaft ( KG ), or limited partnership, to Aktiengesellschaft ( AG ), or public limited company, because Ferry Porsche and his sister, Louise Piëch, felt their generation members did not team up well.

In May 2011, Porsche Cars North America announced plans to spend $ 80 –$ 100 million, but will receive about $ 15 million in economic incentives to move their North American headquarters from Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta, to Aerotropolis Atlanta, a new mixed-use development on the site of the old Ford Hapeville plant adjacent to Atlanta's airport.

In late 2005, Porsche took an 18. 65 % stake in the Volkswagen Group, further cementing their relationship, and preventing a takeover of Volkswagen Group, which was rumoured at the time.

After a successful sales run of both naturally aspirated and turbo models, in 1980 Porsche surprised everyone and release the 924 Carrera GT, making clear their intention to enter the 924 in competition.

Because some parts are interchangeable between the 968, 944 and 924, some enthusiasts purchase those parts from Porsche parts warehouses as " upgrades " for their older models.

The Porsche 912 is a sports car that was manufactured by Porsche of Germany between 1965 and 1969 as their entry-level model.

As a vintage rally car, on January 29, 2012 Hayden Burvill, Alastair Caldwell, and their # 35 1968 Porsche 912 finished first in class, and 7th overall in the 2012 London to Cape Town World Cup Rally ; a 14 country, three continent, 14, 000 kilometre, 26 driving-days event.

Engine output increased in 2007, when both Boxster models received the engines from their corresponding Porsche Cayman variants.

Porsche started to evolve a line of sports prototypes from the late 1950s ; noted for their toughness and reliability they started to win in races of attrition such as the Targa Florio and as they grew bigger ( via the Porsche 910 to the Porsche 908 and finally the Porsche 917 ) the Stuttgart marque became first a competitor for overall wins and then came to dominate sports car racing – both they and Mercedes have made intermittent returns to the top level of the sport through the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

From 1933 onwards, Ledwinka and Porsche met regularly to discuss their designs, and Porsche admitted " Well, sometimes I looked over his shoulder and sometimes he looked over mine " while designing the Volkswagen.

From 1933 onwards, Ledwinka and Porsche met regularly to discuss their designs, and Porsche admitted " Well, sometimes I looked over his shoulder and sometimes he looked over mine " while designing the Volkswagen.

Several of Sebring's streets are named after automobile manufacturers or their models, as is evident in Peugeot Street, Ferrari Drive, Porsche Avenue, Vantage Terrace, Corvette Avenue, and Thunderbird Road, to name a few.

Andretti Green's Acura took second place overall and first in the LMP2 class, while Fernández Racing took third overall, and Highcroft sixth, beating a series of established Porsche teams in their class.

McQueen wanted to drive a Porsche 917 with Jackie Stewart in that race, but his film backers threatened to pull their support if he did.

The initial design is sometimes misleadingly called the " Porsche " turret due to the belief that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype ; in fact it was the initial Krupp design for both prototypes.

Coventry Climax were late in producing the smaller 1. 5-litre engine required for the 1961 season and the Cooper-Climaxes were outclassed by new mid-engined cars from Porsche, Lotus and championship-winners Ferrari.

As of September 2011, Porsche owns 50. 73 % of the voting rights in Volkswagen AG, and 50. 1 % of Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH, which owns 100 % of Dr. Ing.

h. c. F. Porsche AG ( Porsche AG ), and in June 2007 became a holding company for its stake in Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH ( 50. 1 %) ( which in turn holds 100 % of Porsche AG ) and Volkswagen AG ( 50. 7 %).

As of July 5, 2012, Volkswagen is to acquire the 50. 1 per cent in Porsche's capital that it doesn't already hold from holding company Porsche SE for € 4. 46 billion plus one Volkswagen share.

Other subsidiaries and operating divisions include Porsche Consulting, Porsche Engineering, Porsche Design Group, Mieschke Hofmann und Partner ( 81. 1 %) and Bertrandt ( 25 %).

In 1952, Porsche constructed an assembly plant ( Werk 2 ) across the street from Reutter Karosserie ; the main road in front of Werk 1, the oldest Porsche building, is now known as Porschestrasse.

As of June 2006, the Porsche AG stake in VW AG had risen to 25. 1 %, giving Porsche a blocking minority, whereby Porsche can veto large corporate decisions undertaken by VW AG.

On 5 July 2012, Volkswagen AG announced a deal with Porsche resulting in VW's full ownership of Porsche on August 1, 2012.

Volkswagen AG paid Porsche shareholders $ 5. 61 billion for the remaining 50. 1 % it did not own.

Porsche started with the same Audi-sourced 2. 0 L I4, designed an all new cylinder head ( which was hand assembled at Stuttgart ), dropped the compression to 7. 5: 1 and engineered a KKK K-26 turbocharger for it.

By adding an intercooler, increasing compression to 8. 5: 1 as well as various other little changes, Porsche was able to develop the 924 Turbo into the race car they had wanted, dubbing it the 924 Carrera GT.

Lastly, in 1981 Porsche entered 1 of 2 specially built 924 Carrera GTP's ( Aka: 944GTP Le Mans ) which Porsche Motorsports introduced a new prototype highly modified 2. 5 liter I4 engine.

In 1967 the 912 contributed to Porsche factory rally history when independent driver Sobiesław Zasada drove a factory-loaned 912, race No. 47 and plate 6177 KR, to capture the European Rally Championship for Group 1 series touring cars.

Porsche No. 1 Type 356 ( mid-engine prototype )

* 1998 – Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile manufacturer ( b. 1909 )

1977 – 1982 Porsche 924 ( Australia )

* The 911 and 912 Porsche: A Restorer's Guide to Authenticity ( 1964 – 1973 ) by Dr. Brett Johnson, Beeman Jorgensen, Inc. publishers, March 1991

* 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche ( d. 1951 )

* 1909 – Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian automobile designer ( d. 1998 )

* September 28 – The Porsche 928 debuts at the Geneva Auto Convention.

* January 30 – Ferdinand Porsche, German auto engineer ( b. 1875 )

* March 27 – Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian auto designer and businessman ( b. 1909 )

* September 3 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer ( d. 1951 )

* Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche ( 1909 – 1998 ), Austrian automotive designer and businessman

* Ferdinand Porsche ( 1875 – 1951 ), Austrian automotive engineer

The GT1 class was for the purebred supercars and purpose-built race cars, such as the McLaren F1 GTR, Ferrari F40, Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, Toyota GT-One and Nissan R390 – while the first two were a derivatives of roadgoing sports cars, the German and Japanese contenders were pure-bred racing cars – virtually sports prototypes.

* Karl Ludvigsen – " Porsche: Excellence Was Expected " ( 3 vols ) – extensive history of Porsche

* 1899 – Ferdinand Porsche creates the first hybrid vehicle.

* June 20 – Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart drives his Porsche over the edge of a canyon, suffering multiple broken bones but surviving as a tree breaks his fall.

* 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Klaus Ludwig / Bill Whittington / Don Whittington win driving a Porsche 935