Porsche 911

Porsche 911

The Definitive History 1997 to 2005 (Updated and Enlarged Edition)

Long, Brian

David & Charles

06/2019

224

Mole

Inglês

9781787115514

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction &
Acknowledgements 4

Chapter 1 A brief history of
Porsche 5
The legendary 356 7
Porsche in competition 10
356 developments 13

Chapter 2 The early 911
models 15
The Type 901 16
One era ends, another
begins 18
Racing news 18
The Targa model 19
The 911S 21
Progress of the 911 series 21
The B-Serie models 21
A joint project with VW 22
The 2.2-litre cars 24
Porsche in competition 24
The 2.4-litre range 25 Corporate matters 25
914 developments 26
A 911 update 27
Stark reality 28
A turbocharged future 29
End of the 914 29
The 924 30
The 911 line matures 31
The 1978 model year 32
The evergreen 911 32
Company politics 32
The 944 34
A new star in Frankfurt 34
The Carrera name revived 34
End of an era 36
The 911 story continues 36
The 959 project 36
The 1987 model year 37
The 1988 season 38
Boardroom drama 39
959 update & a new
4WD car 39
Matters of the moment 41
Competition news 41
The 1989 season 43
The 964 series 43
A new RS 43
The 968 44
More 964 models 44
Zuffenhausen blues 44
End of the line 45
A truly modern 911 45
The GT2 & RS 46
The 1996 model year 46
Links with a Stuttgart
neighbour 47
A final fling 47

Chapter 3 The 996 series 48
Importance of the 996 50
The production body 51
Engine & transmission
details 59
The 996's underpinnings 63
Testing, testing ... 63
Initial press reaction 67
The home market 68
The new car in America 69
A new drophead 71
The rhd markets 77
The 1998 racing season 80
The death of Ferry Porsche 91

Chapter 4 Establishing the
new breed 92
The 996 Carrera 4 93
American review 106
Other major export
markets 106
The 1999 Geneva Show 113
1999 competition update 116
The 2000 model year 117
Stateside news 122
The right hookers 122

Chapter 5 A new turbocharged
era begins 125
A new Turbo 125
Turbo exports 127
Racing in Y2K 132
News from Zuffenhausen 134
The GT2 144
The US 2001 model year 148
Rhd market review 148
Competition update 149

Chapter 6 Still a star
attraction at forty 155
The new Carreras 157
The new C4S & Targa
variants 162
News from Germany 163
America's 2002 season 165
The UK, Japan &
Australia 165
2002 competition review 175
The 2003 model year 176
The 2003 911 range 178
The new GT3 178
American news 182
The right hookers (rhd) 184
Racing update 184
The Carrera 4S & Turbo
Cabriolets 190
The GT3RS 190
Other 2004 MY news 193
Export market review 196
2004 racing ... and
rallying 200
A 2005 model year
preview 201
New Porsche 911
revealed 203
Swansong 206
The export markets 206
2005 racing review 208

Appendix I Year-by-year
range details 213
Appendix II Engine
specifications 215
Appendix III Chassis numbers
& production figures 217
Index 223
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