The Porsche 550 is a mid-engine racing sports car built by Porsche from 1953 to 1956. Only 90 were made. It used an air-cooled 1.5 L flat-four engine with double overhead camshafts. It won consistently in its class across major races. Each unit was customised for racing.
The Porsche 904 is a homologation-mandated, mid-engined GT sportscar built in Germany from 1963 to 1965. It was the first Porsche with a ladder chassis and bonded fibreglass body. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche designed it under extreme time pressure — and called it his favourite, most original work.
The Porsche 906 is a Group 4 Sports Car introduced in January 1966. Ferdinand Piëch headed Porsche’s development department during its creation. It weighed 580 kg. Its wind-tunnel-tested body reached 280 km/h at Le Mans. Sixty-five units were built to achieve homologation in May 1966. It used a modified 901 flat-six from the 911R. It featured gull-wing doors and a plexiglas engine cover.
The Porsche 911 GT1 is a race car disguised as a 911. It uses 993 front structure and 962C rear architecture. It won Le Mans in 1998 — then Porsche withdrew from factory racing for 16 years.
The Porsche 911 (964) is the 1989–1994 generation designed by Benjamin Dimson through January 1986. It introduced all-wheel drive and Tiptronic as options. It was 85% new versus the Carrera 3.2. It brought back the removable Targa roof—the last until the 2011 991. It offered Carrera 2 and Carrera 4 in coupé, targa, and cabriolet forms. Its flush bumpers and fog lamps improved aerodynamics.
The Porsche 911 (993) is the fourth-generation 911, produced from 1994 to 1998. It is the final air-cooled 911. Tony Hatter designed its exterior. Porsche built it from the ground up, with only 20% parts shared with the 964. Its Weissach axle redefined rear-engine handling. It launched in multiple variants—including rear- and all-wheel drive coupés, cabriolets, Targas, Turbos, GT2s, RS, and Turbo S models.
The Porsche Carrera GT is a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car manufactured by Porsche from 2003 to 2006. Its development traces back to the 911 GT1 and LMP1-98 racing cars. A concept version with a 5.5 L V10 debuted at the 2000 Paris Motor Show. Revenue from the Cayenne helped Porsche decide to produce a road-legal version in Leipzig. Production began in 2004 and ended on 6 May 2006 after 1,270 units were built. The production model uses a 5.7 L V10 engine producing 450 kW and accelerates from 0–60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
The Porsche Cayenne (2002) is Porsche’s first four-door production car and first V8-powered model since 1995. It is an E-segment luxury crossover SUV. It shares its platform, body frame, doors, and electronics with the Volkswagen Touareg and Audi Q7. It marked Porsche’s return to off-road vehicles after its 1950s tractors.
The Porsche 356 is Porsche’s first production automobile: a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive, air-cooled flat-four sports car, designed by Erwin Komenda, produced from 1948 to 1965 in coupé and cabriolet body styles, with approximately 76,000 units built.
The Porsche 914 was a mid-engined targa-topped roadster co-developed by Volkswagen and Porsche between 1969 and 1976. It used either a 1.7 L flat-four or 2.0 L flat-six engine, both mounted midship. Over 118,000 914/4 units were sold worldwide, while only 3,351 914/6 models were built before discontinuation in 1972. It won Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1970 and served as Formula One's first safety car at the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix.
The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by Porsche’s 1960s Race Design office under Hans Mezger’s leadership to exploit 5-litre sports car regulations. Its spaceframe chassis weighs 42 kg and is permanently pressurised with gas to detect cracks. Power comes from a new 4.5-litre air-cooled flat-12 engine designed by Mezger. It gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971, and was chiefly responsible for Porsche winning the International Championship for Makes in both years. It was initially unwieldy but improved through continuous development. Porsche later adapted it for Can-Am racing, culminating in the twin-turbocharged 917/30.
The Porsche 924 is a two-door, 2+2 coupé produced by Porsche in Neckarsulm, Germany, from 1976 until 1988. It was the first production road-going Porsche to use water cooling and a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, and the first Porsche to be offered with a conventional fully automatic transmission. It began as a joint venture with Volkswagen and its overall styling was created by Dutch designer Harm Lagaay. A turbocharged version was introduced in 1978.
The Porsche 928 is a grand touring car produced by Porsche AG from 1977 to 1995. It is a 2+2 coupé with a rear hatchback, featuring a front-mounted, water-cooled V8 engine driving the rear wheels. It was Porsche's first production car with a V8 engine and its first fully in-house design for a production vehicle. The 928 aimed to blend sports car performance and handling with luxury car comfort and spaciousness, and was conceived as a grand touring car with a conventional engine. It won the European Car of the Year award in 1978.
The Porsche 944 is a front-engine, rear-wheel drive two-door sports car developed from the 924 under Anatole Lapine’s leadership. It used water-cooled, all-alloy inline-four engines ranging from 2.5 L to 3.0 L across its 1982–1991 production run. Over 163,000 units were built — the highest volume for any Porsche sports car up to that point. It was offered as a coupé or cabriolet. The nameplate ended after 1991, replaced by the 968 for 1992.
The Porsche 956 is a Group C sports-prototype racing car designed by Norbert Singer and built by Porsche in 1982 to comply with new FIA Group C regulations. It replaced the 936. It features Porsche’s first aluminium monocoque chassis and first ground-effect aerodynamics. It uses a 2.65 L turbocharged Flat-6 engine derived from the 936/81. Twenty-eight units were built between 1982 and 1984, including the 956B variant introduced in 1984. It won seven Le Mans titles and contributed to three Manufacturers’ and two Teams’ World Championships between 1982 and 1986.
The Porsche 959 is a homologation special turned benchmark: the first pure high-performance sports car with all-wheel drive and sequential twin-turbos. It redefined what a street-legal performance car could do—and forced Porsche to adopt those systems across its turbo range.
The Taycan redefines Porsche’s electric identity—not by chasing range alone, but by engineering for responsiveness, thermal resilience, and driver feedback. It is not a stopgap. It is the first proof that Porsche’s steering, weight distribution, and longitudinal control could translate to battery power without mimicry.
The Porsche 911 is a rear-engine sports car introduced in September 1964. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche designed its exterior. Reutter built the body from his drawings. It debuted as the 901 at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show. Peugeot forced the name change to 911. All 911s have a rear-mounted flat-six and usually 2+2 seating. Original models used air-cooled engines and torsion bar suspension. The 911 won the Targa Florio, Daytona, Le Mans, and four World Championships for Makes — all with 911-derived models.
The Porsche 918 Spyder is a limited-production, mid-engine, plug-in-hybrid sports car manufactured by Porsche. It is powered by a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 4.6 L V8 engine and two electric motors. It has a 6.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack providing 12 mi (19 km) all-electric range per EPA testing. Production began on 18 September 2013 and ended in June 2015. It was first shown as a concept at the 80th Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. The production version was unveiled at the September 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was the second plug-in hybrid car manufactured by Porsche. It has been subject to half a dozen recalls for issues including front and rear control arms breaking and seat belts.