The Porsche plant in Leipzig is built on 90 hectares of land (photo taken on 12th August 2000)
PCCB production: pyrolysis furnace for carbonising the brake discs
Milestones in brake development: inner-action brake disc in 1962
Milestones in brake development: first racing brake system for standard production cars in 1977
Milestones in brake development: aluminium fixed-caliper brake in the monobloc design in 1976
Milestones in brake development: double fixed-caliper wheel brakes in 1982
Graphic of the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) with six-piston brake caliper
Milestones in brake development: the inner-action brake disc was given its baptism of fire in the Type 804 F1
Brake discs after the silicating process in the high-vacuum furnaceausgestattetcar
The PCCB brake disc (left) weighs approximately 50 percent less than a grey cast-iron brake disc
Front-axle spring strut with Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB)
Phantom graphic of the perforated ceramic brake disc with involute cooling channels and six-piston brake caliper
Computer-aided setting of the headlight range
Correct functioning of the brakes, the ABS and the On-Board Diagnostic System are tested on a roller-type test stand
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) with six-piston brake caliper
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) with six-piston brake caliper
After the silicating process, the quality of each individual brake disc is tested
Production process of the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake
The hydraulic ram can simulate virtually any road surface with four hydraulic tappets
Porsche Boxer engine in the sound measuring room: Sound engineering has long belonged to the development content of every Porsche sports car
