Porscheâs American distributor Max Hoffman was a Viennese native, but he understood his U.S. racing customers well. It was for them that he proposed a stripped and lightened roadster, and Ferry responded with the 1952â1953 America Roadster. Porsche Archiv
Porsche’s most startling race car concept, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, debuted at Nurburgring 24 Hours. The hybrid system used energy collected in braking to spin an “electric flywheel mass battery,” which drivers then called on to return equal energy to electric motors inside the front wheels. Porsche Archiv
Porsche’s optional composite carbon brake system,PCCB, made downhill sprints feel comfortable and secure on the Model 997. Porsche introduced the system first as an option on 2001 911 GT2 models, and the brakes were easily recognized by their bright yellow calipers. Porsche Archiv
Porsche’s three clean Typ 953s lined up for the start of the 1984 Paris-Dakar rally. When they left the Bois de Boulogne at the start of a 15-stage 6,000+ mile event, they traveled over paved roads through the city and countryside. Porsche Archiv
