Porsche 924 928 944 968

Porsche AG, today the most profitable car company in the world, was in 1975 a small but headstrong German automaker on the verge of its most significant development. New national laws were changing the way manufacturers designed their products, but the auto consumer was also craving more exciting and innovative design. That innovation came in 1975 with the release of the revolutionary Porsche 924. This book begins its analysis with the creation of the Porsche 924 and the impact it made on the automotive world. During the 1980s, Porsche honed earlier 924 designs to create the 944 and its Turbo and convertible variants, and later the 968, completing a line that has produced some of the most respected sports cars of the modern era. The text also follows in detail the long production life and development of Porsche’s V-8 powered high performance grand tourer, the 928—introduced in 1977, named the 1978 European Car of the Year and culminating in the 350 bhp 928 GTS of the 1990s. This history of the dynamic Porsche family gives a full account of each model and reveals the unique contributions each has made to a constantly evolving automotive world.

The story of Porsche's front-engined, water-cooled transaxle cars, Porsche 924/928/944/968 contains interviews with several of Porsche's key engineers, designers and modellers who worked on the car in period. The book outlines the design processes and development work, detailing each model, and contains sections on the motor sport achievements of each model, as well as owners' views of their cars. This complete story of the Porsche transaxle cars will be of interest to all motoring enthusiasts and useful as a reference guide. Superbly illustrated with up to 300 colour photographs.

Complemented by specially commissioned color and black-and-white photographs of each model, Vivian describes Porsche's front-engine, water-cooled models including their background and development, driving impressions, technical details and competition history. An essential read for devotees of the sporting masterpieces from Porsche.

Porsche's front-engined four-cylinder cars introduced thousands of enthusiastic drivers to the joys of Porsche ownership. Here Michael Cotton delves deeply into the background of Porsche's 924, 944, and the ultimate derivative, the 968. Cotton's text embraces the cars' design, development, production history and competition achievements, together with important buying and ownership advice. Extensive appendices list technical specs, production milestones, and performance figures for each model range.

Years of extensive research come together in this colorful production history of the numerous versions of 924, 944 and 968 Porsche models. This exceptional work is filled with details of original specifications, equipment, finishes, options and special editions, from the base model 924 of 1976 to the engineering excellence of the 1993 968 Turbo S. Specially photographed models illustrate the evolution of the range and its variants. Photography by Simon Clay & Dieter Rebmann.

The definitive history of the internationally popular Porsche 944, including motorsport. Includes expert guidance on buying a 944, and contains over 190 illustrations, mainly in colour, acquired with the full assistance of Porsche.

Within Jerry Seinfeld's renowned Porsche collection resides an unassuming yet extraordinary piece of Porsche history: Porsche Gmünd coupe 356/2-040. Captured exclusively for this book in a series of evocative portraits by acclaimed automotive photographer Michael Furman, 040s unsullied originality conveys with startling immediacy the combination of artistry, innovation and determination that went into its improbable creation. Porsche-Origin of the Species will appeal to all car enthusiasts who are eager to know what events really ignited the spark from which all other Porsches evolved