During the 1970s and 1980s, Porsche turned to turbochargers with the 917 and the 911-based 935 and 936 race cars and introduced dual-clutch automatic gearboxes in the 956 and 962.

Hans Mezger Career Highlights at Porsche. 1956-1960 |Technical calculation department in the design department, responsible for valve control of all engines, among other things. 1960-1962 |Move to ...

1981 Porsche 936. Back in 1976, this low-slung barchetta (pictured at the top) had the unenviable task of following up the mighty Porsche 917, a car which many consider to be the greatest race car ...

And visit the Petersen's web page to see an inspiring video of a 1977 Porsche 936/77 lapping Le ... From there he interviewed with Autoweek at the 1989 Frankfurt motor show and has been with us ...

In honor of both anniversaries, Porsche's trio of 963 LMDh race cars set for the French classic will feature a psychedelic livery in which each color used has its own Le Mans history.

Porsche also designed an all-wheel-drive electric race car named La Toujours Contente (French for "the one who's always happy"), with one 13.8-hp motor powering each wheel.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Rennsport Is A 612 HP All-Motor Beast Capped To 77 Units. The Porsche 911 GT3 R rennsport has bespoke carbon fiber bodywork and a modified 4.2-liter six-cylinder ...