Porsche, a German manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, was started as a company called “Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH” by Ferdinand Porsche. Initially the company didn’t build any cars under its own name and offered consultancy for motor vehicle development. This company is known for designing the first Volkswagen car, Volkswagen Beetle. Ferdinand turned this company into Porsche in 1931, but the first Porsche car wasn’t introduced till 1939.
13. The Porsche badge is essentially the coat of arms of the city of Stuttgart, which was built on the site of a stud farm, hence the horse. The antlers and red-and-black stripes are part of the arms of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg. Which creates the Porsche Logo. 1952, EVERY PORSCHE HAS BEEN DULY ARMED WITH THIS LOGO.
14. The centre of the crest shows a black horse rampant, an expression both of forward thrusting power and a derivation of the city seal. For Stuttgart, established in 950 as the stud farm of ‘stuotgarten’, has had horses in its coat of arms in varying designs since the 14th century.
15. There has never been any reason to contemplate changing the Porsche crest’s symbolic and powerful design and thus to risk modernising it to death. Although the lettering has been slightly trimmed and the horse’s contours smoothed over time for printed versions, brochures and correspondence, for Porsche fans, however, in Germany and around the world, who associate the sports car in iconic fashion with this image, nothing has changed for 50 years.
16. KEY DEVELOPMENTS FOR PORSCHE Automobile HOLDING Porsche Automobil Holding SE to Launch Various Versions of New 911 08/30/2011 Porsche Automobil Holding SE planning to launch various versions of its new 911. The models to be launched are a hybrid version, an eight cylinder version and a mid engine supercar. Porsche Automobil Holding SE Plans to Launch New Model Based on Sports Model 959 from 1980s 08/29/2011 Porsche Automobil Holding SE announced that it plans to raise its sales through a new car based on the sports model 959 from the 1980s. The new model will cost between EUR 250,000 and EUR 400,000.
17. Porsche Automobil Holding SE to Unveil 2011 911 at Frankfurt Motor Show 08/18/2011 Porsche Automobil Holding SE is launching its 2011 911 at the Frankfurt Motor Show scheduled for September 2011. The model features LED running lights with the trapezoidal air ducts in the corners of the car, circular headlamps, smaller taillights and an interior with a sloping centre console. The vehicle is likely to be fitted with a 350bhp, 3.4 litre flat-six engine in the Carrera, and a 400bhp, 3.8 litre engine in the Carrera S.