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The Porsche Code - Porsche Newsroom

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Every Porsche model has an official name and an in-house type number. Sometimes the two are identical, sometimes not – how can the system be understood?

Some dreams are difficult to capture in words because they have such long names. One example is the Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera, which in 1955 conjured up a blissful smile on the faces of automobile enthusiasts all over the world. At that time, the top model from Zuffenhausen looked as if it came from a different world. But in technical terms too, the elegant sports car was absolutely fantastic: “Look, there goes the Porsche three hundred and fifty-six A one thousand, five…” and it had already zoomed past with its top speed of 200 km/h. Admittedly, names can be complicated. Often,…

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