Porsche recently reached a milestone with the
Porsche 911--one that not many models in production today hope to equal, much less surpass--as the
one-millionth model rolled off the production line at its Zuffenhausen plant.
"Fifty-four years ago, I was able to take my first trips over the Grossglockner High Alpine Road with my father," recalled Porsche AG Supervisory Board Chairman
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche. "The feeling of being in a 911 is just as enjoyable now as it was then. That’s because the 911 has ensured that the core values of our brand are as visionary today as they were in the first Porsche 356/1 from 1948."
The Porsche 911 nameplate has been in production since 1963. Now on its seventh generation,
over 70 percent of all 911s ever built as supposedly still running today, claims the German marque--a claim that can be backed by the car being consistently at the top of market research institute J.D. Power's quality rankings, specifically its "Initial Quality Study."
The 911 has also proven itself on the racetrack, with over half of its
30,000 race wins being credited to the model.
"But we have continued to enhance the technology of the 911, refining and perfecting the sports car," said
Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. "That's why it remains a state-of-the-art and technically innovative vehicle. We have also been able to expand the model line very successfully through derivates."
The one-millionth Porsche 911 is a
Carrera S finished in
Irish Green and has numerous exclusive features following the original 911 from 1963. It's also not for sale, at least for now, as it will reportedly go on a world tour, with road trips in the Scottish Highlands, around the Nürburgring, "and in the USA, China and beyond" before it is added to the collection in the Porsche Museum.
