Porsche Antique Vintage Cars: Antique 928 & Antique Boxster
Posted in : Porsche | Apr 12, 2011 | Comments 0
Porsche Antique Vintage Cars are considered as one of the most beautiful cars in the market with their, cutting-edge technology, high-tech features and distinctive design. Their cars have a virtually untarnished reputation and are regarded as one of the finest performance vehicles in the automobile industry. It’s a reputation which is well-deserved. With power aplenty and razor sharp handling, the vehicles of Porsche provide excellent driving experience as compared to other rivals in the market. The company is legendary for its beautiful and innovative automobile designs. One of the most recognizable and most famous vehicles of Porsche was 911. The company has also been on cutting edge of automotive technology and engineering, using sportscar racing circuit for improving and developing innovative products renowned for outstanding handling and high performance. Porsche Company was found in the year 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, a Bohemian who studied mechanical engineering in Vienna.
The first Porsche Antique Vintage Cars were compact two-seater sportscars which were designed and developed on Volkswagen chassis. From 1948 till 1950, most of the Porsche cars were manufactured and designed in Austria before production was switched to Zuffenhausen, Germany. Some of the most beautiful and unique cars of Porsche were low-cut windshield 356 Speedster and midengined lightweight 550 Spyder. The 356 Speedster was powered by six-cylinder engine that generated ample amount of horsepower. In 1970s, Porsche introduced a high-performance model called 914 with midengine design and Targa top. However, there are lots of cars manufactured and unveiled by the company which includes 356, 911, 912, 914, 924, 928, 930, 944, 959, 968, two-seater Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne Sport Utility Vehicle, Supercar Carrera GT, Panamera, Cisitalia, 550 Spyder and RS Spyder.
Here are two more examples of Porsche Antique Vintage Cars: Antique 928 Porsche & Antique Boxster Porsche.
Antique 928 Porsche was a front engine supercar launched by Porsche Company. It was powered by 5.3 liter massive V8 engine with four-speed automatic transmission that generated 350 horsepower. The engine of 928 was quite powerful which accelerated from 0 to 60 miles per hour in the time range of 5.9 seconds with the top speed of 171 mph. It was a unique combination of awesome road performance and impeccable road manners and handling.
Antique 928 Porsche was launched in the year 1977 with water cooled engine mounted in the front. Standard features and equipments in 928 were independent rear and front suspension, unique self steering, unique rear and front spoilers, 16-inch wheels, user-friendly transmission and antilock braking system.
Antique Boxster Porsche is a midengined roadster manufactured and introduced by Porsche. It is the first road vehicle of the company since the 550 Spyder was originally designed as roadster. The first Boxster was launched in the year 1996 and was equipped with 2.5 liter flat six-cylinder engine that generated 201 horsepower.
The engine of Antique Boxster Porsche features a manual transmission and accelerated from 0 to 60 miles per hour in the time range of 6.9 seconds. Standard features on Boxster include smaller glass window, glove compartment, electro-mechanical hood, trunk release mechanism, updated steering wheel and revised air intake and exhaust pipe.
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