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Porsche 911 Owners Manual

The Porsche 911 is a 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche. It has a distinctive design, rear engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998. Since its introduction in autumn 1963, it has undergone continuous development Throughout its lifetime, the Porsche 911 has been modified by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying and other forms of automotive competition. It is among the most successful competition cars ever. In the mid 1970s, normally aspirated Porsche 911 Carrera RSRs won major world championship sports car races such as Targa Florio, Daytona, Sebring and Nürburgring, even against prototypes. The Porsche 911-derived 935 turbo also won the coveted 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979. In the 1999 international poll for the award of Car of the Century, the Porsche 911 came fifth. It is the only one in the top five that has remained continuously in production, and was until 1998 the most successful surviving application of the air (now water) cooled opposed rear engine layout pioneered by its original ancestor, the Volkswagen Beetle. It is one of the oldest sports coupe nameplates still in production. There are multiple models available for the current Porsche 911. The most common are the Porsche Carrera and Porsche Carrera S, which are further broken down into regular coupe, convertible Cabriolet and the Targa 4 with its giant glass sunroof. There are also the high-performance offerings that will slowly be updated and re-introduced as the model year progresses, including the sublime Porsche GT3, the track-ready Porsche GT3 RS, the ferocious Porsche Turbo and the ultimate Porsche GT2. Each has its own docket of standard equipment, but all Porsche 911s have a lengthy optional features list that can elevate the price quickly.