Science and Technology Desk: German car manufacturer Porsche is very popular with everyone as a luxury sports car manufacturer worldwide. However, there are many unknown facts about this German automobile company.
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Here are 5 unknown facts about Porsha:
Dial 911
The Porsche 911 is one of the most popular sports cars of all time. One of Porsche's most successful models is the 911, but the car's name was originally intended to be something else.
In 1963, Porsche first created a stir by bringing this new car with a 6-cylinder engine at the Frankfurt International Motor Festival. At that time the makers wanted to name it 901. But it is known that the French company Peugeot has already trademarked all the numbers in the 'digit-zero-digit' series. As a result, Porsha named their car 911.
Currently, this 911 number is deeply associated with Porsche. All of this company's phone numbers begin with the local dial code followed by the number 911. Not only that, the company's capital currently stands at 911 million shares, and its shares continue to conduct their business under the code P911.
Father of the electric car
Recently, Porsche's parent company, Volkswagen, has strongly announced the cessation of production of gas-powered cars. But not many people know, this company is the world's first electric car maker.
The 'Eger-Lohner C2 Foton' was an electric car built by company founder Ferdinand Porsche in 1898. It is the first fully electric car in history. 2 years later the company introduced a new model called the 'Lohner-Porsha', which was powered by both electricity and petrol.
Porsha on the silver screen
Porsha's presence on the silver screen is a regular sight. The most popular example is the 1971 film 'La Meat'. The film stars actor Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney as a Ferrari driver drives a Porsche 917 against a German rival in France's famous 24-hour race.
In the 1995 film 'Bad Boys', Will Smith's character is seen driving a Turbo 911 while investigating a massive heroin heist with a fellow detective.
A Porsche 928 car was seen in the comedy film 'Risky Business' starring Hollywood star Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise's character is forbidden by his parents to drive their car until they get home. But he disobeys the prohibition and drives the car and unfortunately in an accident the car plunges into the lake.
Apart from this, Tom Cruise is seen in a Porsche 365 Spyder model in the famous movie 'Top Gun'. In the popular film 'Scarface', Al Pacino played the role of a Cuban immigrant who later became a powerful drug lord in Miami. He is also seen driving a Porsche 928 in this film.
Porsche is one of the world's largest race car manufacturers. Porsche's early models did not find much success in long-distance competition in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the Porsche 917 was the first to win the famous '24 Hours La Manse' race in France in 1970 and since then they have been winning the competition regularly. Their 911 car has left a mark of success in all historic rallies including Monte Carlo.
Apart from this, they also participated in Formula One. They had a team from 1957-62. However, they only competed in two full seasons in 1961 and 1962. But only once in 1962 Porsche won the French Grand Prix by the hand of the famous racing driver Dan Gurney.
They returned to competition in 1983 by supplying engines to British motor racing team McLaren and enjoyed great success. McLaren won two consecutive constructors' championships in 1984 and 1985. However, a partnership attempt by Porsche with racing team Red Bull failed earlier this month. If this initiative was successful, Porsche would be able to return to Formula One.
Porsha and Pikh
The Porsha-Pikh family is the main shareholder of the Volkswagen Group. They have decades of extensive history in the German car industry. An Austrian-born engineer named Ferdinand Porsha was the founder of the luxury car brand that bears his name. He also developed the Volkswagen Beetle and simultaneously designed the popular open-top Mercedes-Benz SSK sports car.
He was a member of the Nazi Party and contributed to the German war effort during World War II by helping to produce weapons. He died in 1951.
On the other hand, Ferdinand Pich is the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. He served as CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002. He was able to turn this company into a global auto giant through intense competition with big rivals in Asia.
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In addition, he restructured the company and brought the company's income and expenses back to balance by laying off more than 10,000 workers. He also had a bit of a reputation as a very strict manager. This is why he was called 'The Emperor' and 'The Patriarch' in the German media. He died in 2019.
