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Porsche Excellence Was Expected
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher: Bentley Publishers
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Porsche Excellence Was Expected written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by Bentley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"Porsche: Excellence Was Expected explores the history of the Porsche company, its cars, and its motor racing heritage from its beginning in 1948 through its sixty years as an independent family-owned car company to its continued success in 2019 under the auspices of the Volkswagen Group. Author Karl Ludvigsen goes behind the scenes to explore the events that eventually plunged Porsche into the hands of Volkswagen. And he outlines in detail just how and why, after the final schism from the Porsche/Piech dynasty in 2012, Porsche has continued to be Porsche. New material for the 2019 edition includes the continuing evolution of the iconic Porsche 911, allocating five chapters to dissecting the design and engineering of the Type 991 production cars and GT racers. He also looks at the continuing market success of the Cayenne, Cayman, Macan and Panamera. Competition coverage is expanded to include the exotic 918 hybrid and the winning 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer. A final chapter on Porsche's high-performance, all-electric Taycan production car points the way to the iconic sports-car maker's future."--Provided by publisher.
Porsche
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Release Date : 1977-11-17
Porsche written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by Dutton Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-11-17 with categories.
Porsche
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-09-01
Porsche written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with Transportation categories.
Porsche
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Author : Karl Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Porsche written by Karl Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Automobile racing categories.
Porsche
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Book Company Publishers
Release Date : 1977
Porsche written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by Princeton Book Company Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Automobile racing categories.
Porsche
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Porsche written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Automobile racing categories.
Porsche 21st Century 2002 2019
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Porsche 21st Century 2002 2019 written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Automobile racing categories.
In Book 4 of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected Karl Ludvigsen recounts the dramatic events of 2008-09 that cast a deep shadow over what had been the world's most profitable car maker. Although Porsche became part of the VW Group, as a consequence of their maneuvers the Porsche and Piëch families achieved effective control of that vast corporation. Porsche's reaction to the financial ructions was to launch one great new car after another. Among them was the sensational 918 Spyder, the hypercar whose first appearance at Geneva in 2010 went a long way to show that Porsche was still Porsche.These were also the years of the creation and launch of the mid-engined Cayman coupe, which soon established a reputation as one of the world's best-handling sports cars. In 2016 Boxster and Cayman were joined at the hip under the "718" title, a tribute to the great sports-racers of the 1950s and 1960s that carried that project number.In 2009 Porsche introduced the Panamera, its most controversial offering since the Cayenne. Many of the Panamera's components were shared with the Cayenne, which received a major upgrade in 2017. Since the 2014 model year it had a cheeky little sister, the Leipzig-built Macan. Although derived from the Audi Q5, the Macan was a Porsche through and through. Also a fast seller, the Macan secured Porsche's financial future.Flying the all-important sports-car flag was the evergreen 911 Carrera, first with the 997 and then the 991. The 992 arrived as a 2020 model with all the bells and whistles needed to keep it at the top of its class. Although a hybrid variant of the 992 was not imminent, most of the production Porsches were taking advantage of the exploits of the 919 Hybrid. Starting in 2015, this brilliantly engineered LMP1 racer won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three years running, testifying to Porsche's competitiveness. On the horizon was the all-electric Taycan pointing the way to the legendary sports-car maker's future.
Porsche Comeback 1982 2008
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Porsche Comeback 1982 2008 written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Automobile racing categories.
Porsche witnessed significant swings in its fortunes during the final two decades of the 20th Century. In Book 3 of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected author Karl Ludvigsen brings his industry experience and insider knowledge to bear in describing Porsche's pitfalls and its pivotal comeback.In the mid-1980s, the company's exploration of the FIA's Group B resulted in the fabulous all-wheel-drive 959 of 1985. It was fast, sophisticated and beautiful. It was also a money loser for the company. In this same period, Porsche conquered the highest levels of Formula One with the McLaren-TAG team. In contrast, Porsche lost its way with the CART program and experienced a disappointing return to Formula One in 1991 with the Footwork Arrows team.The 924 evolved into the 944, with its muscular flanks and its torquey inline-four. Well-received, the 944 earned the respect of even the toughest journalists. Ludvigsen's account shows how this model proliferation and the rise of the dollar took its toll on Porsche. With the return of manufacturing specialist Wendelin Wiedeking in 1992 came massive changes that led to new efficiencies within the company. By the mid-1990s the 911, as the Type 993, was Porsche's only product. Variations of the 911 also performed with distinction on the track, by way of the GT1, GT2 and GT3 racers available from the Porsche factory.In addition, the company made a stock offering and reached into reserves to provide development funds for a pair of new automobiles. The resulting Boxster and Type 996 version of the 911 brought about a gradual resurgence for the little firm. Ludvigsen's Porsche history follows the carmaker into the first decade of the 21st century when the Cayenne SUV and the Carrera GT supercar expanded the Porsche product offering dramatically.
Porsche Hitting The Apex 1967 1989
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Porsche Hitting The Apex 1967 1989 written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Automobile racing categories.
As author Karl Ludvigsen reveals in Book 2 of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected, the 1970s and 1980s were years of intense innovation for the Porsche factory. In fact, 1970 was to see the tiny automaker fulfill a major goal: its first overall victory at Le Mans. The company became a force in every arena of motorsports it entered, including Can Am, where Mark Donohue, George Follmer and the mighty Penske Racing 917s literally decimated the competition. Ludvigsen discusses in depth the development and campaigning of Porsche's thoroughbred racers from this seminal era.Porsche had long known the benefits of placing an engine amidships for its racing cars. However, in the late 1960s, Porsche and Volkswagen collaborated on a mid-engined sports car for the road. The author describes the development of this vehicle as well as its fortunes in the market place and its ventures onto racing circuits. He even discusses the sole pair of potent 914-based sportscars powered by the company's eight-cylinder racing motor.In the late 1970s, the company adopted front-mounted engines and water-cooling in a move that was expected to spell the end for the venerable 911. The 924 and the impressive V-8 928 were both extremely successful in the American market, their primary target. Just as importantly, the Porsche engineers saw them as cars that could be more easily made to comply with ever-tightening Federal noise and emissions standards than the 911.While detailing the company's models and its competition activities during this dynamic era for Porsche, Ludvigsen also explores the company's maturation process, the challenges facing the small automaker, and how it was to prepare for the future.
Porsche Surpassing Expectations 1948 1971
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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Porsche Surpassing Expectations 1948 1971 written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Automobile racing categories.
Long an important force in the design of German automobiles, Porsche's fledgling effort at building its own vehicles occurred just after World War II in the unlikely location of a sawmill in Gmünd, Austria, and weathered the internment of both Professor Ferdinand Porsche and Ferry Porsche. From those modest beginnings, Book 1 of Porsche: Excellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen takes the reader through Porsche's move back to Stuttgart and its first forays into racing with its road cars.Soon, in the tradition of Prof. Porsche, the company defined itself as one that found its own unique engineering solutions to any challenge. For its own cars that meant exploiting the Volkswagen formula of a rear-mounted air-cooled engine driving the rear wheels.Those challenges also included competition, first at the local level and then on the international stage. Class wins by 356 coupes and 550 Spyders at Le Mans soon yielded to overall victory in the 1956 Targa Florio.Gradually the 356 evolved and matured. After a long and fruitful life it was superseded by the brilliant 911 in 1965. In the same way some of the old guard, such as Huschke von Hanstein who ran public relations and competitions, gave way to young leaders like Ferdinand Piëch. Meanwhile the company continued its march towards the highest levels of motorsports contests, scoring victories in endurance racing, Formula One, rallying and in many different venues across the globe.This first period of Porsche history was pivotal. Under Ferry Porsche the young car company confirmed its impeccable engineering credentials, became known globally through competition and continued its cautious expansion while remaining privately held and proudly independent of bankers. Just as this era of the company created the foundation for all of its future accomplishments, this first volume of Karl Ludvigsen's masterwork provides the building blocks for the fascinating history and developments to follow.