70 production models

39 discontinued models

history

Who hasn't heard of Porsche? In 2006 it won the most prestigious automobile brand for over 70 years of excellence and dedication to the four-wheel god. Established at first as a consulting and development company by Dr. Ing. Ferdinand Porsche in 1931, Porsche SE has since become synonymous with luxurious sports cars as well as cutting edge technology.

Situated in downtown Stuttgart, Porsche's first contract of developing a people's car, a Volkswagen, appointed by the German government. The result was one of the most famous cars in history, one of the best sold and one of the most easily recognizable out there, the Beetle. Many features of the Beetle would find their place on the first ever Porsche, the 64, developed in 1939.

During WWII the Porsche factory turned to making vehicles for the German Army, such as the Kubelwagen and the Schwimmwagen as well as contributing to the production of Tiger and Elefant tanks. After the war Ferdinand was imprisoned for war crimes for 20 months and was during that time that his son, Ferry Porsche, decided to build a new car to suit his needs – the 356.

The success of the 356 and the death of Ferdinand Porsche in 1951 gave Ferry the confidence to follow in his father's footsteps and continue designing cars. One of his most famous designs was the Spyder 550, a car that would prove very successful in races.

By now, the general line of the company seemed evident, as in 1964 another sporty model, the 911, another car with a air-cooled, boxer, rear-mounted engine. The design team for this car was led by Ferry's oldest son, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. this car would take the legacy of the 550 Spyder even further, winning races and rallies. Testimony to the success of the 911 is the fact that it's still in production today, despite being heavily modified.

Porsche was going to change its status in 1972 from a limited partnership to a public limited company, which meant that now Porsche would be run by a board of directors supervised by family members. In 1974, at the Paris Auto Show, Porsche unveils the new 911 Turbo, with exhaust turbocharger and pressure regulator.

When the 924 was entered in production in 1975, Porsche took a leap of faith because it had not experienced with front-mounted engines for a long time. By Porsche standards, the 928 was an oddity, with its front-mounted V8 engine made out of metal alloy. Then, in 1981, a new transaxle model is added to the Porsche line-up, the 944. The high-performance Porsche 959 is unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1985. It will go on to win a lot of races and rallies, the best known being the Paris-Dakar.

A new technological leap was made in 1988 when the 911 Carrera 4 with all-wheel drive was introduced on the market. Then, in 1989, the “Tiptronic” automatic gearbox system is fitted on Porsches. In 1991, Porsche becomes the first car manufacturer to fit driver and passenger airbags on all its models.

The Boxter model is introduced in 1996 after 3 and a half years of development. That same year, Porsche celebrates 1million units being produced. Two years later, Ferry Porsche dies at the age of 88 but the company moves on and has a great season at Le Mans with the 911 GT1, coming in first and second. This was going to be only the beginning for Porsche, which continued with the very sporty and high-performance models Boxster S and the Carrera GT in 2000.

In 2002 Porsche entered the SUV market with the unconventional Cayenne and its later versions, the Cayenne Turbo and Turbo S. The next model on the line-up for Porsche, announced for 2009 is the Panamera, a four-door sedan. With this new model, Porsche seems set to take on a whole new market, directly competing with other luxury brands such as Mercedes, BMW and Audi.

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10 Driven: 2025 Porsche Macan Turbo Electric – Goodbye Baby Cayenne, Hello Taycan SUV

PORSCHE Models & Brand History

production models:

sort:year name

PORSCHE Taycan

sedans

Electric

3 generations

2019 - present

PORSCHE Taycan Cross Turismo

suvs

Electric

2 generations

2021 - present

PORSCHE 911 GT3

coupes

Gasoline

10 generations

1999 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

10 generations

1983 - present

PORSCHE Taycan Turbo

sedans

Electric

2 generations

2019 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4 GTS

coupes

Gasoline · Hybrid gasoline

3 generations

2014 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne GTS

suvs

Gasoline

5 generations

2008 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne Coupe

suvs

Gasoline · Hybrid gasoline

3 generations

2019 - present

PORSCHE Panamera

sedans

Gasoline

5 generations

2009 - 2023

PORSCHE Cayenne S

suvs

Gasoline · Hybrid gasoline

6 generations

2002 - present

PORSCHE 718 Cayman GT4

coupes

Gasoline

3 generations

2015 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne

suvs

Gasoline · Hybrid · Hybrid gasoline

9 generations

2002 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4

sedans

Gasoline

5 generations

2009 - present

PORSCHE 718 Spyder

convertibles

Gasoline

2 generations

2019 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera T

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2017 - present

PORSCHE Macan S

suvs

Diesel · Gasoline

3 generations

2014 - present

PORSCHE Macan GTS

suvs

Gasoline

3 generations

2015 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera GTS

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2010 - 2021

PORSCHE 911 Targa 4 GTS

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2015 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4S Diesel

sedans

Diesel

1 generation

2016 - 2020

PORSCHE Panamera GTS

sedans

Gasoline

4 generations

2011 - present

PORSCHE Panamera GTS Sport Turismo

wagons

Gasoline

2 generations

2018 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo

sedans

Gasoline

3 generations

2009 - 2020

PORSCHE 911 Turbo S

coupes

Gasoline

5 generations

2004 - present

PORSCHE 911 Turbo Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

6 generations

1987 - 2020

PORSCHE 911 Targa 4S

coupes

Gasoline

4 generations

2006 - present

PORSCHE 911 Turbo S Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

5 generations

2004 - present

PORSCHE 911 Turbo

coupes

Gasoline

11 generations

1974 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

sedans

Hybrid gasoline

1 generation

2017 - 2020

PORSCHE 911 Targa 4

coupes

Gasoline

5 generations

2006 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4 E-Hybrid

sedans

Gasoline

1 generation

2016 - 2020

PORSCHE Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo

wagons

Hybrid

1 generation

2017 - 2020

PORSCHE Panamera 4 Sport Turismo

wagons

Gasoline

1 generation

2017 - 2020

PORSCHE Panamera 4S

sedans

Gasoline

3 generations

2009 - 2020

PORSCHE 911 Carrera S

coupes

Gasoline

6 generations

1995 - present

PORSCHE Macan Turbo

suvs

Gasoline

2 generations

2014 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera

coupes

Gasoline

12 generations

1964 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

5 generations

2003 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4S

coupes

Gasoline

6 generations

1995 - present

PORSCHE Macan

suvs

Gasoline

2 generations

2014 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo S

sedans

Gasoline

3 generations

2011 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo

suvs

Gasoline

5 generations

2002 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

2 generations

2010 - present

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

5 generations

1998 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo

hatchbacks

Gasoline

1 generation

2020 - present

PORSCHE Macan 4 Electric

suvs

Electric

1 generation

2024 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo E Hybrid

sedans

Hybrid gasoline

1 generation

2023 - present

PORSCHE 718 Boxster GTS

convertibles

Gasoline

2 generations

2017 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid

suvs

Hybrid

1 generation

2019 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid Coupe

coupes

Mild hybrid

1 generation

2023 - present

PORSCHE 718 Cayman

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2016 - present

PORSCHE Taycan GTS Sport Turismo

wagons

Electric

1 generation

2021 - present

PORSCHE Speedster

convertibles

Gasoline

1 generation

2019 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne S E-Hybrid

suvs

Hybrid

1 generation

2014 - present

PORSCHE Macan Turbo Electric

suvs

Electric

1 generation

2024 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne GTS Coupe

suvs

Gasoline

1 generation

2020 - present

PORSCHE 718 Cayman S

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

2016 - present

PORSCHE 911 R

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

2016 - present

PORSCHE 718 Cayman GTS

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2017 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4S Diesel Sport Turismo

wagons

Diesel

1 generation

2017 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo

wagons

Hybrid

1 generation

2017 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4S E-Hybrid

sedans

Hybrid gasoline

2 generations

2020 - present

PORSCHE Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo

wagons

Gasoline

1 generation

2017 - present

PORSCHE Panamera 4S Sport Turismo

wagons

Gasoline

1 generation

2017 - present

PORSCHE 718 Boxster S

convertibles

Gasoline

1 generation

2016 - present

PORSCHE Macan T

suvs

Gasoline

1 generation

2022 - present

PORSCHE Taycan GTS

sedans

Electric

1 generation

2021 - present

PORSCHE 718 Boxster

convertibles

Gasoline

2 generations

2016 - present

PORSCHE Taycan Sport Turismo

wagons

Electric

1 generation

2024 - present

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid

suvs

Hybrid gasoline

1 generation

2023 - present

discontinued models:

sort:year name

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4

coupes

Gasoline

7 generations

1988 - 2015

PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

1 generation

2014 - 2018

PORSCHE 911 Carrera RS

coupes

Gasoline

4 generations

1972 - 1996

PORSCHE 911 Carrera S Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

4 generations

2005 - 2018

PORSCHE 911 GT2

coupes

Gasoline

3 generations

1995 - 2009

PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

2010 - 2019

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS

coupes

Gasoline

6 generations

2004 - 2019

PORSCHE 911 Sport Classic

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

2010 - 2012

PORSCHE 911 Targa

coupes

Gasoline

4 generations

1967 - 1997

PORSCHE 918

coupes

Hybrid

1 generation

2013 - 2015

PORSCHE 928

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1978 - 1982

PORSCHE 928 GT

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1989 - 1991

PORSCHE 928 GTS

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1992 - 1995

PORSCHE 928 S

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

1980 - 1991

PORSCHE 944

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1981 - 1990

PORSCHE 944 S

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

1986 - 1991

PORSCHE 944 Turbo

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1985 - 1990

PORSCHE 959

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1987 - 1988

PORSCHE 968

coupes

Gasoline

2 generations

1991 - 1995

PORSCHE 968 Cabriolet

convertibles

Gasoline

1 generation

1991 - 1995

PORSCHE 968 Turbo S

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

1993 - 1994

PORSCHE Boxster

convertibles

Gasoline

5 generations

1996 - 2016

PORSCHE Boxster S

convertibles

Gasoline

5 generations

1999 - 2016

PORSCHE Boxster Spyder

convertibles

Gasoline

2 generations

2009 - 2019

PORSCHE Carrera GT

convertibles

Gasoline

1 generation

2003 - 2006

PORSCHE Cayenne Diesel

suvs

Diesel

3 generations

2008 - 2017

PORSCHE Cayenne S Diesel

suvs

Diesel

2 generations

2012 - 2017

PORSCHE Cayenne S Hybrid

suvs

Hybrid gasoline

1 generation

2010 - 2014

PORSCHE Cayenne S TransSyberia

suvs

Gasoline

1 generation

2009 - 2011

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo Coupe

suvs

Gasoline

1 generation

2019 - 2023

PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo S

suvs

Gasoline

4 generations

2006 - 2017

PORSCHE Cayman

coupes

Gasoline

3 generations

2006 - 2016

PORSCHE Cayman R

coupes

Gasoline

1 generation

2010 - 2011

PORSCHE Cayman S

coupes

Gasoline

3 generations

2005 - 2016

PORSCHE Macan S Diesel

suvs

Diesel

1 generation

2014 - 2018

PORSCHE Panamera Diesel

sedans

Diesel

2 generations

2011 - 2016

PORSCHE Panamera S

sedans

Gasoline

2 generations

2009 - 2016

PORSCHE Panamera S E-Hybrid

sedans

Hybrid

1 generation

2013 - 2016

PORSCHE Panamera S Hybrid

sedans

Hybrid

1 generation

2011 - 2013