Hello ladies and gents is the Viking telling you about this great fact post we have today all about Porsche.
1. Ferdinand Porsche, the eponymous founder of the company, made the world’s first hybrid electric vehicle…in 1899.
2. He was also one of the very first to prove that smaller cars could be faster in a race than larger, more powerful vehicles.
3. Later, he designed the legendary Auto Union grand prix cars that dominated the world.
4. The very first VW Beetle was built in Ferdinand’s private villa.
5. Ferdinand designed the Mercedes-Benz type 80 to be the fastest car on Earth.
6. Ferdinand Porsche developed a four wheel-drive Formula One car.
7. The prancing horse on the Porsche Crest is similar to the horse on the Ferrari Crest.
8. The very first road going sports car made by Porsche was mid-engined.
9. For two years, all 356 models were built in an old sawmill in Gmund, Austria.
10. The Dutch Police used to drive the Porsche 356.
1. Ferdinand Porsche, the eponymous founder of the company, made the world’s first hybrid electric vehicle…in 1899.
2. He was also one of the very first to prove that smaller cars could be faster in a race than larger, more powerful vehicles.
3. Later, he designed the legendary Auto Union grand prix cars that dominated the world.
4. The very first VW Beetle was built in Ferdinand’s private villa.
5. Ferdinand designed the Mercedes-Benz type 80 to be the fastest car on Earth.
6. Ferdinand Porsche developed a four wheel-drive Formula One car.
7. The prancing horse on the Porsche Crest is similar to the horse on the Ferrari Crest.
8. The very first road going sports car made by Porsche was mid-engined.
9. For two years, all 356 models were built in an old sawmill in Gmund, Austria.
10. The Dutch Police used to drive the Porsche 356.
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