PORSCHE 993: "the best porsche ever made"

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Manufacturer
Porsche
Also called
Porsche 911/993
Porsche Carrera
Production
1993–1998
68,029 built
Assembly
Stuttgart, Germany
Predecessor
Porsche 964
Successor
Porsche 996
Class
sports car
Body style(s)
2-door coupe
2-door convertible
Layout
Rear engine, rear-wheel drive/4-wheel drive
Engine(s)
3.6 L H6
3.8 L H6
Transmission(s)
4-speed automatic
5 & 6-speed manual
Wheelbase
89.4 in (2271 mm)
Length
1993-95: 168.3 in (4275 mm)
1996-98: 167.7 in (4260 mm)
Width
1993-95 Coupe: 65.0 in (1651 mm)
1993-95 Convertible: 69.9 in (1775 mm)
1996-98 Coupe: 68.3 in (1735 mm)
1996-98 Convertible: 70.7 in (1796 mm)
Height
1993-95: 51.6 in (1311 mm)
Speedster: 50.4 in (1280 mm)
1996-98: 51.8 in (1316 mm)
Designer
Tony Hatter

<wikipedia.org>

Current price tag for a 1995 993 Carrera is Php3.5Million, fixed price, at PGA Cars,Inc.

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"Porsche’s 911 for the bulk of the nineties was codenamed 993 and would be the last incarnation of this iconic model to retain an air-cooled flat-six. Named on account of its late 1993 introduction, many enthusiasts rank these variants as the finest 911's ever built.

Released to mass critical acclaim, the 993 was universally praised for its handling, build quality, refinement and its beautiful new bodywork."
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Harm Lagaay
“Style Porsche” Head

A Dutch automobile designer. Educated in the Netherlands he completed the studies at the Technical University in Delft and went to work for a Dutch company Olyslager in Soest. In the late 1960s, Lagaay went to work for Simca, then from 1971 for Porsche. He worked in the team designing Porsche 911 and designed Porsche 924. From 1977 Lagaay worked as Chief of Design for Ford in Cologne, and moved to BMW in 1985.

Lagaay designed the BMW Z1 sports car, with electric doors hiding under the car's chassis and easily exchangeable body panels. This car too advanced for its times, did not have commercial success, only 8000 were made. Today BMW Z1 is a collector's item.

He returned to Porsche in 1989 as head of the "Style Porsche" department in Weissach. As well as the Porsches of the period — the Porsche 968, Porsche 993 (the 1993-1997 generation of the 911 for which Englishman Tony Hatter is also credited), Boxster, Cayenne, 996 (the all-new 911 of 1997), Carrera GT — he also oversaw the company's work for external clients.

He retired from Porsche in July 2004 and has been followed by Michael Mauer of Germany.

<Wikipedia.org>

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**The name "Porsche", when pronounced properly, sounds like: Porscha, Porschia and Porcha



[SIZE=3]Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 1)[/SIZE]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guDH-OQqJkQ"]YouTube- Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 1)[/ame]

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“Here’s a professional driver and I’m asking him to slide the car and it’s almost impossible to slide it…”
–Jeff Zwart, Film Director, Rally Racing Champion

When a street 911 goes on to a race track, you can just beat that car all day long.. Abuse it.. Drive it around the race track at full speed .. and then drive it home at night.. and actually the car is probably thanking you for doing it because that’s what Porsches are all about.. its performance”
-Hurley Haywood,10-time endurance classic champion


[SIZE=3]Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 2)[/SIZE]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBUCFBI_ggQ&feature=related"]YouTube- Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 2)[/ame]

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“It’s like a jet fighter, you know, it’s like a bubble-top car..”
-Jerry Seinfeld, Actor-comedian, Porsche aficionado and collector


[SIZE=3]Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 3)[/SIZE]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0ODCjqJzE&feature=related"]YouTube- Porsche 993 Promotion (Part 3)[/ame]

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The best job in the world...
They test drive every new 911... on the Autobahn!


The German autobahns are famous for being some of the few public roads in the world without blanket speed limits for cars and motorcycles.

According to a 1995 study, the average speed traveled on German autobahns was 134 km/h. On average, about three quarters of the total length of the German autobahn network has no speed limit, about one quarter has a permanent limit, and the remaining parts have a temporary limit for a number of reasons.

Most large manufacturers of luxury cars follow a gentlemen's agreement by technically limiting the top speed of their cars to 250 km/h for safety reasons (inexperienced drivers and risk of tire failure, especially when underinflated). Yet, these limiters can easily be removed on request at the relevant manufacturer's dealership with an electronic diagnosis device, so speeds exceeding 300 km/h are not unheard of.. <wikipedia>

Porsche 993
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nnzVf7EQMI&feature=related"]YouTube- Porsche 993[/ame]

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PORSCHE 993 EXHAUST "Distinct" SOUND: Simply the best!
1.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUGBV3TtEwk"]YouTube- PORSCHE 993 EXHAUST SOUND (RSO)[/ame]

2.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paFzJ5zEX7w&feature=related"]YouTube- 993 Exhaust[/ame]

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"The coupes tend to be the most valuable. And certainly, from my experience, 7 out of 10 buyers will opt to have a coupe and the reason is, I'm sure, the beautiful traditional line at the back of the roof and the rear section.. they just look so darn good!"

These are beautiful, beautiful cars!!!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1t3H0bwqy0"]YouTube- Porsche 911 993 Carrea 2 Coupe[/ame]

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I like these ones:

904 GTS


911 2.7 RS



the RSR version