Porsche has built its 100,000th unit of the current 911, known to Porsche enthusiasts and insiders as the 997. The 997 has hit the 100,000 mark faster than any of its 911 predecessors.
The 100,00th car, a Guards Red Carrera S 6-speed manual, is headed to a customer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Porsche’s Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen facility started production of the 997 in April 2004. The automaker expects to reach another milestone at the end of this month: a record 36,000 997s produced in fiscal year 2006/07.
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07/11, 11:58 AM
posted by:
Madcapp
I can go buy a 135i and run around spanking Porsches for 1/3rd of the price.
07/11, 12:13 PM
posted by:
A4
woopee 100,000… i dont see anyone congradulating chevy for their 100,000th aveo
07/11, 12:14 PM
posted by:
A4
basically this article is saying, HAHA! your 911 is no longer a head turner! sucks to be your $90k!
07/11, 12:20 PM
posted by:
BMan1113VR
You apperently don’t understand why people buy them.
07/11, 1:42 PM
posted by:
LP640
A4, thats becasue no-one cares about your stupid piece of **** aveo. the 997 911 is awesome and its no surprise that they’re selling like hotcakes
07/11, 2:01 PM
posted by:
musclemustang94
whoop de freakin do. Sure its an awsome car, but car and driver says the corvette is faster!
07/11, 2:06 PM
posted by:
Bush
How many people live in NY city? At least 100,000 New Yorkers could afford this car. This is 100,000 world wide. Looks pretty exclusive to me.
07/11, 2:13 PM
posted by:
Jazz
Their breaking their own records. That is the important part. A4 – I’m surprised that you would compare Aveo sales and Porsche sales. I’m sure you understand that the Aveo is supposed to be a low cost high volume seller where the Porsche is the exact opposite. Compare the Maserati, MB SL or the AM V-8 for a real comparison.
By these sales numbers the 997 is totally dominating its price segment.
Go Porsche
07/11, 2:40 PM
posted by:
obsessedwithautos
Would it really be THAT bad if the world were populated with Porsches? Maybe, because on some people it would be a waste of such beautiful engineering. Ok, I answered my question.
07/11, 2:56 PM
posted by:
AMGoff
The brunette on the driver’s side is hot. I’d actually consider buying a Porsche if she came with it.
07/11, 5:59 PM
posted by:
Tosta Mista
Bring in the facelift..
07/11, 6:10 PM
posted by:
norby413
Wow, abundant ignorgance today.
And this claims to be an automotive “enthusiast” site.
Right.
Anyway, congrats to Porsche. They’ve proven wrong the idiots, assured their continued independence and expansion, and continued to produce the only really usable/exclusive sports cars.
07/11, 10:07 PM
posted by:
Fletch
Congratulations to the customer in Frankfurt on purchasing this historic vehicle. Greasy hand prints and scratches to the paint come at no extra cost!
07/12, 12:46 AM
posted by:
infamouz9325
pretty dam good they can sell a car that cost 90k but chevy cant sell worth a dam without offering incentives lmao let the haters start hating on me for offending thier pitiful american jackass car companies
07/12, 2:14 AM
posted by:
Burmanesski
Infamouz9325, although i like my chev i don’t care if you say american car are crap because that is just what you think and people have to learn to exept that. You shouldn’t try getting people to hate you it is not that great. i know what a crap car is and it is made in Russia and has 17hp and it was my first car. What you say now is what i said in Ukraine 33 years ago and i still say it today but about communist cars and all my friends leaned to exept that i wanted an american car when i was 16.
07/12, 6:52 AM
posted by:
SR
Screw the car, I’ll take that tasty German brunette on the driver’s side.
07/12, 7:59 AM
posted by:
Deanster
Burmanesski, are you talking about the Lada 1600?
I’m surprised it’s only 100,000 911s. I see so many of them on the road, I would have thought a million. I live in a big city in Canada, but known for limited expendable income. Yet, 911s are so common they don’t turn heads anymore. Nonetheless, beautiful car.
07/12, 8:09 AM
posted by:
Saud
Damn that’s fast for a sport car.
07/12, 8:41 AM
posted by:
Z06ified
“The brunette on the driver’s side is hot. I’d actually consider buying a Porsche if she came with it.
Comment by AMGoff, posted on July11 at 2:56 pm ”
LOL – you beat me to it. I would trade my Z06 in for a 911 if I knew she came with the car. Or even if I knew she built some of the car. A hot looking girl that builds Porsches – now that’s nice!
07/12, 11:34 AM
posted by:
CroStuttgart
STUTTGART RULES
07/12, 12:17 PM
posted by:
Wickedated
Heck, throw in the blonde too while at it.
07/12, 12:26 PM
posted by:
AMGoff
Z06, very much agreed, I might even consider a Toyonda if I knew she came along with it, at least then I could sell the car and keep the girl!
07/12, 8:00 PM
posted by:
Burmanesski
Deanster, No, the car i was refering to was the Trabant and if you want to see a real ugly car check out the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller.