Saturday 2 July 2011

Top 10 Porsche Model All The Time #2 1966 911S

There are so many great 911s, it’s hard to choose just one. Introduced in 1964 as the successor to the 356, the original 911 wrapped leading performance, luxury and technology in a package that still looks fresh and modern today. 1966 saw the introduction of the more powerful Porsche 911S (for “Super”), which featured a more powerful 158-horsepower flat-6, bigger brakes and a revised suspension.



But it’s the wheels that help get this specific 911 onto our list. Porsche shaved five pounds of unsprung weight from each corner by using five-spoke Fuchs alloy wheels -- wheels whose design have come to define the classic 911 look almost as much as the 911 silhouette itself. A 911 with Fuchs rims is the car people imagine when they hear the word “Porsche” -- and for that reason we feel that the 1966 911S is the most important 911 of all time, and worthy of the second spot on our list.