Porsche 911: Engine History & Development [Hardcover]

Tobias Aichele (Author), Hans Mezger (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1999

This photographic history dissects the evolution of Posche's 911 engine, from its earliest stages of development to its unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1963 and the introduction in 1997 of the 996 variant. In addition to stock powerplants, there is also coverage of race editions and the significant tweaks that Porsche implemented over the course of four decades, including numerous changes to the engine's displacement volume and the introduction of turbo models in Europe and the United States. A year-by-year spec chart is accompanied by a photo of a model representing each year.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 205 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760307024
• ISBN-13: 978-0760307021
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,467,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Coffee Table book, nothing more., October 8, 1999

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This review is from: Porsche 911: Engine History & Development (Hardcover)

This book is lousy. Written by a non-technical marketing type, it contains a lot of pretty-pretty pictures and minimal micky-mouse text. Its not helped by the deadening effect of a leaden translation - the original was written in German.

There are vast errors of ommision, there's not a single critical phrase, and its not comprehensive; for example the 2.4 fuel injected 'T's of 1973 aren't even mentioned.

A total waste of money - if you actually want to know something about 911 engines, buy Paul Fere's excellent '911 Story.'

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Title, Disapointing Book, May 12, 2000

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This review is from: Porsche 911: Engine History & Development (Hardcover)

There is nothing new here for the real enthusiast. It also fails as a coffee table book for the casual Porsche fan. The title and the author make this a very misleading book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed as a Coffee Table Book..., January 31, 2001

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Wayne R. Dempsey (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Porsche 911: Engine History & Development (Hardcover)

This is like one of those pretty-picture coffee table books that you see with all the models of Porsches in them, except this one focuses on the 911 engine. It's not a bad book - I enjoyed it - if you know what you are expecting. Don't expect it to tell you how to tear down and rebuild your engine (check out my upcoming book for that), but keep in mind that this is a photo book with a literal history of the development of the motor. It's a unique twist on the sometimes mundane cookie-cutter picture book. The text is a little dry at times, but not too difficult to read.