It is one of the oldest sports coupé nameplates still in production with one million manufactured as of May 2017. It is one of two in the top five that had remained continuously in production (the original Beetle remained in production until 2003), and was until 1998 a successful surviving application of the air- (now water-) cooled opposed rear-engine layout pioneered by its ancestor, the Porsche 356. In the 1999 international poll for the award, the 911 came fifth. The engines were air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998, with Porsche's "993" series, produced in model years 1994–1998, being the last of the air-cooled Porsches. It has undergone continuous development, though the basic concept has remained little changed. It has a rear-mounted six cylinder boxer engine and all round independent suspension. The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or German: Neunelfer) is a two-door, 2+2 high performance classic German sports car made since 1963 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive For the original 911 series, see Porsche 911 (classic).
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This article is about the full lineage of Porsche 911 model runs. The 911-derived 935 turbo also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979 and Porsche won World Championship for Makes titles in 1976, 1977, 19 with 911-derived models. In the mid-1970s, naturally aspirated 911 Carrera RSRs won major world championship sports car races, such as Targa Florio and 24 Hours of Daytona, even against prototypes. It is among the most successful competition cars. The 911 has been modified by private teams and by the factory itself for racing, rallying, and other forms of automotive competition.