Porsche 911 Turbo

The Porsche 911 started life way back in 1963 in the form of the re-named Porsche 901. This first version of the classic design had the rear mounted flat six air cooled engine the mark became famous for, this intial version displaced 2 litres.
The rear positioned engine spun the rear wheels via a 4 speed gearbox and pushed the early 911 to a top speed of around 130mph, not too shabby for the early to mid sixties.

This basic rear drive rear engine layout has remained throughout the 30 plus year history of the car. In the latest versions though the engine is water cooled unlike the classic air cooled units fitted throughout most of the cars history.