Porsche 356

E204388

automobile model sports car

The Porsche 356 is a classic rear-engined sports car introduced in 1948, widely regarded as Porsche’s first production model and a foundational icon of the brand’s design and racing heritage.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Porsche 356 canonical	2
Porsche 356 Speedster	2
Porsche 356 Carrera	1
Porsche 356A	1
Porsche 356B	1
Porsche 356C	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automobile model ⓘ sports car ⓘ
assemblyLocation	Gmünd, Austria ⓘ Stuttgart ⓘ surface form: Stuttgart, Germany
bodyStyle	2-door cabriolet ⓘ 2-door coupé ⓘ 2-door roadster ⓘ
category	classic car ⓘ collector car ⓘ
class	sports car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
designer	Ferdinand Porsche ⓘ Ferry Porsche ⓘ
doorCount	2 ⓘ
driveType	rear-wheel drive ⓘ
earlyBodyMaterial	aluminium body ⓘ
engineConfiguration	flat-four engine ⓘ
enginePosition	rear-mounted engine ⓘ
firstProductionModelOf	Porsche ⓘ
fuelType	petrol ⓘ
hasIconicStatusIn	Porsche brand history ⓘ
inception	1948 ⓘ
influenced	Porsche 911 design ⓘ
layout	rear-engine layout ⓘ
manufacturer	Porsche ⓘ
market	European sports car market ⓘ North American sports car market ⓘ
material	steel body ⓘ
notableFeature	aerodynamic rounded body shape ⓘ air-cooled engine ⓘ
notableRaceParticipation	24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ Mille Miglia ⓘ Targa Florio ⓘ
notableVariant	Porsche 356 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Porsche 356 Carrera Porsche 356 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Porsche 356 Speedster Porsche 356 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Porsche 356A Porsche 356 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Porsche 356B Porsche 356 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Porsche 356C
platformOrigin	derived from Volkswagen Beetle mechanicals ⓘ
predecessor	Porsche 64 ⓘ
productionEnd	1965 ⓘ
productionStart	1948 ⓘ
seatingCapacity	2 ⓘ
successor	Porsche 911 Carrera ⓘ surface form: Porsche 911 Porsche 912 ⓘ
topSpeed	over 160 km/h in later variants ⓘ
transmission	4-speed manual transmission ⓘ
wheelbase	2100 mm (approximate) ⓘ