Porsche: All the Cars

Nice profile illustrations and a light, non technical read. While it says "all the cars," it really should say "all the different models but not every model year". Its a good book for the price though, that makes up for every model year not being included.

I have several books covering Porsche vehicles and have to say that this one is unique. Instead of the usual photographs, the vehicles are illustrated by hand. Whether this is preferable to photography is subjective, but I do have to admit that it is a pleasant change.Each illustration is accompanied by a short written account of the vehicle as well as a table setting forth its specifications.Might not be for everyone, but it's worth a look from any fan of this marque.

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great book

As someone who wanted to learn more about the Porsche history and mystique, this book mostly fulfilled my expectations. The history of the marque is well laid out, but the strictly sequential presentation of each year's new offerings got in the way of seeing the evolution of the various models. For example, the Cayman is first referenced on page 317 (year 2005), and then new Cayman models are referenced on pages 321 (2006), p.335 (2008), p.409 (2015), and p.417 (again 2015). Thus, if a car is not significantly changed for several years, there can no mention of it for quite a few pages! Frankly, I don't know how to reconcile that with the strong impression I came away with, that Porsche changes every model every year!My less-than-wonderful score is more driven by the rough translation of the author's native Italian into English. For example, on page 19 he refers to the 1.3 litre single-carb engine as the "protagonist" of the 1951 356 production year! Turn the page and you will learn that the purpose of the "540 American Roadster" was to:"...challenge the North America's (sic) home grown giant cars as well as the sporty Jaguars and Ferraris. Those were the cars that laid down the law in the widespread challenge between gentlemen drivers, especially the Californians."Good grief! To be fair, the book did cause me to burst into laughter every few pages. But maybe the joke is on me: the "Editore" is listed as one "Giorgio Nada"!For a Porsche newbie like me this book was a good historical intro, but not very useful for gaining an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the models and how they evolved over the years.

A very interesting and well done compilation of 190 different Porsche models starting with 356 No. 1 and going through the 2016 911 R. It covers most of the major road and race cars ever produced. There is a drawing, a photograph and the technical specifications for each model. There is also a listing of Porsche racing victories which reminded me of how dominant Porsche once was in F1 when it was teamed with McLaren. If you read the book sequentially it provides a very interesting perspective on the development of the cars which is missing in most other books. If I have a complaint it is the artistic license taken with some of the drawings and particularly the proportions of the cars. However in the overall scope of this wonderful book it is a minor nit.

A great overview of Porsche street cars and race cars. I think there are a few misses in the book...No 1993 RS America for one. The book would be really great if it had the number of cars produced and the year ranges on the model production