Porsche Poster Die Transaxle Ära MAP09005916

Name: Porsche Poster Die Transaxle Ära MAP09005916
Brand: PORSCHE
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Porsche Poster Die Transaxle Ära

Porsche 924, 944, 968, 928

Original poster by Porsche

Size 85 x 59 cm

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Poster of the special exhibition at the Porsche Museum: “The Transaxle Era: From the 924 to the 928.” April 27 to October 16, 2016.

Forty years after the debut of the 924, the Porsche Museum is devoting an exhibition to the transaxle era. It will be the first time that several 924, 944, 968, and 928 models are shown to the public. Once the vanguard of a revolution, these cars are now hot commodities on the collectors’ market.

The 924 was a sports car without precedent. Engine in the front, transmission at the rear, and all manner of space in between. Forty years ago, Porsche astonished the public by presenting a modern four-cylinder sports car with a transaxle design. An advertising slogan lauding the “family sports station wagon” captured the vision behind it. And the car broke new ground.

Just one year later, Porsche enriched the Gran Turismo world with the impressive 928. Again, the concept called for the engine in front and the transmission in back. But this vehicle was a futuristic sports car with an eight-cylinder engine. According to a brochure from 1977, the design of the 928 shook up automotive hierarchies by combining three cars into one: a thoroughbred high-performance sports car, a comfort-oriented luxury sedan, and a versatile utility vehicle.

The term “transaxle” is a combination of “transmission” and “axle.” The engine transmits power to the rear axle via a driveshaft housed in a rigid cover pipe. In an age when drive systems did not have the benefit of electronic assistance, this principle was an innovative concept for a sports car. It ensured neutral and very stable handling qualities.

Arriving at the same time as the rear-engine 911, this addition meant that Porsche now had two transaxle sports cars whose optimized weight distribution and avant-garde design would leave a major mark on the automotive engineering of their era. The 928 was built over a period of nearly two decades. The Porsche 924 was followed by the 944 and the 968. The transaxle era would not end until 1995—after nearly 400,000 cars had been built.

Porsche will be displaying a small selection of these cars—23, to be precise—at “The Transaxle Era: From the 924 to the 928,” a special exhibition that will run until mid-October of this year. More than half of these vehicles will be making their debut.

By Thomas Fuths

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