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This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles. From their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the spilt between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern day Germany.
The Porsche 597 Jagdwagen (hunting car) is a light military vehicle, designed to fill the same general role as the Jeep, Kübelwagen and Land-Rover. [ 1] Originally developed as a prototype for a tender to the German Army after World War II, the car never reached mass production after the DKW Munga was chosen over it for reasons of economics. [ 2]
The Porsche family (also known as Porsche–Piëch family[ 1]) is a prominent Austrian-German family of industrialists descending from the Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Its members control Porsche SE and have a majority voting right over Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker in the world.
Volkswagen Iltis. Volkswagen Type 181. Categories: Cold War military equipment of Germany. Military vehicles of the Cold War. Military vehicles of Germany by period.
Prototype Sports cars/Silhouettes. Porsche 550. Porsche 718. Porsche 904. Porsche 906. Porsche 910 Coupé. Porsche 910 Bergspyder. Porsche 907. Porsche 908 Coupé.
Porsche is currently the world's largest race car manufacturer. In 2006, Porsche built 195 race cars for various international motor sports events. In 2007, Porsche was expected to construct no fewer than 275 dedicated race cars (7 RS Spyder LMP2 prototypes, 37 GT2 spec 911 GT3-RSRs, and 231 911 GT3 Cup vehicles). [98]
Ferdinand Porsche [a] (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG.He is best known for creating the first gasoline–electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner–Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles.
The 356 was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the German company), who founded the Austrian company with his sister, Louise.Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Sr. had designed), the 356 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car with unitized pan and body construction.