Q 01/05

Which carmaker's objection made Porsche rename its new 901 sports car as the 911?

A) Renault

B) Peugeot

C) Citroën

D) Simca

Answer · why

B) Peugeot

Peugeot had protected three-digit model names with a zero in the middle, so Porsche switched to 911 after building 82 cars as the 901.

Q 02/05

Where is the engine in a road-going Porsche 911?

A) In front of the driver

B) Just behind the seats

C) Under the front boot

D) Behind the rear axle

Answer · why

D) Behind the rear axle

Behind the rear axle, where Porsche kept it even when the 911 switched from air to water cooling with the 996 in 1998.

Q 03/05

Where did the millionth Porsche 911 end up?

A) At auction

B) In its museum

C) With a collector

D) With police

Answer · why

B) In its museum

Porsche kept the millionth 911, built in May 2017, in its museum in Stuttgart for good rather than sell it.

Q 04/05

What type of engine has powered every Porsche 911?

A) V8

B) Inline-four

C) V12

D) Flat-six

Answer · why

D) Flat-six

Flat-six engines power every 911, while the cheaper 1965 version with the 356's four-cylinder engine was sold as the 912.

Q 05/05

In which Italian town is Ferrari based?

A) Modena

B) Bologna

C) Turin

D) Maranello

Answer · why

D) Maranello

Maranello took in Ferrari's workshop in 1943, a wartime move away from Allied bombing, yet Allied bombers struck the new factory there twice.