911 Tyre Tech
Jul 20, 2021
3 minutes
Written by Kieron Fennelly
The 911 has always packed three times as much horsepower as (what we used to call) the average family car. Keeping that power safely on the road is naturally a constant concern of Porsche, and the company has long been at the forefront of tyre development as a result. It was in response to lobbying from Porsche in the early 1970s that the German traffic authorities allowed the fitting of wider tyres on the rear axle than the front, of particular benefit to the rear-engined 911.
The arrival of the 911 largely coincided with
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