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T wo momentous events defined the summer of 1996 for Porsche AG. In June, Porsche-powered cars reigned supreme at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, capturing the top three finishing positions and all three class titles. Then on July 15, the one-millionth Porsche sports car rolled out of the company’s assembly plant at Stuttgart-Zu ! enhausen to considerable fanfare. Sports car enthusiasts who noted the occasion no doubt observed, with considerable irony, that the 285 horsepower vehicle was a police version of the venerable Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche was working for automotive manufacturer Lohner when he designed the Lohner–Porsche Mixte Hybrid in 1901.

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Porsche: The Ultimate Speed Machine