The story of the famous Porsche Pink Pig livery (2024)

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The result was a vehicle with an unusually wide and rounded body. The front lip was short and stubby and, simply put, reminded some of the snout of a pig. Legend has it that when the car ran its first test lap, one of the team sponsors – Count Rossi of the Martini & Rossi drinks company – was less than enamoured.

Porsche designer Anatole Lapine decided in favour of the pink body colour and labelled each of the body parts according to the butcher-style cuts. Porsche caused a sensation at Le Mans 1971 with the Pink Pig. It was the fastest car during the pre-race qualification session, although it was totally untested.

Appearing atop each front fender was a white pig-shaped naming decal announcing “Der Trüffel Jäger von Zuffenhausen.” The assigned drivers were Willi Kauhsen and Reinhold Joest, who had been racing together in the ex-Solar Productions 917, Chassis 022, during the 1971 season.

The result was a much more stable car which was way above its rivals on most tracks and won Le Mans in 1970. could combine the low-drag coefficient of the 917 LH with the stability and downforce of the short-tail 917K.

What do the Porsche logo's colours represent? While the horse represents strength, the red and black stripes on either side are reflective of the traditional crest colours of Württemberg-Hohenzollern. What's more, the stylised antlers were also taken from the region's coat of arms.

Porsche Apricot Beige is probably one of the rarest of Porsche beiges. By the late 1980s, beige was as out of vogue as bellbottoms, so there were few takers during the two model years in which the color was offered. Most Porschephiles have never seen a 928, a 964, or a G-body Carrera in this color.

The color we're talking about on the pink Porsche Taycan is actually called Frozen Berry Metallic shade. And it was created by two female Porsche designers. It's a pinkish, steely rose paint color that gives the Porsche Taycan a rather feminine but somehow edgy look.

The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring is one of the very best sports cars on the market but it's hardly cheap with a starting price of just over $160,000 in the United States.

In 1953, Priscilla the Pink Pig made her debut as a children's train ride.

Priscilla was an Atlanta holiday tradition for more than 50 years before officially retiring in 2021.

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Built by BBi Autosport alongside Hoonigan and Hoonigan Racing Division, and Mobil 1 this one-of-kind Porsche is the first-ever mid-engine, AWD, twin-turbo vintage Porsche 911.

Throughout history, Porsche cars have been handed a wide range of nicknames. There's The Widowmaker, Pink Pig, Hippie Porsche, Whale Tail, Baby, Turbo Panzer and many more. Perhaps one of the most well-known names for a Porsche racer is Moby Dick, for quite obvious reasons when you are familiar with the machine.

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Porsche have won the most races as a manufacturer with 19 since their first in 1970. Audi are second with 13 wins and Ferrari are third with 10 victories. Porsche also achieved the most consecutive wins with seven victories in succession from 1981 to 1987.

In the past, Porsche did have a poor man's Porsche: the 924. It was a car initially developed by Audi . It was not a bad car with transaxle technology but the engine was very basic (Audi 2.0 liter). It's successor, the 944 was a real Porsche as was the 968 after that.

After another humiliating experience at the mall when Max and Ian pour a cherry Icee on Gary and Wyatt in front of a crowd, Lisa tells the bullies about a party at Wyatt's house, before driving off in a Porsche 928 she conjured for Gary.

Because the Porsche logo pays homage to Stuttgart, which is located in southwest Germany and built atop a horse-breeding farm, horses were an inspiration for the Porsche logo. You will find horses in the Stuttgart city seal, and as we know, a horse is also the centerpiece of the Porsche logo.

To Porsche fans, the standout star of Cars, Pixar/Disney's hit animated movie series, was the beautiful, blue 911 (type 996), Sally Carrera. Up until now Sally was only available in CGI form or a single full-scale, non-working, static model.