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sche 911 sia nata con qualche It is no secret that the Porsche 911 experienced, from the
da dovuto alla distribuzione outset, some road holding problems due to the non-opti-
sa della maggiore massa del mal weight distribution caused by the greater mass of its
attro con il quale i progettisti six-cylinder engine compared with the four-cylinder one
r anni. È una conseguenza di that Porsche designers had been working with for years.
la Porsche 911 vede la prima For this reason, the Porsche 911 model year 1969 included
getto '901' così come uscito the first major change to the '901' originally designed by
che: alla ricerca di maggiore 'Butzi' Porsche: with the aim of increasing the car’s sta-
o viene allungato di quasi 6 bility at high speeds, the wheelbase was lengthened by
anche un poco più di spazio almost 6 centimeters, thereby also creating a little more
ri posteriori. room for occasional rear seat passengers.
ella fase era ormai entrata nei By this time, Porsche enthusiasts (even the most fervent
dei più irriducibili amanti del- lovers of the 356) had come to appreciate the 911’s looks,
. L'allungamento del passo è and so these were essentially retained. The longer wheel-
attenzione il coperchio delle base was a feature that could be noted only by careful-
non più rasente al passaggio ly observing the rear torsion bar cover, which no longer
di quei famosi sei centimetri. hugged the wheel arch, having been shifted by the infa-
amma della 911 era suddivi- mous six centimeters.
quest'ultima, con motore da For model year 1969, the 911 range comprised three ver-
prima una 911. È proprio la S sions: T, L and S, the latter equipped with an angry 160 HP
egli appassionati più esigenti engine of the kind never previously used on a 911. The S
tta da pelare per i proprietari version became the darling of the wealthiest and most
anche perché la storica serie demanding enthusiasts, as well as a hard act to follow for
addistingue le vetture per il Ferrari and Maserati owners. This was also because the
so allungato di cui si è detto, legendary 'B' series (B denoting model year 1969 cars), in
ezione meccanica, che rega- addition to the longer wheelbase, also used mechanical
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