Model

Porsche 356

Production1948-1965
CategorySports car
Status
Discontinued
Model
Porsche 356
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Manufacturer
Porsche

Key specifications

Body style
Coupe · Speedster · Convertible
Engine
1.1/1.3/1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4 · 1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4 · 1.5/1.6/2 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power
69.87 kW · 66.19 kW · 95.61 kW
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual · Manual · 4 speeds

Differences between variants

Specification Porsche 356 CoupéPorsche 356 SpeedsterPorsche 356 CabrioletPorsche 356 Carrera
Body style CoupeSpeedsterConvertibleCoupe
Engine 1.1/1.3/1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 41.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 41.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 41.5/1.6/2 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power 69.87 kW66.19 kW69.87 kW95.61 kW
Transmission ManualManual · 4 speedsManual · 4 speedsManual · 4 speeds
Production period 1950-19651954-19581955-19651955-1965

Generations and variants

Generation

Porsche 356 - Gmünd production

1948-1950 Gmünd production
Generation

Porsche 356 - Pre-A

1950-1955 Pre-A
Variant

Porsche 356 Coupé

1950-1965
Body style
Coupe
Engine
1.1/1.3/1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power
69.87 kW
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual
Four-speed manual; output and capacity varied by year and engine grade.
Variant

Porsche 356 Speedster

1954-1958
Body style
Speedster
Engine
1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power
66.19 kW
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual
· 4 speeds
Generation

Porsche 356 - 356 A

1955-1959 356 A
Variant

Porsche 356 Cabriolet

1955-1965
Body style
Convertible
Engine
1.5/1.6 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power
69.87 kW
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual
· 4 speeds
Variant

Porsche 356 Carrera

1955-1965
Body style
Coupe
Engine
1.5/1.6/2 l · Naturally aspirated · Flat 4
Power
95.61 kW
Drivetrain
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Manual
· 4 speeds
Four-speed manual; the four-cam Carrera engine and capacity varied by version.
Generation

Porsche 356 - 356 B

1959-1963 356 B
Generation

Porsche 356 - 356 C

1963-1965 356 C

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