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Written by Tom Harrison
This is, quite literally, where it all began. Ignoring the Type 64 racer, the 356 of 1948 was Porsche"s first production car. All 356s were fitted with flat-four engines of varying displacements, origins and power outputs. Early ones made do with modified versions of the Volkswagen Beetle"s flat-four, but Porsche upped the compression ratio, added twin carburetors and fitted lightweight aluminium cylinders to up the brake horsepower to something approaching, erm, 50.
Date written: 9 Feb 2016
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This is, quite literally, where it all began. Ignoring the Type 64 racer, the 356 of 1948 was Porsche"s first production car. All 356s were fitted with flat-four engines of varying displacements, origins and power outputs. Early ones made do with modified versions of the Volkswagen Beetle"s flat-four, but Porsche upped the compression ratio, added twin carburetors and fitted lightweight aluminium cylinders to up the brake horsepower to something approaching, erm, 50.
Date written: 9 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2068