The Disturbing History Of Porsche 

The Porsche Boxter which began production in 1996 actually saved the company, not the Cayenne. The Cayenne did help in the revitalization of the company, but the Boxster saved them from bankruptcy.

I noticed 2 mistakes in the video: Stuttgart is today the capital of the federal state "Baden-Württemberg". But it was NEVER the capital of Germany or the German Empire. The capital since the founding of the German Empire until the split of Germany after the war in East & West was always Berlin. After that Berlin was still the capital of the DDR (East) & the capital of the BRD (West) was Bonn. After the reunification of Germany, Berlin is the capital for all of Germany. The Beetle officially got the name "Volkswagen" only after WWII. While the idea behind the Beetle was a "Volkswagen" (eng. People's Car) that pretty much everyone should be able to afford, the official name until the end of the war was "KdF-Wagen". Named after the National Socialist Labor Organization " Kraft durch Freude" - KdF (engl. Strength through Joy). Likewise, the original name of Wolfsburg, the city founded to build the "Beetle", was "KdF-Stadt". Only after the war the city got its present name.

Dark history? After listening to this. More like a history of perseverance and determination. Awesome video.

What a great documentary! Loved every part about it. Well done! Tanks of all the knowledge I earned from you❤️

You mention that Porsche today is owned by the Volkswagen group, but missed to mention that the Porsche family in a very bold offensive took over the whole Volkswagen Group majority.

As Jack Gerwig accurately pointed out, it was the introduction of the Porsche Boxster that pulled Porsche back from the brink of bankruptcy. Its mid-engine design and virtually even front to back weight distribution resulted in one of the most excellent handling sports cars the company has produced. The Boxster has continued to evolve over the intervening 27-years and is a significant performance vehicle in the company's history and present product line. Its omission is an oversight in the otherwise fascinating film that should not be overlooked.

This is an amazing documentary. You didn't leave anything out. Very well done.

that editing is so satisfying man, keep it up

Awesome video!! A couple things I didn’t see in the video 1. The attempts to make more affordable Porsches to make the company more profitable, 914, 924, 944 2. 928 was initially built to challenge the larger V8 cars built by American companies, and was originally slated to replace the 911, but the popularity was never there 3. The big initial thing to save Porsche in late 90s was the introduction of the more affordable Boxster, which also shared many parts and design with the 996, which was the first water cooled 911 in attempt to “modernize” the car. Also, Porsche trying to go for a more “modern” look Hired 1-2 former Toyota designers for the 996 and Boxster. While their numbers did go up, the design, specifically getting away from the round headlight design, make the 996 the least desirable of any 911 generation. The interior design had very little to be desired as well. 4. The Macan came much much later than the Cheyenne, and Porsche was already at a very profitable position by the time the Macan came around. 5. No mention of Porsche involvement with the Auto Union? 6. Stuttgart wasn’t the capital of German, either before or after the war. 7. Ferdinand was less “friendly” to Hitler than is portrayed in the video.

After growing up watching Porsche compete in and dominate in motorsport, owning one was a goal I set for myself. As a teen, I owned a couple of Beetles, a '63 and a '66, and my first real job was at a Porsche-Audi dealership as a lot boy. The 917k, 935, 917/30, later the GT1, and most recently the 919 I've owned my '85 for nearly 30 years and still love it as much as the day I bought it. The Carrera's 3.2 is one of the best engines Porsche ever built. It's nowhere near as quick or fast as a new 911, but it's engaging, analog, visceral, and an absolute joy to drive.

Great video, but I noticed you perfectly started to lead into the creation and importance of the Boxster in the 90s, but ended up totally jumping to the 2000s to talk about the Cayenne .... was really surprised that was left out, especially considering how well known the significance was in preventing their bankruptcy.

Thank you for that absolute nice video, much love❤

When I was living in Honolulu, I had a place to live in a boat in the marina at Waikiki. One of my "neighbors" had a brown '79 911 SC Targa and he asked me to drive it at least once a week. The trouble was, I was completely broke most of the time, so I only drove it to the food bank, but had to park a few blocks away so as not to infuriate anyone who just wouldn't understand why a guy with a Porsche 911 was hitting up the food bank. Good times...

Happy New Year!!! Was waiting for a new video from you for a long time, excellent content, this is what i pay my internet bills for

What about the disturbing history of Mitsubishi, Subaru, Isuzu etc.

24:27 definitely one of the best looking ones. I see a lot of these here in Germany. Few weeks back there was probably some Porsche meet. I was leaving the pump and seej 3 to 4 of these passing by same models different color. 10 minutes later seen a few more on a traffic light. Definitely one of my favorites by looks only.

The post-war part of this story is heart-warming. I have never driven a Porsche, but I drove a 1970 Beetle during and after high school

I just found this channel and this is only my second video, the first being the Chevrolet story. I love the way you tell the stories objectivity. Very informative. Keep up the good work. I've subscribed and look forward to more of your informative videos 👍

Excellent details garnered and well presented to historical rise of Porsche !!! Salute 🫡 to your work and inspiring history!!!

That was a wonderful documentary! Thank you!

Many things left out of this video or actually incorrect as already mentioned but I'll add the Porsche Boxster is what saved them with volume sales in the 90's, and it doesn't mention the mid 70's when they almost went out of business as well, when the 914 and more so, the 924 saved them again with volume sales of cheaper vehicles.

This channel is truly a gem. I love cars and car history. I don't care too much for the newer cars these days, and your videos remind me why. Thank you!

Welp now i need to buy a Porsche

The black DEI stock photo hand shake in a history video about a German engineer in the late 19th century and early 20th is farcicle.

Great video I’m happy your back 🎉

Ahh I have been waiting this for so long❤️‍🔥

One, slight error. During the competition for the design of the Tiger 1. Ferdinand Porsche developed what would be known as the VK 45 01(P) which was a turreted heavy tank. It did have the gasoline electric drive train. Porsche was pretty confident in his design so he had a number of hulls put together just in case he won, so he could start mass production easily. however the engine caused him to loose the bid. The hulls, so as not to go to waste were turned into the Ferdinand casemate tank destroyers. Many were destroyed due to the lack of anti infantry armaments, those that weren't destroyed in the eastern front would be retrofitted with a forward facing bow machine gun. These models would be later referred to as the Elephant.

Loved your video very well prepared.❤🎉

Actually, a rather touching story about a son's love and devotion to his father.

Keep up the good work! There were definetly some mistakes but those will happen on a smaller and smaller frequency as you do this more and more!!! Very excited to see what you make next! I suggest a video on the life of Ferdinand Piech (Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche), he created some amazing things in his life, the unkillable Mercedes 5-cylinder diesel engines, Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system, and then was responsible for much of Porsche's le man''s success, and then also possibly VW's diesel gate as a result of his totalitarian-esc leadership...

Excellent tutorial history! Never it be a totally smooth when you add adventure into it! Thank you, J

Smoothest sponsor segue I’ve ever seen, you got me!

Still daily driving a 37 years old Porsche 924S and i really don't feel like getting anything different any time soon.

Excellent video, as a Porsche owner myself, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Thanks !

That was beautiful. Thank you so much.

One of the highlights of my young life was when my friend Johnny took his fathers red Porsche 928 from DC to college park Maryland down interstate 95 . At times we were going 160 mph and it was like time slowed down . We made it in what seemed like 30 minutes . That was fun ! We went to car shows all over with his dads Ac Bristols , Jaguars , and Mg's . He had an MG twin cam that was best in the country at the time . Good times in the early 80s .

Sir please try to make video weekly❣️,We are waiting for your videos❤️ Your voice is very awesome.

The Original Tank that Porsche made for the Tiger Program was called Tiger (P). It failed so bad that the Tiger I was the overall winner. The 90 hulls were originally Tiger P but was then converted to Ferdinands Tank Destroyers. The Codename "Elefant" was another name for Ferdinand due to its installment of small upgrades but many of the German Soldiers didn't know the difference so they still called them Ferdinands.

I've been fortunate to have owned two. My first was a '63 356, my second an '83 911SC which I had the pleasure of driving from Orlando FL to San Diego Ca then up the PCH and back to Orlando. Not to mention the Tail of the Dragon.

What saved Porsche was the fact that they - for the first time - used certain parts on several cars, reduzing costs. That's why the 996, the Boxster and the Cayenne share a lot of parts. So it was not the "Boxster saving Porsche" nor was it 996 or Cayenne - it was simply over due costs optimizing while having three absolute hit models in the show rooms.

September 1963, The Porsche 901 was displayed at the IAA in Frankfurt . When they went to the Paris Motor Show in 1964, Peugeot objected to the model designation. 82 units of the 901 were produced before the name change.

Great video but you never mentioned Ferdinand Piech who was a brilliant engineer and a very talented company executive who designed many of their cars in the 1970s and 1980s. Mainly the famous 917!

Very nice history. A couple important omissions tho - the 912 which was the 'bridge' model between the 356 & the 911, the Boxster which some would say saved the company, & the 917 in the racing division.

Fantastic Documentary! Thank you!

1 mistake I noticed in the video was when you mentioned the Ferdinand Heavy Tank destroyer as a Tiger prototype from Porche. The Tiger tank Porche introduced to H!tler was the Tiger P.

Great video. Thank you! Just would have liked to see some credit to the Boxster, which was more important than the SUVs in saving the company from bankruptcy. Also, Berlin (except for 1945-90: Bonn) has been the capital of Germany since 1701 (until 1871 it was formally Prussia). Stuttgart was never the capital.

Thanks. Concise rich history🙏🏼👍🏼

Amazing video ❤🎉we need more people like that to build old school cars 🚗

Though you were fairly accurate about Porsche’s early history, it was the Boxster 986 that really saved the company from bankruptcy, the SUV was only part of the solution way after the Boxster’s introduction in early to mid 1990’s auto show.

Wow! This story humbles me to the core. I knew of Volkswagen and the Porsche brand. I would have bet that the two had no history together. I would have lost. Awesome 😃 👍🏽!

Nicely done. Love the video.

Great historical video.. I absolutely love my Cayenne.. 💯

I drove a 911 Turbo for a year (2016) great car, had a lot of fun with it. Pretty much every large company has some skeleton(s) in the closet. As a car company, I think their product is fantastic. The Cayman is definitely interesting, I was tempted to buy one of the GT4 versions a few years back but it didn’t have the “daily driver” nature of a 911 Turbo and thus had to pass. I still think the 911 Turbo is one of the greatest cars ever made, you can grab groceries in it, pickup kids from school, drive in the snow etc.

You are up and coming and are going to be great and the editing in this video was great

Amazing summary video. Missing important bits, such as borrowed design of Tatra 97 to newly designed Volkswagen Beetle, which was later ( after the war ) admitted.

Thanks great video. Well put together. Hard times to. Great times. Quality and craftsmanship Pays off. Later.

What a extraordinary story and top notch engineering and innovation how Porsche was created.

history so crazy and old recordings so cool

Great video man Truly loved it..💜💜

The true story of Porsche should have an extensive discussion of Ledvinka and Tatra…

And again GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT! Wrong in the 1920 to 1930 periode, wrong in 1947 to 1972 and again 1986 to 1993 periode. And again wrong concerning the Cayenne introduction motives. I am the great grand son of Ferdinand Porsche. Nice try, but there are many more correct sources out there.

The 911 turbo has to be one of the best looking cars ever built. I’d love a shot of 1. Hopefully one day.👏

Despite some small errors in the content, an interesting video with some surprises, e.g. the early experiments with electric cars. By the way: Stuttgart was never Germany's capital, but it is the capital of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

Porsche remains my favorite car brand of all time. I really like the Porsche 911 Turbo.

I've owned 4 Porsches in my driving history, including the iconic '59 RSK 718 Spyder. There was no mention in this video about the Spyders doing so well on the track with fantastic handling, reliability, being race cars that could outdrive and outlast larger cars, with larger engines. Race results is probably what brought lots of street drivers into Porsche showrooms.

That was really, really interesting. Well done! I loved all the details of how Porsche actually designed the Beetle. What I felt was really missing is details on the development of the 928, which I think is a really stunning looking car. In terms of design, I think the 928 is my favorite car of all time.

Thankyou for the story

Ernst Heinkel knew Ferdinand Porsche quite well. He remarked his surprise how Porsche's management used to keep Ferdinand busy in the workshop tinkering with engines while they ran his business for him.

when you mentioned the motorsports portion of The 911 section most of the wins were done by non-911 cars like the 910, 908, 906, 917, 962, 956, 907, 718, etc.

Very interesting video. It saddens me to hear of any company still in business that was involved in any way with the Nazi’s.

Thank you for a nice video! 8:00 Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of Baden-Württemberg, but not the Capital of Germany.

Rather unfortunate that you talked about airplanes he had designed, whilst showing a Spitfire in the background. 😱😱😱

Porcher also designed the stuker ju 88 dive bomber as well as a tank nick named the mouse the biggest tank ever

Amazing vid

Voiceover was wonderful appreciating

It's a shame the co existence of Hans Ledwinka wasn't mentioned as its pivotal to Porsche early years of auto engineering. Ledwinka and Porsche and both designed, air-cooled engines, swing axles, backbone chassis and pear drop aerodynamical shape.

I’m a little disappointed about the fact you didn’t mention the fact the 911 was almost named the 901 but Peugeot that threatened to sue as they owned the rights to 3 digit car names with a 0 in the middle. e.g. 502, 901, etc…

Although I'm not really into Porsche cars, this was still a great story, and it was told really well, you kept me listening right to the end, I really appreciate your work on this.

Excellent production and props. If only we had shows like this on my tell-lie-vision I could die a happy boomer.😂

Congratulations on undertaking this video, which is a vast topic for a non-historian. It's particularly challenging, not just because of it's vastness, but because Porschephiles are some of the most ardent enthusiasts (some would say "fanatics") on the Planet.. a criticism for any infraction is sure to follow (e.g., not pointing out that the 911 was originally introduced as the "901", before they fell into legal naming problems with Peugeot). I did learn new info, which was that Ferdinand was involved with the SSK. Possibly the most important omission was the truly genius engineering done on the 1930's Auto Union V16. Here the old man went right to the best and most exotic solution demanded by physics; make it mid-engine with a mind blowing power plant. At the risk of receiving death threats, I'll state the obvious, Porsche never got back to that level until the introduction of 917. I am a child of the late 50's and 1960's. I was fortunate to grow up in a community that had annual road races and many, many exotic cars on the street. I never understood the contemporary mania around Porsche street cars. I now track a carbon equipped GT4 regularly, but sometimes people mistakenly think I am a Porschephile... no, it's just a well engineered, mid-engine car. Today, Porsche, even Lamborghini are just mass producing cars that are great, but just a little souless. If there are any vehicles that make me a "phile", they are the Italian V12s of the late '50s and 1960s (particularly the mid-engine V12 of 1967-73... made by a company that now produces SUVs). Sorry, it's just the period of my formative years. I'll turn on my security system now. Wait, one last thing... one of my duties as a responsible car enthusiast is to patiently and kindly explain to 911 owners, that car is not pronounced "Poorsh".

No mention of Tatra, even though there are tons of pictures and footage of them in the video? Whoever edited this knows more than the person who wrote it.

Damn! That 356 is just such a gorgeous machine

he was so smart a true treasure to the humanity , rip f.p 🙏

This makes me like porsche even more ngl

Who knew that motor inside the wheel itself was such an early invention!

Love the documentary.

I loved the Ford V Ferrari reference around 9:50, favorite movie cuz the story of my favorite car.

One day I drove my grade 10 art teacher to McCall Field in Calgary from James Fowler High School, in my Beetle, in like ten minutes and she was used to a 1964 Mercury Parklane. That poor woman just buried her face in her hands and exclaimed: "Oh my God, it's like going 80 mph in a kitchen chair!!!" That was 59 yrs ago and I'm still belly-laughing right now! My mother who knew her just about fell off of her chair when I told her. God bless you Vivian Irene Tubb, RIP! 🤣😘

Overall, a very well done video, although some minor quibbling about details and omissions (most notably the revolutionary Auto Union V16 ) is warranted. Certainly much better than anything I could put together. However, why on earth did you use video footage from "Ford vs. Ferrari" ??

I had a 72" YW beetle in the 70s which I loved!

Amazing video

Pitty you didn't mention Beetle design resemblence to years earlier Tatra v570 made by Hans Ledwinka.

I dont think that its disturbing past for the company but rather an inspiring one, actually id love to buy one now because of its great history 👍 respect to them

I have a 1995 911 turbo and parked in drunk in one of my fields. Still haven't bothered to go find it. Anyway, my Cherry red 911 targa 4S turbo 2023 finally arrived. Really enjoying it so far. I'll at least keep driving it regularly for 6-8 months before giving it to my nephew or someone that likes a car with over 10,000km

definitely enjoyed the video. i LOVE Porsche.

Porsche , the M-B racing engineer, actually first met Hitler (a Mercedes owner) at the Solitude racetrack SW of Stuttgart in 1924 after Hitler was released from prison.

As a video editor I have to say this is one of the best and most innovative video I have seen on the internet ever. Of course I will take some of the ideas and apply them to my videos. Awesome work who ever you are!!!

Excellent Educational experience of history.

I enjoyed this bit of history. A very good presentation it was.

14:23 The Ferdinand was the result of the 100 PROTOTYPE Tigers that failed in the contest, but needed SOMETHING done with them. They WERE NOT the Porche entry into the Tiger contest, and were substantially redesigned and rebuilt to BECOME tank destroyers. The Elephaunt was a later change to the design to add some anti-infantry protection machine guns - but otherwise was THE SAME vehicle.