Here's Why Porsche Doesn't Use Numbers To Name Its Four Door Models - Storyboard

Ever wondered why Porsche's practical 4-door models don't feature a number, like the 911?

Porsche's model numbering was purely a practical decision that started with Ferdinand Porsche

Porsche's seeming obsession with the number 9, actually, comes from the company's way of internally naming its projects

Porsche planned to use the 901 number, but French carmaker, Peugeot, claimed all numbers with "0"in the middle

Ferdinand Porsche decided to jump from 718 to 900 numbers to avoid confusion when developing what would become the 911

There were many other four-door Porsche models that never went into production, including a four-door 928

989 was the only Porsche sedan to feature a number designation. However, it also remained a concept car

Still, Porsche has done its best to name its more mainstream models in ways that honor the brand's motorsport heritage

Naming its sports cars and mainstream models in completely different ways allows Porsche to separate the cars it wants to make from the cars it needs to make to stay in business

Porsche's decision to differentiate its mainstream models with different names separates "true" Porsche cars from those sharing hardware with other VAG products

Porsche models like Cayenne and Macan SUVs as well as the Panamera sedan and Taycan EV have adopted names instead of numbers.