50 Howling Years Of Porsche 911: Here Are All The Best 911 Pub Facts!

The Porsche 911 is 50 years old this month. In that time, we’ve gone from the rear-engined, flat-six 2+2 coupe on the left to, er, well it's the same template, but there's been lots of progress. Here are all the numbers you need on Porsche’s arse-engined icon.

2: number of litres in the original 1963’s flat-six motor.

2.9: seconds taken for a 997 Turbo S PDK to launch to 62mph.

3.5: seconds shaved off the 0-60mph time of a base Carrera (8.3sec in 1965, 4.8sec in 2013).

6: number of cylinders in any 911 ever stamped out of the famous Zuffenhausen factory.

7: number of new 911 generations since 1963.

7.27: lap time (minutes/seconds) for a 997 GT3 RS 4.0 around the Nordschliefe.

22: number of 997 model variants produced (all of those in the picture below, plus RS 4.0 and Sport Classic).

190: kg of downforce produced at max speed by a 997 GT3 RS 4.0.

205: top speed (mph) of the fastest-ever 911 (997 GT2 RS).

483: difference in power between 1965 911 (128bhp) and 2011 997 GT2 RS (611bhp).

901: original name of Porsche’s new sports car, before Peugeot kicked up a fuss over its ownership of car names containing a zero.

1080: weight (kg) of a 1965 911 2.0.

1380: weight (kg) of a 2013 991 Carrera.

2395: number of 911 Cup racing cars produced by Porsche, making it the world’s best-selling racing car.

3734: cost (£) of a 1965 911 2.0 when new.

8500: cost (£) of the cheapest 911 currently on sale in the UK. Do you dare?

71,449: cost (£) of a 2013 991 Carrera.

700,000: number of 911s built by Porsche since full production started in 1964.

What's your favourite 911 of the past 50 years? Hit up the comments...