Vehicle Profile
Porsche 356
1948–1965 · Coupe · RWD
$4,285 USDOriginal MSRPoriginal 1950s MSRP. This is a price reference, not a current market valuation or an offer for sale.
Porsche's first production model, a lightweight rear-engine, air-cooled flat-four sports car offered as coupe, cabriolet and Speedster. Evolving through pre-A, A, B and C series over 17 years, displacement grew to 1.6 liters; the disc-braked 356C SC made 95 hp. Roughly 76,000 were built, founding the marque.
Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Horsepower
- 60 hp
- Torque
- 61 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 14.5s
- Top Speed
- 109 mph
- ¼ Mile
- 18.5s
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Body Style
- Coupe
- Years
- 1948–1965
- Original MSRP
- $4,285 USD
Sources & data notes
Catalog verification date (recorded): June 17, 2026. Recorded spec confidence: medium.
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Performance positioning
Compared with 467 cars in the Wheelz catalog.