Porsche was founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austro-Hungarian engineer who also designed the first Volkswagen. Porsche, a German proper name, is correctly pronounced PORSH-eh. Get it right.
Porsche currently produces sports cars such as the 911 (997), Boxster, and Cayman, as well as the Cayenne sport utility vehicles. The company has been highly successful in recent times, and claims to have the highest profit per unit sold of any car company in the world.
In a May 2006 survey, Porsche was awarded the title of the most prestigious automobile brand by the Luxury Institute in New York. The survey questioned more than 500 households with a gross annual income of at least US $200,000 and a net worth of at least US $720,000.
Porsche was awarded the 2006 J.D. Power and Associates award for the highest-ranked nameplate in its Initial Quality Study of automobile brands.
Use the drop-down menu below to sort through used Porsche vehicles for sale now in the Boston area.
