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Jul 2023
49m 59s

75 Years Of Porsche... In 45 Minutes

Immediate Media The Top Gear Magazine Podcast
About this episode

Porsche is 75! To celebrate we produced a magazine, free with issue 374, tracking the company's highs and lows from 1948 right up to the present day: the greatest cars, the pivotal moments, the story so far. Here, we attempt to cram three-quarters of a century of automotive history into a 45 minute pod.

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