The Real Reason Porsche Ignitions Are Left of the Wheel

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The Real Reason Porsche Ignitions Are Left of the Wheel
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Dan Neil explain how one of Porsche's most iconic features was actually born of stinginess

NEWBIE PORSCHE owners may experience brief disorientation. It could take a few mornings to get used to the German luxury-sport cars’ ignition switch being to the left of the steering wheel, outboard of the driving position, not inboard like every other make of car in the known universe.

What’s the deal there? Most Porsche drivers would probably tell you the story their dealers told them: The outboard-placed ignition keylock was a racing innovation. Up until 1970, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance...

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