"The Porsche 911 proved both an immediate and enduring hit, and the company has never replaced it, instead allowing the car to evolve over almost half a century."<p>Not quite. That was true till 1998, but the present 911 is just a similar-looking car with the same name, like the new Beetle, the new Mini, and the new Fiat 500.
I'm in my mid-40s. When my dad was a kid, he always had a car lust for a Cadillac. When I was a kid, I had a car lust for a Porsche 911. I wonder what kids these days think would be the ultimate car? I presume a Tesla but I could be wrong.
If you are interested in Porsche and auto-manufacturing, then you will enjoy this episode of National Geographic Channel's <i>Ultimate Factories</i> [1] that features the manufacturing of the Porsche 911 GT3 [2]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRwsKfQW7F0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRwsKfQW7F0</a><p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Factories" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Factories</a><p>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3</a>