Porsche 911T

Cars don't come more legendary than the Porsche 911, which even in its current water-cooled form can trace its roots back to the 356 of 1948. The original 911 was launched in 1964 as a replacement for the 356 and maintained the early car's horizontally opposed air-cooled engine set-up, although this time it had an extra bank of cylinders and was targeted at a more sporting, and wealthy, sector of the market.

Designed by Ferdinand Porsche's sons, Ferry and Butzi, the 911 was engineered to iron out the 356's unpredictable on-limit handling characteristics, and had a more forgiving all-new rear suspension. Even so, the car still had a strong tendency to oversteer and needed expert handling at high speeds.

The 911 has become Porsche's most well-known model, successful on the race-track, in rallies, and in terms of sales. Far more than any other model, the Porsche brand is defined by the 911.

It remains in production; however, after several generations of revision, current-model 911s share only the basic mechanical concept of a rear-engined, six-cylinder coupe, and basic styling cues with the original car.