The thinking man\'s sports car: a symbol of the relentless desire for peak power and limitless performance.
Not everyone can, nor indeed should, drive a Porsche, but Porsche 911: The Ultimate Sportscar as Cultural Icon lays bare the raw driving force behind the 911 for anyone intrepid enough to discover..
In this book, Ulf Poschardt sends Porsche drivers to the shrink and concludes that a little narcissm can be a healthy thing; he then takes them on an engaging journey through the checkered history that defines their pride and joy.
Porsche 911: The Ultimate Sportscar as Cultural Icon explains how this German car became a global phenomenon and a symbol of aspiration, freedom, and the appetite for perfection, and even more, why, around the world, the 911 continues to fascinate gentlemen, ladies, and rogue drivers.
Both a car and a Cultural icon, it has earned a fan base that spans from young to old, East to West, connoisseur to enthusiast.
Since its launch in 1963, the 911 has built a reputation for itself as the thinking man\'s sports car.
The Porsche 911 was not just invented by one of the most fascinating and controversial families - it is also a technical meisterwerk. and across the globe.
Despised by many in Germany as a set of wheels for fat cats, it is the favorite car of free spirits and intellectuals in the U.
S.
The Porsche 911 moves the world.
And now, the rest is history: Jerry Seinfeld drives it
Boris Johnson admires it
Steve McQueen loves it; and Jeremy Clarkson hates it.
When Ferdinand Porsche could not find a sports car he liked, he decided to build one himself.
The Porsche 911 inspires a worldwide ripple effect.
The thinking man\'s sports car: a symbol of the relentless desire for peak power and limitless performance
