Editors: Ulf Poschardt and gestalten When Ferdinand Porsche could not find a sports car he liked, he decided to build one himself. And now, the rest is history: Jerry Seinfeld drives it; Steve McQueen loves it; and Jeremy Clarkson hates it. The Porsche 911 moves the world. 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. and across the globe. The Porsche 911 was not just invented by one of the most fascinating and controversial familiesit is also a technical meisterwerk. Since its launch in 1963, the 911 has built a reputation for itself asthe thinking mans sports car.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.