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OUR SELECTION · 2026

Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Photo: David Villarreal Fernández / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

THE ONE WE CHOSE

Porsche 911

PORSCHE

One idea, refined for more than sixty years.

A rear-engine flat-six sports car that has stayed recognisably itself since 1963. Every generation is better. None is a stranger.


PERFORMANCE · DESIGN · LONG-TERM OWNERSHIP

Why it won

  1. I

    Continuous development since 1963 without losing its shape or its purpose.

  2. II

    A flat-six engine behind the rear axle. No one else builds this at scale.

  3. III

    A real daily car: rear seats, a front luggage compartment, visibility.

  4. IV

    Motorsport lineage that still feeds the road cars.

  5. V

    Built in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, where it has always been built.

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FINAL

The verdict

Plenty of cars are faster. Plenty are more extreme. The 911 is the one that makes the whole category make sense. It asks nothing of you except that you drive it. The choice is made.

THE DETAILS

LAYOUT
Rear-engine, rear-drive (all-wheel drive available)
ENGINE
Flat-six
INTRODUCED
1963
BUILT IN
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany

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Our selection, not a measurement. Selected October 3, 2026. Last reviewed October 3, 2026. How we choose. We may earn a commission if you buy through our links.

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