Porsche 911: The Ultimate Sportscar as Cultural Icon

More than just another Porsche book, this one has not just stunning photos of our favorite enduring motorcar design but really clever writing that illustrates a respect for the reader's intellect and passion that rivals Porsche's engineering prowess. It's also a compelling coffee table book that never ceases to attract.

book is written weirdly, but some of the pictures are pretty cool, so its worth buying, maybe the writer used google translate or something, don't let that get you down, worth buying for the pics alone

As a non reader and Porsche lover I was glued to this book. The introduction tells me why I love the Porsche brand.

Very Beautiful coffee table book on the early years of Porsche, The photo's are absolutely beautiful, Its amazing the the Timeless photo's found in the book, over 200 pages ,I would truly recommend this to any Porsche lovely. A book well done AAA++

Interesting book though the translator sometimes seemed more interested in using arcane English than making sense. I reread several passages thinking they must have made sense to him but he lost me half way through. It was interesting to see how many well known individuals apparently choose to drive Porsche based on driveability rather than financial means. Porsche books that dwell on the psychology of ownership appeal to me and this volume hits the mark.

Well written with nice details that even Porsche aficionados would find new and interesting. Rich with high quality photos. A nice addition to any Porsche library.

Great book, well presented with a concise layout. A great addition or gift for any Porsche aficionado!

Beautiful photos but an absolutely mind boggling, atrocious, nonsensical translation full of odd sentence structures and grammatical errors. It is virtually unreadable.

This book is simply an ode to a culture. It isn’t just about a car but speaks to the myriad ways in which the said car is appreciated, and foremost, is about the people who drive it. You can find all manner of books which describe with varying levels of dullness the minutiae and pedantry of the cars since their inception. Perhaps those details entertain some, but then this book won’t be of use. Perhaps other books which tell about the eponymous originators in all their glorious familial dysfunction may be of greater interest, but these details pale into insignificance when one actually realises that the car is about driving. Sure, the English language translation is rather curious in parts, but it sort of adds to the book’s charm, knowing it’s written from a Germanic perspective. This book tells of the romance of the 911, from how it maybe awakens the senses of a child, to how it still pulls on the heart strings of those who, through age, should reconsider driving altogether, but for the 911’s magic. The book demonstrates so very well that the author not only understands the car, but its very many drivers. As the author writes so eloquently himself, ‘that is why this book remains an incomprehensible labor of love for some less horsepower obsessed readers. It is the cultural history of a romance’.

There are loads of books out there written about the 911 - model stats, production numbers, options and the history of those who designed and built it. This book takes a different and interesting perspective on the history of the 911, that of 911 owners. What their motivations are to buy and own and how this has subtly changed since the 911 first went on sale. The book explores what drives people to own the 911 and what kind of people these owners were and are today. The joy of owning and driving a Porsche 911. An interesting read overall.

Perfect as a gift

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Buen libro y a buen precio. Cumple con las expectativas.