Porsche 911- Why it should have failed

We've all seen at least one and 9/10 people look at them and immediately thought that they would love to have one. Its that iconic German car that catches your eye from a mile away. What I’m talking about is the Porsche 911 and what makes it so worthy of our appreciation is that it should have failed miserably.

There were numerous things wrong with the Porsche 911 when it first came into production and there was for many years after. In fact, most of the creases have only been ironed out very recently. We’re just going to take a quick look at the main problem which plagued the German design team for years was that the pokey little sports car had it’s engine hanging out over the back! This made going in a straight line and accelerating a breeze because you got a load of traction but it proposed a major problem with cornering.

It’s basic physics, when you have a heavy lump hanging off the back of something its going to slide about like a fat kid on ice skates.

The second major reason why it should have failed was that it wasn’t all that original. I mean, the interior, curves, lights, and mirrors had all been seen on other Porsche and German cars. They even took their crappy rear mounted engine idea from Hitler’s brainchild; the VW Beatle.

All in all though, you have to love it because for true perfection you must have imperfection.