Have You Ever Considered Porsche an Underdog?

I’ll admit, I fell for this CNN article because of its catchy headline: “Redefining a classic: Why this might be the most powerful Porsche yet.”

As the cover photo suggests, they’re talking about the new 911. But after reading the entire story, I didn’t actually learn anything about how this iteration of the 911 could be the most powerful Porsche yet, in fact I didn’t learn anything about the powertrain at all. However, I did learn something new: apparently CNN thinks one of the most celebrated sports car makers of all time is an underdog.

Here’s the first line of Jared Zaugg’s article: “Porsche — the longtime underdog of high-performance cars — has just unveiled its 2017 lineup of 911s.”

Am I missing something here? When did Porsche become an underdog? Perhaps it was around the same time that CNN was reliable?

Though the article never really recovers from a lousy intro and an inapplicable headline, it does offer up a nice little visual history of the 911, which helps connect the dots from the original 1963 version to the most recent.

And to be fair, Zaugg does pick a great quote from Ferry Porsche, which helps sum up the timelessness of the marque as a whole: “If you can create something time cannot erode, something which ignores the eccentricities of particular eras or moments, something truly timeless… this is the ultimate victory.”

The 911 photos below certainly attest to that sentiment. Though you’d be hard-pressed to find out what makes Porsche an underdog.

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Via [CNN]