The joke about Porsche never changing the design of the 911 is, at best, played out. Yes, the car has maintained a similar silhouette over the last five decades of its existence. Yes, the engine is still at the wrong end of the chassis. But underneath that steadfastly teardrop-shaped body, a whole lot of innovation has taken place.
-You know this, of course. But unless you have a first-gen car and today's 991 generation side-by-side, it can be hard to appreciate how much has changed.
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That's what makes this fun animation by Donut so great. It takes every generation of Porsche's bass-ackwards sports car and highlights what changed, generation by generation.
-Go ahead, watch the full video. Maybe you'll learn something about the genesis of the 911. Maybe you already knew it all. Either way, it's a fun little tour through the history of one of the world's most iconic sports cars.
- -This story originally appeared on Road & Track via Autoblog.
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