2014 Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition

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A car like this, the 911 50^th Anniversary Edition, requires a whole lot of planning to pull off properly. Which, no surprise, Porsche did flawlessly. The 991-generation 911, arriving in 2011, was already an incredible machine. Just the third all-new platform for their standard-bearing sports car, it was lighter, longer, and more powerful than ever.

Now, Porsche is well known for releasing all manner of limited edition 911s, but this 50^th birthday special took things to another level. The modernized Fuchs alloys alone are works of art. Not to mention the throwback 911 logo, gorgeous Pepita seat trim, and instrumentation straight out of 1963.

To cap things, these short run beauties sit strong in burly Carrera 4S bodywork and came standard with the X51 Powerkit, bumping output of the 3.8L flat-6 up to 430 horses.

Offered in just three low-key colors, all of which look the business, the 911 50^th Anniversary Edition is a testament to what Ferdinand Porsche had in mind when said, “A formally coherent product doesn’t need any embellishment.”