| The original Porsche company, started by Professor | | | | and the Cayenne. Sleek and beautifully designed and |
| Ferdinand Porsche in 1931, didn't even design or | | | | engineered, these are not cars for taking the kids to |
| develop cars under it's own name. They were purely a | | | | and from school. |
| consultancy and development company. In fact, not | | | | In fact, these are super cars for the super rich. It is |
| many people know that it was the Porsche | | | | telling that in a May 2006 survey, Porsche was |
| corporation that originally designed what became the | | | | awarded the title of the most prestigious automobile |
| Volkswagen Beetle! | | | | brand by Luxury Institute, New York. The survey only |
| It was until 1939 that Porsche released a car under it's | | | | questioned more than 500 households with a gross |
| own name: the Porsche 64. | | | | annual income of at least US $200,000 and a net |
| Somewhat unsurprisingly, the war meant that luxury | | | | worth of at least US $720,000. |
| cars were put to one side and, when Germany fell, | | | | Considering that the 2010 Porsche 911 costs around |
| Professor Porsche was arrested, though never | | | | £90,000 new, it is unlikely that most of us will ever be |
| charged, for war crimes. At this point, his son, Ferry, | | | | able to afford to own one. Luckily, with the advent of |
| was put in charge of the company and it was under | | | | gift experience companies, we can now get to drive |
| his management that the iconic Porsche 356 was | | | | one - if only for a few hours. Still we can dream about |
| developed. | | | | what it would be like to do that all the time and a |
| Over the subsequent 50 years Porsche have | | | | Porsche 911 is definitely at the top of my wishlist of all |
| remained at the forefront of luxury car production, with | | | | time great birthday gifts. |
| a succession of classic autos, such as the Porsche 911 | | | | |