Love-hate relationship lingers still as the 911 turns 50 ONE of the brashest, flashiest and fastest things on four wheels has finally come of age: the Porsche 911 is 50 years old. It has been a long road to maturity for a car that for many years was associated with overpaid bankers in red braces, but even Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, a notorious Porsche-baiter, has grudgingly conceded his respect for recent models.