# Porsche 911

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/porsche-911/

16 people recommended Porsche 911 in Hacker News comments, 5 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 12 months, in 12 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Owners praise its reliability and long life, and say it is a joy to drive. Critics mainly point to the touchscreen controls on the 992 model.

Summary written by Claude from 23 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable, long-lived design (4 comments in the sample): "The Porsche 911 is pretty reliable, it's basically the same car they've made for over 50 years so they've got it figured out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674950)) "It still runs totally fine: regularly using it to go pick the kid at school." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49309993)) "given Porsche build them to last there's plenty of high milers out there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46158868))
- Physical buttons alongside screens (3 comments in the sample): "It used screens for the controls that need to be on screens (navigation and entertainment), and physical buttons for everything else." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001901)) "an outstanding user interface, with a nice mix of configurable displays and physical buttons" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998213)) "It has a lot of physical controls for things in the cabin like climate control" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687313))
- Iconic rear-engined sports car (3 comments in the sample): "Porsche to me was always a Rear Engined, (normally) RWD sports car i.e. the 911" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687120)) "I like the 2-door rounded back (Coupe?) design like Porsche 911" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297701)) "There's only one real Porsche, a gasoline-engined 911." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688419))
- Fun to drive (2 comments in the sample): "a nice drive in a 911 [can be] better/cheaper therapy that going to a PhD" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561769)) "Whether it's a 911 or a 718, they are just a joy to drive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46690651))

## Other sports cars people recommend

- [Mazda MX-5 Miata](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mazda-miata/): 29 recommend, 8 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Toyota GR Corolla](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-gr-corolla/): 18 recommend, 7 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Chevrolet Corvette](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chevrolet-corvette/): 7 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Volkswagen GTI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-gti/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 3 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Porsche 911", https://hackerapproved.com/p/porsche-911/ (16 recommend, 5 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.