ENGINE: 2.4-liter flat-6
TOP SPEED: 143 mph
HORSEPOWER: 190

Just as real-life Porsche ownership conveys a message about the owner’s personality, the use of Porsches on-screen can suggest a great deal about the characters portrayed as driving them. This 1973 911 S belongs to the character Penny Benjamin (Jennifer Connelly) in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Although the vehicle appears only briefly and is never seen in motion, its mere presence helps to communicate Penny’s temperament—that of a confident, free-spirited adventure lover who is a perfect match for the headstrong Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise). 

COURTESY OF NICK AND ADELE PSYLLOS