It's odd to think of David Beckham buying a replica of anything. As a Porsche fan he's in a unique position to buy almost anything he wants. Unfortunately for him, the real Steve McQueen 1969 911S (made famous in the movie Le Mans) sold at auction in 2011 for $1.375MM. However, Lee Mayor Restorations in the UK had a very well done replica available which Beckham purchased for £70,000 (just under …
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Just last month we wondered if any of the 10 Porsches from the Don Davis Collection would set records when they crossed the auction block. This past Saturday we found out. According to RM Auctions the entire event was resounding success achieving more than $21 million with 100% of the lots sold. Out of that group, 10 Porsches were sold for a combined $2,483,250.
The biggest Porsche …
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That was just one of the many, many headlines that FLATSIXES.com contributor Andrew Granieri fired back at us when we sent him a picture of what we thought to be a suede wrapped Porsche Panamera we saw on Twitter last week. You see, Jamie Lester, a London based estate agent (realtor) who starred on the BBC's version of The Apprentice, snapped a picture of the Panamera below when he found it …
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You might like it, but if you live in the US, it's not for you. Unveiled last week by Pon Porsche Import of the Netherlands this special edition Porsche Boxster S was created by Porsche Exclusive for the Dutch market only. Just seven examples will be created making the name "Red 7" apropos.
The Porsche Boxster S Red 7 features a Guards Red color combo contrasted with matte hue platnimum …
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This 2007 Porsche 997 started life as a relatively sedate Turbo. Not content with the standard 480 horsepower that comes direct from the factory the owner of this black beauty decide to add a 775hp package from Evolution Motorsports.
Keeping all that power connected to the road is a completely upgraded suspension with components from Bilstein, Tarret, RSS, and Porsche OEM (including …
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Now that Porsche has officially unveiled the new 991 RSR and it's first race is in the books, it's firing up the marketing machine. They recently released the video below showcasing the new 991 and Porsche's successful history over the last 50 years in motorsport.
The new Porsche 991 RSR. Quintessence of a success story
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If you're a Porsche fan then you'll like the video below. If you're a 959 fan, then you'll love it! The content and quality are great. However, what I like, more than the subject or quality of the video itself is the fact that Brumos is starting to show off pieces of their collection.
Up until now, Brumos would provide tours to select private groups, the Porsche Club of America, customers …
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It wasn't that long ago that we told you about what just might be the world's fastest Porsche 997 built by Evolution Motorsport. If you read that post, then you saw the Porsche, otherwise known as "Mayhem" hit 175 mph in a rolling half mile with the SmokingTire.com's Matt Farah behind the wheel.
This time, "Mayhem" reached the highest top speed of 215.93 mph in the Qatar Mile. Now pay …
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UPDATE: 4-23-2013 This Boxster Spec Racer is SOLD.
Boxster spec racing is an inexpensive (of course that's relative), fun and safe way to enter the world of Porsche racing. The Boxster spec class was designed to provide a competitive racing group that controls costs and levels the playing field by removing performance advantages. The rules are such that driving ability and suspension setup …
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Big changes are in store for the second generation of the Panamera. Amongst other things, Porsche is introducing the world’s first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class, the Panamera S E-Hybrid. In addition, two versions of the Panamera get a stretched wheel based while the V8 in the Panamera S and 4S gets replaced with an entirely new three-liter V6 engine featuring twin turbos. The new …
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