Chris Harris was among a number of journalists invited to Porsche's Leipzig track to drive the Porsche 918. Chris was only allowed 3 laps in the 918, but the video covers the best points of the technical presentation from the visit and provides tons and tons of details in a succinct and compact fashion. Enjoy!
A Few Things To Point Out
Chris makes some good points, interesting comments - …
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As a Porsche fanatic, and a studious pupil of motorsport and Porsche history, I was destined to run across the Brumos name a few times. It was nearly assured that I would become a fan of the efforts of those Porsches decked in red, white, and blue. After having met with a few members of the team, my support was only further cemented by their collective fullness of spirit and can-do attitude. …
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Rich Truesdell is a Southern California-based automotive photojournalist whose work has appeared in Motor Trend Classic, Octane, Mercedes Enthusiast, and most recently Total 911 where the current issue (#100) carries his interview with Porsche racing legend Hurley Haywood.
Last week Rich launched a new project on the crowd funding website Kickstarter, a photo book that covers 50 Porsche …
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Porsche factory driver and CORE autosport driver, Patrick Long, took time out of race preparation at Laguna Seca late last week to film this short tech segment explaining the differences between a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car and the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Patrick is driving the all new GT3 RSR for CORE this season and preparing for his debut this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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DRIVE is back and they're kicking things off with an episode of Tuned. The star of this episode is BBi Autosport's "Project Nasty" Porsche 911. An air-cooled 911 (a first for BBi). In their own words it's "a modern version of what the 911 GT3 RS would be had it existed in 1985". The video below speaks for itself, as does the BBi build, so we won't bore you with more copy. Enjoy!
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“This is a very nice concours,” Tom Roos told me as we looked over the collection arranged on the manicured fairway. “Especially for its first time,” he added. I agreed, as I am a fan of concours. 118 cars were present to commemorate the 118th year of the Pinehurst Resort (Pinehurst is golfing Heaven for those who golf).
Cars in 11 classes competed for honors, with Porsches entered …
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50 years after the first normally aspirated 911, and 40 years after the first Turbo prototype was unveiled, Porsche today provided details on the all new 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S – the technological and dynamic performance peak of the 911 series.
Updates include a new all wheel drive system, active rear axle steering, adaptive aerodynamics, full-LED headlights, a newly designed chassis, …
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Porsche is implementing a unique, integrated universal charging solution in conjunction with the introduction of the new 2014 Panamera S E Hybrid - which celebrated its world premiere at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. This solution covers all aspects of electric driving - from charging accessories to installation of infrastructure and even partial operation by compatible smartphones.
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Everyone's Mom is different. However, if they are Porsche fans, chances are they'll like something on our list. If you're in the mood to find a Porsche related gift, we've cobbled together a list of items that should work for every budget and every mom in the group.
Porsche Books: We've reviewed a lot of Porsche books over the past few years and continue to do so (we're currently reading …
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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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