With a sonorous spin up of its 4-liter naturally aspirated flat six, José Silvino Pires' 911 GT3 R racer blasts a small layer of rear tire rubber into smoke and blasts away from the start line of the Rampa da Falperra hillclimb. This car started life as a specially prepped race car built for the GT3 class of international sports car racing. Porsche …
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Hans Mezger died before his 911 restoration was finished, so his son finished it in his memory
Oliver Mezger has a long familial history with this particular Porsche 911. When he was just a boy laying in bed while his father Hans worked late, the car was a lullaby to let young Oliver know that his father had arrived home from a long day of making Porsches go faster, and he was free to fade into the depths of slumber. The family's house was …
Continue to the full articleFamed Porsche Engineer Hans Mezger Has Died At 90
Hans Mezger is among the most influential engineers the Porsche brand has ever employed. After a long and successful life, Mr. Mezger died on Wednesday at the age of 90. This gifted man had his hands in every major Porsche engine design from the 1950s to the 2000s, working with Fuhrmann on the legendary 4-cam, designing the original flat-six …
Continue to the full articleReviving Hans Mezger’s Personal 911S
Per Michael Eiden, the current owner of this red 911S; “The previous owner was really desperate. He had the body of the car restored and also replaced the side panels with the corresponding spare parts. But when assembling it, nothing fitted together again – it was like it was jinxed.” But the reason the bodywork wouldn't fit back together wasn't …
Continue to the full articleInside the Boxer Engine with Hans Mezger
Hans Mezger is 88 years old, and his career designing engines spans decades. Mezger's hands were in everything from the 1960's Porsche Formula 1 racers to the 911 GT1. His engines remained in 911s through the 997 GT3 4.0 and 997.1 Turbo. It really feels as though everything Porsche produced since is compared to the Mezger flat-sixes. This family of …
Continue to the full articleThis Watch Is “Air-Cooled” And Created In Collaboration With Hanz Mezger
While it's not likely that Porsche will bring back an air-cooled sports car any time soon, fans of Hanz Mezger designed motors can now put an air-cooled engine of a different sort on their wrist. The Scalfaro LM 917 Hanz Mezger Edition. Marketed as the "world's first air-cooled chronograph" this limited edition watch was inspired by the Mezger …
Continue to the full articleReport: The upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be hybrid
Porsche's world-bending turbocharged RennSport model first showed its face in dealerships a bit over a decade ago, back in 2010. Of course, the first of the GT division's turbocharged models came way back in the heady 1990s with the 993-generation GT2, and that was furthered by the all-conquering widow-making 996-generation GT2. By the time the 997 …
Continue to the full articleHere are the five coolest Porsches on Bring A Trailer right now
Over the last few years Bring A Trailer has been a haven for people seeking interesting and rare Porsches, and that's a result of the site having listed over 13,000 Porsches or Porsche-related ephemera auctions. Heck, there are currently eighty Porsche auctions live on that site right this very minute. Here are just a few of the highlights. We put …
Continue to the full articleBest gift ideas for the Porsche lover
Do you have a Porsche owner or enthusiast in your life? Have that one friend or uncle who just can't stop talking Porsches at family gatherings even though they don't own one? Well, if you're looking for a gift idea to make their birthday or holiday season this year, you've come to the right place. You see, every year we receive email after …
Continue to the full articleI bought a cheap Porsche 911 Turbo and everything went wrong
Recently I've been looking for 996 Turbos because while they're rapidly appreciating in value, they're still one of the best bang for the buck Porsches out there on the market. They're half the cost of a 997 Turbo, and a third the cost of a 993 Turbo. Sure, that comes with the baggage of a cheap feeling interior and egg headlights (which I actually …
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