There are few races on the IMSA calendar more iconic than the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sharing the bill with IndyCar, the IMSA paddock races on Saturday ahead of the open wheel series' grand finale, and the spectacle was a well-received sprint for the Porsche crew. The Canadian crew of Pfaff Motorsport worked hard for the full race to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche says the next-generation 718 will be all-electric and will deliver performance to match the 911
In what might be the longest and most drawn out move to electrified performance, the next-generation Boxster and Cayman will finally go all-electric. The sportscar maker from Stuttgart has been trying to cram batteries and electric motors into its entry level sports car for at least 15 years. There was an attempt with the 987-generation Boxster E …
Continue to the full articleThis 365-horsepower Baja Porsche is always ready to party
When we first saw TJ Russell's 911 Baja at SEMA a couple years ago we were floored. The thing was immaculately built to the high standard expected of someone who has spent the better part of a career building Singers, but the attention to actual race-ready componentry and serviceability and off-road prowess is second to none. This isn't just a …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche 928 from ‘Risky Business’ sold for $1.98 million
I've got something of a confession to make. Despite being an all-out movie buff, a Porsche fanatic, and a co-founder of Radwood, the festival that celebrates all things 80s and 90s automotive, I've never seen the early-career Tom Cruise vehicle Risky Business. I can't explain why, really, I just haven't ever gotten around to it. By all accounts …
Continue to the full articlePorsche and Siemens break ground on historic synthetic fuels plant
The Haru Oni hydrogen and e-fuel production facility, jointly developed by Porsche and Siemens Energy, has broken ground in Chilean Patagonia, just north of Punta Arenas, Chile. The pilot plant is expected to produce the future of nearly-carbon-neutral gasoline, called e-fuel, in the near future. The facility is expected to produce 34,000 gallons …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport boss Fritz Enzinger steps down
Fritz Enzinger (65) has been a part of the Porsche Motorsport family for a decade, overseeing the brand's return to top-flight sports car prototype action with the 919 Hybrid LMP1 effort, which began racing in 2014. He brought with him a serious level of expertise from several years at BMW Motorsport, overseeing efforts at Le Mans and in Formula …
Continue to the full articleTesla took the electric production Nürburgring lap record, so what can Porsche do to take it back?
Last week Tesla made an official announcement stating its 1000+ horsepower electric sedan — the Model S Plaid — had broken the record for production electric speed at the Nürburgring. A totally stock Plaid had run an officially-substantiated time of 7:35.759 with Andreas Simonsen doing the tiller work. This is about 7 seconds quicker than Lars Kern …
Continue to the full articlePfaff Motorsport takes plaid Porsche to victory lane in IMSA Laguna Seca round
Our neighbors to the north, the Canadian crew of Pfaff Motorsport, managed to put together a heck of a race to take home the GT Daytona victory this weekend at Laguna Seca. The win pushed plaid Porsche drivers Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor into second in the GTD standings, just 27 points off the lead, with three rounds remaining …
Continue to the full articlePorsche teams up with Goodr to feed families impacted by COVID-19
Porsche has facilities in Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and it knows that the surrounding communities are extremely important to its success. This week Porsche announced it would be again partnering with Atlanta-based social impact startup Goodr to help feed 1,000 families in those communities facing hardship as a result of the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wasn’t prepared for this level of Taycan demand
This week during the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume admitted that the all-electric Taycan has been selling better than the company could have ever predicted. Apparently the company simply can't keep enough of them on showroom floors, because the demand has drastically outstripped supply, and the waitlist for a new Taycan has …
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