Porsche's 959 is an icon of the brand's history. For many enthusiasts, this is the car that made Porsche a serious contender in the world of supercars. Forget the competition victories, the Le Mans domination of the era, or the decades of on-track prowess. No, Porsche wasn't truly a Ferrari-like take-on-the-world sports car manufacturer until the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche customer team Dempsey-Proton wins Monza 6 Hour race GTE Am category
This weekend's six-hour round of the FIA World Endurance Championship went down in Monza, Italy to great fanfare. It would stand to reason that a Porsche would win an endurance race, and win it the Dempsey-Proton team did. With Christian Ried, Sebastian Priaulx, and Harry Tincknell splitting the driving duties, the trio took their 911 RSR to …
Continue to the full articleHere’s the Porsche-powered Studebaker you never knew existed
While visiting the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana this week, I can't say I was expecting to find anything inside that might be even tangentially Porsche-related. While Studebaker did contract Porsche to build a few prototypes, including a front-engine V6 sedan in the early-1950s, none ever came to pass. This is not that car, nor …
Continue to the full articleWhy is the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight such a special car?
Perhaps Porsche's most iconic sports car of all time, the original 911 RS set up the full gamut of what Porsche produces today, as it provided a more sporting driving experience, it homologated a race car, and it was available in both Lightweight and more luxurious Touring models. The 2.7 RS has long been held as the standard all subsequent 911s …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America reports Q2 sales growth despite production issues
Supply side issues crippled Porsche's potential in the second quarter of 2022. Not only have we seen delays in getting wiring harnesses out of Ukraine thanks to ongoing conflict in the region, but superconductor shortages remain after nearly two years of issues. Hopefully with recent crypto crashes, fewer "mining" operations will be snapping up all …
Continue to the full articlePfaff Porsche team wins IMSA GTD Pro class in home round at Mosport
For the first time since 2019 the IMSA circus has travelled north to cross the Canadian border, and our Porsche-racing pals at Pfaff Motorsport were ready for their chance to shine on home soil. The team, based 45 minutes from Mosport—now known as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park—put together a mega effort to win the 2 hour and 45 minute endurance …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Formula E team scores no points in Marrakesh E-Prix
It only took about fifteen minutes of racing for Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein to drop from his excellent qualifying position of fourth down out of the points paying spots, while teammate Andre Lotterer started the Marrakesh E-Prix from dead last and made up several spots to finish fifteenth. Wehrlein somehow managed to find himself as far back as …
Continue to the full articlePorsche reopens production at former Karmann Osnabrück facility to keep up with demand
Basically since the beginning of Porsche production, it has been running overflow excess capacity through the facility in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony which was at one point a Karmann-owned plant. Certain models of 356 were produced there, including the uniquely styled notchback coupe. Many 911 and 912 coupes were produced there between 1966 and 1971, …
Continue to the full articleHere’s everything you need to know about Porsche’s new 963 hybrid prototype race car
This weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England, Porsche took the wraps off of its new LMDh race car, set to race on both sides of the Atlantic this year in IMSA's GTP category as well as the FIA WEC's Hypercar class. Paying homage to the all-conquering 962 of the 1980s and 1990s, the new car has visual cues from that old series of …
Continue to the full articleKen Block’s Hoonipigasus is out of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb before it even started
Things have gone quite pear-shaped for Ken Block, BBI Autosport, Porsche, and Mobil 1 at the inaugural run-in of Hoonigan's "Hoonipigasus". This pink monstrosity was aiming for the overall record at Pikes Peak with the extreme sports icon at the wheel, but didn't even make it to the start of the race. The goal for the car was to absolutely dominate …
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