For the first time since Porsche's RS Spyder LMP2 effort in the 2000s, the Stuttgart brand will be fielding an endurance sports car racer in top-flight championships on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously. With new LMDh prototype regulations scheduled to hit in IMSA and the FIA WEC at the same time, for the 2023 season, Porsche will be …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Defends Intercontinental GT Challenge Title With Podium Finish At The 9 Hours Of Kyalami
This weekend in Africa, Porsche scored enough points with a third-placed finishing position in the 9 Hours of Kyalami to clinch its second IGTC championship in a row. Porsche's 2020 championship hinged on winning the 24 Hours of Spa, as it had a podium finish at the 12 Hours of Bathurst but placed poorly at the 8 Hours of Indianapolis. Getting top …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Marks Massive Milestone With Millionth Cayenne
It took Porsche 53 years to build one million 911s. The car that built the company's reputation and earned it so many motorsport accolades is seen as integral to Porsche's success. Porsche is a sports car company first, right? When you think Porsche you immediately think 911. Well, everyone's favorite Stuttgart sports car brand (yeah, you heard me …
Continue to the full articleDo You Really Need A 690 Horsepower Station Wagon?
Listen, we're always happy for horsepower, but there's got to be a limit, right? Porsche doesn't think so. That's why Porsche built this 5,000 pound face-melting Panamera Turbo S e-Hybrid with 690 horsepower, nearly 200 miles per hour top speed, and a 0-60 in three seconds flat. Hang on, baby, we're going to town! While Porsche is absolutely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 992-generation GT3 Cup Race Car Is Bigger And Faster Than Ever
There's been a new generation of 911 in town for quite some time now, and it's about time that the Stuttgart-based sports car giant finally built it into a race car. The GT3 Cup is among the best selling race cars of all time, and Porsche moves a mess of these with each subsequent generation. Not only are they eligible for major international …
Continue to the full articlePorsche And Siemens Energy Are Developing A New Climate-Neutral Synthetic Fuel
Exciting news out of Chile this morning as Siemens Energy in partnership with Porsche and a dozen other international companies, have implemented a pilot project which is expected to yield an industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels. The cooperative says the first batch of e-fuels will be ready as early as 2022, producing …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finds Surprising Pace In Pre-Season Formula E Testing
Porsche's premier season in Formula E began just one year ago, and through that tumultuous year the Porsche 99X Electric found a few moments in the sun, scoring a decent points haul across the 2019-20 season. While most of those points were found by definitive team Number One Andre Lotterer, his teammate Neel Jani managed to secure a few for …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is On Track To Deliver 20,000 Taycans In 2020
Porsche's first all-electric car has proven to be a sales success already. The German marque can't even build these things as fast as it can sell them. The six-figure Tesla-beater is selling in numbers bigger than any other sports car Porsche currently builds, losing out to only the SUV models in the company's lineup. Despite the challenges of …
Continue to the full articleThe New Porsche 911 RSR Screams Violently In On-Track Testing
The 991-based 911 RSR won't be around for too much longer. One would be wise to presume that a 992-based GTE racer is around the corner, perhaps for the 2022 racing season. But for 2021, the 991 is here to stay, and as such, the customer-spec FIA WEC GTE Am classed 911 RSR-19 is getting a few minor upgrades for the 2021 season. If you're a customer …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche Taycan Just Set A Record For World’s Longest Drift
Thus far the Porsche Taycan has only been available in all-wheel drive configurations. Well, in the U.S. and Europe, that is. In China the company sells a rear-wheel drive configuration Taycan (which, by the way, I would really like to buy). That rear-drive model recently set a new world record for longest continuous drift, and let me tell you, it …
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