Porsche has been playing games with other manufacturers at the Nurburgring for years, continually upping the ante within months of competitors "beating" them. It all started back in November of 2017 when Porsche set a scarcely believable time of 6:47.30 in a then-new 991 GT2 RS. That next summer Lamborghini took to the 'Ring with its incredibly …
Continue to the full articleSpy Video: Porsche’s secret Cayman GT4 RS project sounds incredible
OK, so maybe it's a little more of an open secret than a true secret, but the new Cayman GT4 RS has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring again. This time we got an even better taste of the gloriously sonorous exhaust note, and it's making us rethink everything we know about the world, Porsche, and the Cayman. Thanks to Automotive Mike on …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins three classes at Pikes Peak Hillclimb
This Sunday the 99th running of the most interesting race in the world was committed to the history books, and Porsche competitors had a totally great day at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The mountain doesn't owe anyone anything, and everyone coming to this race only has one attempt to make it to the top as quickly as they can. No matter …
Continue to the full articleThis is why you can’t order a Porsche 911 GT3 with a manual in California [Updated: You can now!]
(Editor's note: Porsche has worked with the State of California making it so that the manual transmission GT3 and GT3 Touring can be sold in California. An official statement from Porsche is attached at the end of this article.) On Tuesday Porsche announced the new 992-generation GT3 Touring, the 500-horsepower sans-wing way to go really fast in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche and Pascal Wehrlein nab stellar Formula E results in Mexico, lose out on minor rules infractions
Porsche doesn't do things by half measure. When the company decides it is going to get into racing, that's because it has decided to win that series, that championship, and that race. It will pull out all of the stops to make victories happen, no matter what. It may take a few years of development and spending and engagement in a series to find its …
Continue to the full articleBenton Performance isn’t going anywhere
Benton Performance has long been a cornerstone of the southern California Porsche community. When I moved west, John Benton was the first person in the business I shook hands with. Of course I'd known him through various Porsche forums, and his sterling reputation as the guy with the hottest 912 in the world (maybe true) and some incredible driving …
Continue to the full articlePorsche will team with Croatia’s Rimac to take over Bugatti
Porsche wants to own a huge chunk of Croatian electric supercar manufacturer Rimac, and it is willing to go to some pretty great lengths to make that happen. For one thing, Rimac is scheduled to go public next year with a valuation of $6.06 billion. According to a report from Germany's Manager Magazin, the deal won't be straight cash, but a joint …
Continue to the full articleBBI is bringing the turbocharged Porsche heat to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
To truly understand how big an undertaking this year's Pikes Peak effort is from BBi Autosport, you have to go back a few years. BBi and team boss Betim Berisha first got hooked on the hill when the SoCal Porsche speed shop helped develop a wild turbocharged 997 GT3 Cup car for PPIHC legend Jeff Zwart back in 2014 and 2015. Fast forward a handful …
Continue to the full articleDo Cayenne buyers really care about Nürburgring Nordschleife lap records?
Porsche's as-yet-unnamed Ultra-Cayenne is the upcoming German competitor to Lamborghini's Urus and Aston Martin's DBX, not to mention Ferrari's soon-to-be-unveiled Purosangue SUV. On Wednesday Porsche announced that the superfast Cayenne has already set a new Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for SUVs with an impressive, if not super relevant, …
Continue to the full articleThe 992 GT3 Touring is a more subtle way to go really fast for the Porsche enthusiast
(Editor's note: Porsche worked with California to allow for sales of the GT3 Touring and GT3 with manual transmission in California. For updated information, including Porsche's official statement, click here.) To know the GT3 Touring, you have to know a bit of history. Recall the 991 generation when Porsche introduced the GT3 as a PDK-only …
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