2010 proved to be a banner and busy year for Porsche. Our favorite marque introduce a record number of new models, navigated a merger, installed a new CEO, shifted focus significantly toward hybrid technology and added numerous more notches to their motorsport belt, amongst other things. With all the progress made in 2010 it makes you wonder …
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Continue to the full articleExploring the San Francisco Bay Area in a Panamera 4S
As our plane touches down in San Francisco I realize the three hour time difference between east and west coast – a difference that normally seems exaggerated on these late night flights from Boston - is almost non-existent. Is it the anticipation of picking up our Panamera 4S press car? It’s not like we haven’t driven the Panamera before. Heck, …
Continue to the full articleCaption this Porsche Photo and Win a $50 Griot’s Garage Gift Certificate
Two months ago we held our first ever Photo Caption Contest. You responded with over 70 entries and we had a lot of fun reading and reviewing them. As everyone seemed to like it so much we decided we would do it again. Take a look at the picture below (we chose it in honor of "Butzi" Porsche's 75th birthday this week) and then check out our …
Continue to the full article2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Pricing, Technical Specs and Pictures
Engine: Water-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine; 3,996 cc; stroke 80.4 mm; bore 102.7 mm; 455 hp (335 kW) at 7,800 rpm; max. torque 450 Nm; air restrictors 2 x 28.6 mm; max. revs 9,400 rpm; four-valve technology; dry sump lubrication; individual throttle butter-flies; fuel injection. Transmission: Porsche six-speed gearbox with sequential …
Continue to the full article2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Features Numerous Upgrades
At the “Night of Champions” party held at the Porsche R&D Centre in Weissach, to mark the end of the motorsport season, the 2011 version of the world’s most successful GT race car celebrated its international premiere. The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR enters the new motorsport season with extensive modifications. Further development prioritized …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces New Works Driver for the 2011 Motorsport Season
364 days ago, Porsche announced they were cutting their factory driving squad from 10 to 8. That's why the announcement today that Marco Holzer has signed as the ninth Porsche pilot is a nice surprise. After his three year training stint as a Porsche Junior, Marco Holzer is now officially part of the factory team. Established pilots Joerg …
Continue to the full articleGianluca Roda is the first Italian to win the Porsche Cup
Gianluca Roda is the first Italian to win the Porsche Cup, which has been awarded by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, since 1970. As the brainchild of Ferry Porsche, the company honors the best private Porsche race driver each year with this trophy. Gianluca Roda on the podium at the Italian GT Championship The businessman from Como …
Continue to the full articleRené Rast receives an early Christmas present from Porsche
As a prize for his overall victory in the 2010 Porsche Mobil1 Supercup, the 24-year-old race driver from Germany, who drove for the Al Faisal Lechner Racing this season, receives a new Porsche 911 Carrera S. The sports car was presented as part of the Special Award Evening held in the Porsche museum on Friday to celebrate the end of a gripping …
Continue to the full articleFlying Lizard Sets Driver Lineup for Rolex 24 At Daytona
Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today the driver lineup for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Patrick Long (USA), Seth Neiman (USA), and Johannes van Overbeek (USA) will pilot the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche-powered Riley Daytona Prototype for the 24-hour race on January 29-30, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Flying …
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