If you'd like a trip back to simpler times when a Porsche 911 Turbo was still a frightening thing that skipped, danced, and deployed its power in a brutal fashion, but would like that feral character hardened and sharpened by modern tech, you're in luck. RUF Automobile might've made its name with their wildly modified 930s, but the successive …
Continue to the full articleA Hillclimb Porsche 906 Running Flat Out Makes One Of The Best Noises A Car Can Make
A modest shape, a good amount of suspension travel, and just enough power to spin the driven wheels is a dependable formula for hillclimbing success. This 1966 906 Carrera 6 has all three, and in the hands of hillclimber Mario Sala, we get a glimpse of how playful, accurate, and energizing a classic formula like this is on narrow Italian mountain …
Continue to the full articleJay Leno Takes Us on an Emotional Tour of His Carrera GT
He's owned it for seventeen years, spun it at Talladega, and pedaled it to a speed just shy of 200 miles per hour. Jay Leno's enjoyed his Carrera GT far more than most of his cars. Unlike so many of his vehicles which seem to stimulate him on the basis of their engineering alone, this is one of the few cars that visibly thrills him with every prod …
Continue to the full articlePraising the Carrera GT’s Brilliance Twenty Years After Its Debut
Debuting in a Drizzle Twenty years ago, the rolling rendering that eventually became the Carrera GT was unveiled for the Parisian public. As Walter Rohrl carefully metered out the prototype's power over the sodden cobblestones that cover the Place de l’Étoile, those that had risen early enough to see this gleaming prototype pointed in …
Continue to the full articleThis is How You Set a 6:49 at the Nurburgring in a Stock GT3 RS
Kuba Giermaziak may not be a household name, but he is one of those celebrated drivers that those in the know can't help but complement when his name comes up. As a multiple race winner and vice champion in Porsche Supercup, he's quite comfortable with the idiosyncrasies of the 911 and knows how to get the utmost from it. In fact, he's been able to …
Continue to the full articleA 550 Spyder With an Illustrious Past Goes Up For Sale
As there are only 90 in existence, any 550 Spyder warrants a lengthy description when it goes up for sale. Chassis 550-0050, one with a few notable owners, might even deserve a little extra attention. In 1955, this car was purchased by Jim Cook, who raced it alongside C. Pitt Browne until ‘65. By the mid-‘80s, it had made its way to Las Vegas to …
Continue to the full articleLearn the History of Porsche’s GT Range With These Legends
Building upon Henry Catchpole's recent trip to this dream garage, Mr. Chris Harris, a man with an unrivaled fondness for the GT range of Porsche products, takes us on a detailed tour of all the hottest 911s Porsche has released over the last two decades. As Harris acknowledges early in this clip, discussing the subtle improvements along the …
Continue to the full articleA First Look at Porsche’s New 992-Generation GT3
After two seconds of this footage, we can rest assured knowing that there's another screaming atmospheric in the upcoming GT range. It retains the barking motor and the urgency it's expected to have, but it's built upon a completely new platform and brings a slew of new additions to keep the intensity growing—something to distract the user from its …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How You Go Really Fast At Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
It's an alternative to Spec Miata and Spec E30 which might sway a few more to switch teams after watching this footage. True, the running costs of Spec Boxster are a little more than those of the aforementioned categories, but the added torque and mid-engine balance are worth the extra few thousand more per season. An Appealing Alternative The …
Continue to the full articleTesting the 911 GT1 Straßenversion on Slippery Scottish Roads
Take the front half of a street car, the rear half of a race car, fuse them in the center, eventually replace the headlights for a pair of "broken eggs" from a 996.1, and cloak the car in a mysterious aura. The 911 GT1 is one of those elusive halo cars that only few eyes are fortunate enough to see. Its odd proportions, uncommonly racey …
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