Few drivers have transcended to the level of living legend quite like Jacky Ickx. Over the course of a four-decade career, the Belgian made a mark in nearly every major category. Though Ickx won Le Mans with Ford in 1969 and spent several years driving F1 with Ferrari, perhaps his sportscar success with Porsche throughout the seventies and …
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Is the 992 the best 911 thus far?
Porsche has long been a brand invested in evolution rather than revolution, though not all of their changes have immediately proven popular. When the much-loved (but admittedly slow-selling) 993 was replaced by the 996, fans balked. When the 991 moved to an all-turbocharged engine range in the non-GT models, fans clambored for the naturally …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s First Super Bowl Commercial In Decades Hides A Little Secret
This Sunday you'll get to see a new commercial from Porsche touting the glorious new Taycan during the big game. This is the first time since the mid-1990s that Porsche has had a commercial during the Superbowl, so they had to make sure it was a good one. Here is what they came up with. "The Heist". https://youtu.be/92sXWVxRr0g It's a …
Continue to the full article992 Carrera Versus Cayman GT4: Which Would You Take?
Dan Prosser might be one of the best spoken and most technically savvy journalists in the biz, and he can drive as well as any of them. He doesn't begin this particular video with a very intriguing premise, however, since we can easily surmise the 992 Carrera is the better everyday car, and the Cayman GT4 is a wildchild for the weekend. When the …
Continue to the full article992 Turbo Spied Testing at the Nurburgring!
It might be a hundred pounds heftier than its forebear, but the new 992 Turbo is certainly no slower [in fact it's likely much faster]. Absurdly quick from A to B, the gold standard for all-weather supercars may lose something in terms of pure agility compared to the GT members of the Porsche family, but not much. Absurdly quick over crests and …
Continue to the full articleIs The New 992 Even Closer To Porsche Perfect?
Whenever there is a new generation of 911, we like to compile opinions from as many different sources as possible before making a full judgement. To that end, we were excited to see Yuri and Jakub of The Straight Pipes throw their opinion into the ring. Every generation of 911 has gotten better [Yes, even the 996] and it's difficult to believe that …
Continue to the full articleHere Are All Of The Quirks and Features of the 992-Generation Carrera
We all know that the 911 has grown a lot, but seeing Doug DeMuro next to this Lizard Green 992 has really cemented just how much. All 992s are now "widebody" cars, and as a result a base Carrera is a whopping 72.9" wide. That's 4.5" wider than a 993 (though perhaps about the same as a Carrera RS), or 3.2" wider than a 996. It's a full 10" longer …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What It’s Like To Drive The 2020 Porsche 992 Carrera 4S On The Tail Of The Dragon
Porsche really wanted to make a splash with the new 992-generation of its iconic 911. The company invited several automotive journalists, including friend of the site Matt Farah, to Germany to drive the new 911 around for a couple of days. So far, that's pretty standard for how this industry works. Then came the unorthodox bit. Porsche instructed …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche 911 Is A Champion of Profitability
Transitioning into building an expanding lineup of electric models is a costly venture. Though the Taycan recently launched, and the next generation Macan is destined for electrification, these models are not expected to turn a profit for some time. Fortunately for Porsche, the bank of 911 is printing money. Though the marque's top sports car makes …
Continue to the full articleThe 2020 Porsche 992 Carrera S Is Quick But Isn’t Much Of A Track Star
Give a car to Steve Sutcliffe and he's bound to flog it within an inch of its life. He extracts every iota of performance from the car, and in addition to giving a good thrashing, gives it a fair judgement. For that reason, he's one of the best. How many journalists can run times similar to an F1 test driver in that test driver's regular F1 …
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