Ever since yesterday's introduction of the 2nd generation 991, the interwebs have been alight with comments, both positive and negative, as well as questions, lots of questions. One question we've heard over and over is, "How much does the 2nd generation 991 weigh?" We didn't publish the weight in our initial post for the simple reason that …
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There’s A New 911 In Town, And It’s Turbocharged!
When Porsche introduces a new 911 variant, it's always a big deal. Each new 911 is treated to pomp, circumstance, standing ovations, angels descend from the heavens, velvet ropes part, and champagne in every glass. This one is no different, It's new, and it's a new move forward toward a potentially new ethos-shift Porsche altogether. The new 991 …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing The Porsche Boxster And Carrera Black Editions
Each car is a special package edition which includes several options in one package. Similarly outfitted vehicles optioned separately would cost thousands of dollars more. Both Black edition cars include Porsche Communication Management (PCM) with navigation module, automatically dimming rear-view mirrors, rain sensor, cruise control and Sport …
Continue to the full articleCould 2016 Mark The End Of The 911 As We Know It?
A post in motoring.com.au sure does make it seem that way. According to what we read, the normally aspirated Carrera and Carrera S models, set to debut as the face lifted 991 series at Frankfurt Motor Show later this year, will both feature downsized turbo engines. Specifically, the story goes on to say that the base Carrera will carry a …
Continue to the full article60 Porsche 911 GTS “Club Coupes” Built To Commemorate The Porsche Club Of America’s 60th Anniversary
Did you know that the Porsche Club of America was 60 years old? That means they started in 1955, when Porsche wasn't really importing all that many cars to America anyway. The car building part of the company was only 7 years old itself. There was a die-hard group of folks that were so dedicated to the cars that most people over here had never …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Debuts Targa 4 GTS At Detroit Auto Show
The Targa model of Porsche's lineup is turning 50 years old soon. To celebrate, Porsche decided to launch an all new higher-performance version of the 991 generation Targa model. Porsche's 991 Targa is a pretty trick piece of machinery with that interesting and complex folding hard top that retracts down below the rear window. The brushed …
Continue to the full article10 Things We Learned Driving Porsche’s New 991 GTS
Over the weekend, we experienced Porsche's fantastic new 911 GTS ahead of its world debut this week in LA. Over the course of the three day affair, we learned quite a lot about Porsche's newest 911. For starters, we learned reasons the GTS is one of the best deals in Porsche's current lineup, we learned why you should consider one, and we learned …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New Carrera GTS Lineup Bridges The Performance Gap Between S and GT3
Things have been a little quiet on the 991 front lately. In fact, Porsche has only introduced the Targa variant so far this year. Well, now they are jumping in with both feet, introducing four models simultaneously, the Carrera GTS, the Carrera 4 GTS, the Carrera GTS Cabriolet, and the Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet. Whew, that's a mouth full. As with the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 991 GT3 Makes Easy Work Of This Autocross Course
You're probably familiar with the phrase, "it handles like it's on rails", right? If you ever wondered what someone means when they say it then watch this video. At first glance this autocross course in Ambril, Switzerland doesn't look that challenging. However, once you begin to appreciate the speed at which this GT3 is navigating the pylons I …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out The Mechanical Magic Porsche Uses To Open And Close The New Targa’s Top
Back in January when the new Porsche 911 Targa was first introduced, the motoring world was stunned by the operation of the fully automatic Targa top. Quite a few people we heard from were amazed at its operation, but were concerned that it was overly complicated and could present maintenance problems in the future. What most didn't know at the …
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