"A mid-engined Miata with a flat-six," is how the Matt Million starts describing the Spec Boxster. Is it a big departure from something with less power? No, not really, but it does have some characteristics that the Miata just doesn't. Overall, it's not quite as nimble a car. The Porsche currently weighs in at 2,550 pounds—a few hundred heavier …
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This RWB 964RS Is A Circuit Scalpel At The Legendary Tsukuba
https://youtu.be/SedyINovCYo Taking a 964 and backdating it to look like a methamphetamine-addled 2.7 RS isn't something that many do, but with Akira Nakai's guidance, it can be done tastefully. Widened fenders, a functional aerodynamic package, and a few characteristically quirky Rauh-Welt Begriff touches help this green 964 stand out …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 992-generation GT3 Cup Race Car Is Bigger And Faster Than Ever
There's been a new generation of 911 in town for quite some time now, and it's about time that the Stuttgart-based sports car giant finally built it into a race car. The GT3 Cup is among the best selling race cars of all time, and Porsche moves a mess of these with each subsequent generation. Not only are they eligible for major international …
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 articleSomeone Buy This Porsche 935 Tribute So I Don’t Have To Stage A Heist
My good god in heaven above, this has to be among the most bonkers Porsches anyone has ever built for any purpose anywhere in the world. Who in their right mind looked at the raucous all-consuming speed demon that was the 935 and thought to themselves that what it really needed was an injection of more performance? This pretty accurate homage to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Indycar Is As Awesome Today As It Was 28 Years Ago
We all wonder what it would've been like to drive those frightening, simplistic, unrestrained monsters from the golden era of motorsport, but not often to we get to see rare gems like the March-Porsche 90P driven with a first-person view. Cockpit-mounted cameras were in short supply back then, so when an in-cockpit clip of Patrick Long testing …
Continue to the full articleReal-Life Gran Turismo: GT3 Cup Car Pursues McLaren P1 At Laguna Seca!
There are real perks to being a minor YouTube celebrity. Jeffrey Cook's thrilling driving, often done in Porsches but also in a variety of Corvettes, McLarens, and Camaros, has endeared him to a sizable following. He's even had one horrifying clip featured on daytime TV. Being well-known means he's often recognized, and after a fellow racer offered …
Continue to the full articleThirteen Entrants Bring Top-Tier Porsches to Pikes Peak
2020 brings one of the largest Porsche gatherings in recent years to the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Thirteen of the fifty-one entrants are driving vehicles from our favorite marque—most of which are single-purpose motorsports products. Some of those drivers are fairly large names in the racing world; long-time racer David Donohue, as well …
Continue to the full articleThis Martini-Liveried 997 GT2 “RSR” is a Feast for the Eyes and Ears
It's a pity Porsche didn't continue using forced induction in their customer-oriented racing cars after the 993. True, turbochargers meant greater running costs, but the sheer grunt made the 993 GT2 racers quite special. Fortunately, some well-heeled racers feel the same way, and they've tried their level best to combine turbo power with modern …
Continue to the full articleJeff Zwart Takes his Porsche 935 to Willow Springs for some Pre-Peak Testing
Though the bends at Willow Springs don't remotely resemble the 146 corners on the way to the top of Pikes Peak, it's where famed photographer, director, and racer Jeff Zwart started scrubbing tires for the hillclimb. He's competed at Pikes Peak over the last two decades in a variety of cars including a 997 GT2 RS and a turbocharged 997 GT3 Cup, and …
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