There is a case for driving your classic Porsches, and Makellos is certainly leading by example. This Porsche has been on a number of road trips and stacked on a few miles since they took ownership of it. Unlike a lot of classic cars, these old 911s can handle 6-figure odometer rollovers as long as they are properly maintained. And, if they're set …
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Jerry Seinfeld Adds One-Of-31 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo RSR To His Collection
According to a recent post on Instagram, renowned Porsche collector and comedian Jerry Seinfeld has recently picked up a new air-cooled and turbocharged toy. This bright orange 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo RSR is one of just 31 ever built, and represents the transition period for Porsche between the naturally-aspirated 911 RSR and the 934. The photo …
Continue to the full articleHow Does The Turbocharger In Your Porsche Work?
If you're a Porsche fanatic, chances are pretty great that some of your favorite cars from the brand's history are turbocharged. A lot of their greatest hits are powered by engines with exhaust-driven forced induction. Not only was Porsche a pioneer in turbocharged race cars, but they were among the first companies to sell a turbocharged street car …
Continue to the full articleTurbo-swapped 911 Is So Fun You Can’t Give It Up
Have you ever ridden a roller coaster at an amusement park that was just so much fun you had to immediately get back in line to try it again as soon as possible? When I was younger, I'd do that all the time. In the below video, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire, takes Marco's turbocharged "Carrera Turbo" (a narrow-body 911 with a non-intercooled 911 …
Continue to the full articleClimbing a Ski Slope in a 911 Turbo S
This sort of publicity stunt is a near guaranteed crowd pleaser. Since Audi sent a 100 up a ski jump in 1986, it's been repeated several times, including by Audi themselves. While classic Audis worked wonderfully on snow, the original Quattro systems were decidedly old school. The driver-controlled locking diffs at the center and rear made for a …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Motorsports’ Track-Tuned 930 Turbo
If the striking color scheme of this 930 doesn't grab your eye, the athletic stance, incredible body language, and RSR bodywork ought to. Yet, despite its punchy exterior and its ferocious reputation, this one isn't a widowmaker, as the clever men at Patrick Motorsports have made it almost a pussycat—"almost" being the operative word here, of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 991.2 Turbo S Is All About Speed And Confidence
"I love this car so much", Matt Farah says of the 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S, and we can't exactly blame him. The widebody bruiser is a mega machine, potentially the only Grand Touring Supercar in the world. With a sub-3 second zero to 60 time and a top speed over 200 miles per hour, it smashes basically anything from Ferrari or Lamborghini or …
Continue to the full articleThe Maestro’s One-Off 1975 Porsche 911 Turbo RS
Porsche's magazine-of-record Christophorus has been slowly trickling out their featured articles for a few years now, and this is perhaps the greatest one we've seen in all that time. This odd-looking mid-70s 911 Turbo is a unique piece of RennSport heritage that we'd not heard of prior. It was commissioned for long-time Porsche driver, company …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Turbo S Ties for 1st Place in the Robb Report USA 2017 Car of the Year
The Robb Report has been publishing their "Car of the Year" awards for 15-years now. In all that time, there has never been a tie, until now. This year, the event was not only judged by a familiar group of automotive panelists, but by millions of a "automotive aficionados" as well. Editors at the Robb Report decided to open the voting to …
Continue to the full article9 Reasons the 911 Turbo is Better than Ever
130 MPH. So said the digital speedometer in a 996 GT2 as I braked for Turn 1 at Thunderhill Raceway in early 2002. Pro driver Johannes van Overbeek, on hand to set lap times during that test for Excellence magazine, was getting off the last turn harder and braking later on his way into T1. In doing so, he was seeing 135 mph. Today, a 2017 911 …
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