Skjoring is a lovely sport. Equal parts cross-country and water skiing, Skijoring is fast, dangerous, and apparently well suited to rear-engined Porsches. While lesser Skijorers might hitch a ride behind a horse or a team of dogs, the most intrepid head to a frozen lake hitched to a motorcar. Going back to the 1950s, Porsches have been used for …
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Top 5 Air-Cooled Porsche Models with Patrick Long
There are very few Porsche Top 5s the 917 can't win. Top 5 iconic motorsport models? For many people, that's 917, though Derek Bell understandably disagreed. Top 5 wildest Porsches ever used on the road? That's also a fight between the 917 and 962, but my nod still goes to the 917 thanks to Count Rossi and Joachim Grossman's bonkers road cars. Top …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Says These Are Their 5 Lightest Models, Kind of…
In an era of ballooning waistlines for ordinary cars, Porsche's commitment to lightweight stands out. In 1991, a new Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16v tipped the scales at a bit under 2,500 lbs. Today, a new Jetta GLI weighs about 700 lbs more. By contrast, a 1991 Porsche 964 Carrera 2 with a manual transmission is just over 100 lbs lighter than its modern …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Top 5 Motorsport Models With Derek Bell
Who better to tell the history of Porsche competition cars than Derek Bell? Of his five Le Mans wins, four were in Porsches. Of his ten podium finishes at Le Mans, eight were in Porsches. He's competed in countless classes, and shared cars with everyone from Jacky Ickx and James Hunt to his son, Justin. Critically, Bell's career spanned from …
Continue to the full articleTop 5 Features of the 918 Spyder with Baby Driver’s Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort's "Baby" from the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver is the classic imperturbable action hero. Much like Steve McQueen's Frank Bullitt, Baby is a man of extremely few words. Baby Driver is also a wizard behind the wheel. In the film, Baby flings a variety of cars through Atlanta, ranging from a Subaru Impreza to a Dodge Challenger Hellcat. …
Continue to the full articleLearn The Entire History Of The Porsche 911 In Just 13 Minutes
Porsche is selling more cars than ever, and enthusiasm for their old cars is more widespread than we ever would have imagined. We love the 911, and we seriously enjoy when people who don't necessarily know the history of the brand learn a bit more. The more you know about Porsche, the harder it is to remain apathetic about the 911. If you've always …
Continue to the full articleThis 930 Slant Nose Is Pure 1980s Nostalgia
There is no Porsche more anachronistic than the slant-nose 911 Turbo. It could not have existed were it not for the flash, exuberance, and absolute wealth of the 1980s, and looks out of place in any other era (look to the 964 Flachbau and you'll know this to be true). This particular car, as featured in Matt Farah's One Take show, is painted in …
Continue to the full article9:11 Magazine’s Episode 5 Is Dedicated To Dreams
Porsche's video magazine is named for the 9 minutes and 11 seconds they dedicate to different aspects of the brand's contemporary and historic tales. This particular episode is cut up into five segments, each as interesting as the prior. Here's a bit of what you'll get to see when you click play. 1. Porsche brand ambassador Patrick Dempsey heads …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Guy Restore The Porsche Of His Dreams In Just 4 Minutes
It would be an excellent use of your time to watch this video. Jeff, host of the "Home Built By Jeff" series on YouTube, is based out of Australia, and he just recently finished this backdate and restoration of his air-cooled Porsche 911. In just four minutes, this guy manages to make a reality out of a fantasy most of us have thought about at one …
Continue to the full article9:11 Magazine on Balance
While the last issue of Porsche's 9:11 magazine focused on quality, the latest focuses on balance. To Porsche drivers, balance has always been important, as Porsche's traditional sports cars are not intrinsically balanced in the same way as other, more conventional sports cars. To a Porsche driver, balance comes down to not just the balance of the …
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