Porsche's glorious flat six engine is known for its sonorous high-RPM note, and when the engine is unmuffled, it only sounds better, but is also much louder. Often times, at big racing events, the Porsche competitors are driving the loudest cars on track. There are some Porsche engines that are even louder than that, however, as the 928's V8 can …
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Porsche’s Iconic Whale Has Been Tailored For Speed At Le Mans
Porsche's 935/78 is an iconic car in the history of the brand's motorsport development. Perhaps the ultimate extension of the 911 silhouette, the long tail, huge wing, wide fenders, and long front overhangs make this car difficult to see as having come from a road car at any point, but the center section is pure street car-derived. Nearly 850 …
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Flirting With the Guardrails in a 991 GT3 Cup Hillclimber
In the hands of a talented driver, the 991 GT3 Cup can truly do anything. Though a comparatively large car to exploit on a narrow hillclimb, Belgian ace Humberto Janssens shows us that it's more than capable. With supreme confidence in the Cup car, Janssens places the car accurately and consistently, and never had to wrestle with a recalcitrant …
Continue to the full articleDoug DeMuro Dishes on the New Cayenne Turbo
When the Cayenne debuted in 2003, Porsche was mired in controversy. The 996 defied Porsche convention, abandoning air cooling and gaining both radiators and amorphous headlights. Hot on the tails of sharpening up the 911's lighting in 2002, Porsche launched in to yet another controversy. In 2003, Porsche released an SUV. Though sharing a platform …
Continue to the full articleOtto Mathé and The Fetzenflieger
The latest edition of the 9:11 video magazine features one of the most peculiar Porsche-based specials of all time: The Fetzenflieger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJ6U9JFerc Otto Mathé began racing motorcycles at 16 years old. He continued racing motorcycles through his twenties, until 28 years old when an accident caused paralysis in his …
Continue to the full articleIt’s Time To Watch A Couple 911 GT1s Roar Their Hearts Out
Porsche's 1998 GT1 is a little more hardcore than the 1997 version. It has bodywork that is more aggressive, the suspension completely divorced from the road-going roots, the engine boosted to within an inch of death. This thing had one purpose only, and that was to win at Le Mans. Luckily, it did just that. The prior 993-based …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Is Rally Ready
Porsche has a deep and rich history in rallying, and it's about damn time the company mounted a real comeback effort. The motorsport department has been working on developing the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport into a rally machine to compete in the FIA's R-GT regulation classes. Late last year, Romain Dumas drove a concept version of this vehicle as the …
Continue to the full articleEverything You Need To Know About Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo Record Winner
Porsche's 919 Hybrid Evo blew the world away this summer with brand new world records at Spa Francorchamps and the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Porsche owns the word fast with this car, as it simply beat up on everyone, setting laps faster than even Formula 1 could produce. While it is an extension of the 919 Hybrid that ran in the WEC across 2017, …
Continue to the full articleWhat Is The New 992 Like To Drive? Ask Chris Harris
There are very few people who have driven the newest version of Porsche's iconic 911. One of those lucky few is Top Gear host Chris Harris. He's been an incredible car reviewer for as long as I can remember, and his is an opinion worth trusting. When you give him the keys to a new 911, he's going to hang the rear end out a bit and tell you the hard …
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