For the first time in history one of Porsche's Paris/Dakar racing 959s will be offered for sale publicly during RM Sotheby's auction, as well as one of the original factory prototypes for the exotic model. The sale will take place during the celebration of Porsche's 70th anniversary at One Porsche Drive in Atlanta, and this pair are just two of the …
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Luftgekühlt Is Going International With A Show In England Next Month
Following on from a successful Luft5 back in April, the event is finally heading outside of the boundaries of this country. People flew in to the Southern California show from 48 states, six Canadian provinces, and 22 countries, proving that the show has serious international appeal. Everyone loves aircooled Porsches, no matter where they call …
Continue to the full article9:11 Magazine on the 911 GT1 EVO
Long before the current 911 RSR caused controversy over abandoning the rear-engined layout, the 911 GT1 took things even further. The GT1 EVO was mostly not a 911, it was an exercise in rule bending designed to compete with the Mclaren F1. The rear half of the car was derived from the Group C dominating 962. The front half bore a superficial …
Continue to the full articleBen Collins—AKA The Stig—Remarks on the Porsche 911’s Appeal
Getting to drive for Top Gear has to have its perks. Not only is the pay good, but sharing the occasional drunken evening with Clarkson, May, and Hammond must be good for at least a few bawdy stories. As the Stig, Ben Collins also got to sample just about every desirable car under the sun. For that reason, his words counts for a lot—and that makes …
Continue to the full articleHoovies Garage on the Carrera 3.2, and What It Means to Overpay
Through the 1990s and early 2000s impact-bumper 911s seemed like one of the best deals in sports cars. Sure, an LT-1 C4 Corvette was faster in a straight line, but it had all the build quality of a newspaper bin and all the cachet of an Applebees. Though ill-equipped for the stoplight drags, an impact bumper 911 offered a lot for relatively little …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Has Set A New Outright Lap Record At The Nordschliefe With Its 919 Hybrid Evo
A record that has stood since 1983, when Stefan Bellof set a 6 minutes 11.13 second lap in the fire-breathing Porsche 956, has been absolutely demolished tonight. Porsche's team driver Timo Bernhard was at the wheel of the wild and crazy 919 Hybrid Evo early Friday morning to set an Earth-shattering 5 minutes 19.546 second lap of the track known as …
Continue to the full articleSinger Vehicle Design Celebrates Its 100th Commission
At Singer Vehicle Design "everything is important". It's the credo to which each of the company's employees subscribes, and that can be seen in the product they roll out. Every Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer is an example of everything being important. It can also be seen in the words hanging from the ceiling, a not-so-gentle reminder to the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Issues Recall And Stop-Sale On Certain New Panamera Models
Porsche has issued an immediate stop-sale order on certain new and certified pre-owned Panamera models until further notice. In stress testing, the company has found some models to have rear anti-roll bar links that aren't up to the task requested of them. There is a chance the rear anti-roll bar may detach from the link if left unfixed. Because …
Continue to the full articleIntroducing the Rennsport VI Edition Chronotimer
2018 is an important year for Porsche. Now in their 70th year, Porsche has won both GT classes at Le Mans, and is experiencing an extremely high ebb of enthusiasm for the brand. Not bad for a septuagenarian. In anticipation of Rennsport Reunion VI, which takes place at Laguna Seca in September, Porsche is releasing a special Anniversary edition …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How Porsche Cares For Thousands Of Original Porsche Engineering Drawings
A 70-year collection of documents sits in a climate controlled beehive of a room in the basement of Porsche's Weissach Development Center. The windowless room is created so that the fragile documents aren't harmed by natural light. The hexagonal stacks of document roll tubes provide structure to ensure the papers aren't weighing down on each other …
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