Though Porsche's factory team has transitioned to the mid-engined 911 RSR, customers will continue to race an altogether more traditional 911. The new GT3 R shares not only its 4.0-liter water cooled flat-six with the road going GT3 RS, it also retains the rear engine layout common to all road going 911s except for the GT1. With improved …
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The 5 Cars Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Calls His Favorites
In Porsche's most recent Top 5, the final video of season 2, Wolfgang Porsche himself is on screen to talk about the cars from his collection that resonate most with his sensibilities. Like the rest of his family, he's a sensible German man with a fun side. He likes to enjoy the finer things in life, like a pair of string-back driving gloves and a …
Continue to the full articlePat Long and Marshall Pruett Discuss the Broad Appeal of Luftgekühlt
Two weeks ago, a diverse crowd of automotive enthusiasts gathered at a Torrance, California lumberyard to gawp and gaze at a collection of incredible machinery, talk shop, and celebrate the history of air-cooled Porsches. The venue choice not only provided a connection to Porsche's air-cooled history, but was necessitated by the growing turnout in …
Continue to the full articleDP Motorsport Adds Throwback Style To Speedster Rarity
Porsche's 1989 Speedster is an incredibly rare piece of air-cooled history, with just over 2000 units made for the entire world. Luckily, for Porsche fanatics everywhere, this particular Speedster was built up from a far-less-rare 1989 Carrera 3.2 Targa. The owner of this 911 had already completed the Speedster conversion, but deemed the look 'too …
Continue to the full articleTune-In Alert: Jay Leno And Jeff Foxworthy Set To Race Each Other In High Stakes Porsche Vs. Lamborghini Grudge Match
The pair of famed commedians are going head to head in tomorrow night's episode of Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC. Jay will be driving a Lamborghini, as evidenced by his 'typical Lamborghini owner' outfit, and Foxworthy will be taking the more dapper approach with a tweed jacket and keys to a Porsche. The two marques have been playing in the same sports …
Continue to the full articleUnloved Outlaw: Porsche’s Lesser Known Carrera GT
It's hard to say whether the 914 or the 924 is the most maligned Porsche model. Both were burdened with underpowered engines, and both were jointly developed with the giant conglomerate that is VW-Audi. The 914 of course coming from the VW side, and the 924 from the Audi side. Magnus Walker's 924 Carrera GT is a rather different animal. Developed …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay: Volume 110
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for nearly three years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. This week we're throwing any pretense of theme out the window for a five-car mashup of greatness. Hopefully you've enjoyed our curated look at the Porsche market. Keep in mind, some of these Porsches …
Continue to the full articleThis is Why you Never Use Launch Control on a Curve
I'm not 100% sure this guy was using launch control or just reached down to put the 911 in idiot sport mode and disengage PSM (Please Save Me would have helped in this case). For that matter, other than knowing for sure if he was in launch mode, I'm not sure if sound would make this video better or worse? There's part of me that wants to see and …
Continue to the full articleThe 919 Hybrid Evo Meets the 956C and Hans Stuck on the Nordschleife
It doesn't sound like Stefan Bellof's 6:11.13 Nordschleife lap record is going to fall just yet. On May 12th, just before the start of the Nürburgring 24-hour race the 919 Hybrid Evo and 956C will appear together for a display lap. The cars will be driven by Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck respectively. The legendary 956 was the first …
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