A surprise within a surprise. In this Inception-style gag, the mischievous Belgian Jacky Ickx gets the upper hand on a troop of valets who offer a new Panamera for sampling. The reactions are wonderful, and the patrons of this upscale Thai hotel say everything; their faces beam as they're given a taste of one of most refined sports-luxury sedans on …
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AT THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS: RESURRECTION OF AN RSK
This year marks my sixth year at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance for FLATSIXES.com, and it has been quite the experience every year for both me and my family. Usually I try to add photos or some sort of other documentation of all the representatives of my favorite marque (Porsche), but this year I decided to do things a little differently. …
Continue to the full articleVisiting the 2018 L.A. LIT & TOY Show
With an impending Nor’easter ready to hit the East Coast, there was no better Porsche place to be but in Southern California. The 2018 L.A. Lit & Toy Show took place the first weekend of March and eight diehard Porsche fans from Metro New York journeyed out west to experience the Porsche restoration open houses, swap meets, cars shows and the 35th …
Continue to the full articleWatch This ’88 Carrera Deploy 650 Horsepower on the Hillclimb
Despite the lighthearted color scheme, there's very little that's friendly this '88 Carrera. Its instantaneous turbo response, frightening thrust, and surprisingly compliant suspension should encourage any hot-blooded enthusiast to start saving their pennies for the day when they can build something equally terrifying—and perhaps something just as …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 5 Porsche Registration Sells Out in Just 15 Hours Of Ticket Sales
Within 15 hours of registration opening, and before the actual venue has even been announced, Luftgekühlt 5 has filled their rosters and marked all entry tickets as 'sold out'! While we do not know exactly how many Porsches have entered, the answer is sure to be 'a lot'. The show continues to grow with each passing year, and this April, …
Continue to the full articleTop 5 Most Thrilling Attributes of the 991.2 GT2 RS
Narrowing down the most thrilling attributes of the GT2 RS is a challenge. The whole car is made of compressed and distilled superlatives. This 700 horsepower monster holds the top Nurburgring lap record, and exhales with such ferocity that Porsche test driver Lars Kern promises the titanium exhaust will be glowing after a hardcore track session. …
Continue to the full articleSkijoring with Porsches is a Beautiful Thing
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 …
Continue to the full articleWhat To Look For When Buying A 911 Carrera 3.2
To some Porsche fans, the Carrera 3.2 is considered the pinnacle of Porsche aircooled, as it still used essentially the same chassis Porsche developed in the 1960s, but it had the power and creature comforts you needed for the car to cut the mustard in regular daily use. Later 964s turned off some traditionalists because that chassis dumped the …
Continue to the full articleReport: Porsche Is Planning Two-Door and Cabriolet Mission E Variants
Last week we got some good news from Porsche out of the Geneva Motor Show and now we're hearing some more. Thanks to this report from Car & Driver in which they spoke with Porsche's head of EV development, Stefan Weckbach, we now know where Porsche is aiming the future of their electric offerings. This conversation seems to confirm a few …
Continue to the full article2018 Porsche Amelia Island Auction Results
Gooding & Co's. 2018 Amelia Island Porsche Auction Results Total Porsches Offered: 37 | Total Porsches Sold: 34 | Total Porsche Sales: $15,636,800 | Sell Through Rate: 91.8% We were a bit surprised by Gooding's headliner, the 1974 911 Carrera RSR, Porsche's first turbocharged race car ever, moving on as a no-sale lot. The bidding was …
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