Porsche's recent weight loss kick has been a game of inches. The current crop of 911s are already very light, as I've noted a few times many current 911s and their equivalents from the 964 generation are pushing around the same amount of weight. When the 911 Carrera T debuted, it showed just how far this weight-loss game has come thanks to its …
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A Brief History of Porsche AWD
At the risk of sounding trite, Porsches might be some of the most usable, real world-friendly machines thanks in large part to their sophisticated all-wheel drive systems. With all four wheels intelligently propelling their cars up the road, astronomical amounts of power and torque can be harnessed by the least experienced drivers in the most …
Continue to the full articleHow Does The Turbocharger In Your Porsche Work?
If you're a Porsche fanatic, chances are pretty great that some of your favorite cars from the brand's history are turbocharged. A lot of their greatest hits are powered by engines with exhaust-driven forced induction. Not only was Porsche a pioneer in turbocharged race cars, but they were among the first companies to sell a turbocharged street car …
Continue to the full articleInside the Boxer Engine with Hans Mezger
Hans Mezger is 88 years old, and his career designing engines spans decades. Mezger's hands were in everything from the 1960's Porsche Formula 1 racers to the 911 GT1. His engines remained in 911s through the 997 GT3 4.0 and 997.1 Turbo. It really feels as though everything Porsche produced since is compared to the Mezger flat-sixes. This family of …
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Let's just hope it doesn't come to this anytime soon... …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay: Volume 107
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 taking a look at some great Porsche models from the 1990s. Hopefully you've enjoyed our curated look at the Porsche market. Keep in mind, some of these Porsches could be great …
Continue to the full articleThe First On-Track Review Of The GT2 RS: “It’s Like A Caged Lion”
The new rear-wheel-drive, turbocharged, Nürburgring-owning ÜberPorsche, the GT2 RS, is an intensely interesting beast. As cars are currently being delivered to customers, very few video reviews have as yet been released, and none of them have featured any on-track driving. This new video from Drive.com.au changes that. For the first time it give us …
Continue to the full articleAdam Carolla Takes His ex-Paul Newman 935 to the Dyno!
The way Adam Carolla idolizes Paul Newman is nothing new to fans of his CarCast program. That reverence, as well as a sizable wallet, pushed the former host of The Man Show to purchase Newman's red 935 a couple years ago for nearly $5,000,000, and he's been racing it regularly ever since. The Porsche which took Newman to a class victory at Le Mans …
Continue to the full articleFINALLY! Luftgekühlt 5 Venue Announced
First we were given the date, then we learned what city Luft 5 would be held in. Today, we finally know where in Torrance, CA all those wonderful air-cooled Porsches will assemble, Ganahl Lumber South Bay. Location Holds Relevance To Porsche History Buffs Recently opened at 2600 Del Amo Blvd in Torrance, CA, the site of Luftgekühlt 5 is …
Continue to the full articleStop-Motion Animation Captures the Magical Creation of a Model Porsche Engine
With the aid of transparent plastic, this moving model gives us a fascinating look into the inner workings of a functioning Porsche flat-six. Of course, this plastic model is just fun-sized, but it's nevertheless shows us the strangely soothing construction process involved and this 1/4 scale model's incredible amount of detail. It even features …
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