For a long time, the 996 was ridiculed, and now that I'm more familiar with these cars, I'm struggling to see why that was ever the case. There are the fried-egg headlights, sure, and the potential for IMS/RMS issues with the M96 motor has some prospective buyers gritting their teeth. However, there's still a dynamic, sure-footed, and exhilarating …
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Porsche Puts Pop Up Shop Atop French Resort Mountain
Porsche has placed a new Cayenne inside a ‘Crystal Dome’ on top of a mountain in Méribel, France. The move is an obvious publicity stunt, but it worked, because we’re writing about it. The ‘Dome’ comes equipped with a Porsche Product Genius and a hostess on hand to help potential customers with questions, offer personalized advice, and book test …
Continue to the full articleClimbing a Ski Slope in a 911 Turbo S
This sort of publicity stunt is a near guaranteed crowd pleaser. Since Audi sent a 100 up a ski jump in 1986, it's been repeated several times, including by Audi themselves. While classic Audis worked wonderfully on snow, the original Quattro systems were decidedly old school. The driver-controlled locking diffs at the center and rear made for a …
Continue to the full articleIs Singer Responsible For State Of The 964 Market?
For years we've been hearing the cries of Porsche purists that various refitting firms, usually Singer Vehicle Design and Rauh-Welt, are going to dry up the world's supply of 964-generation 911s. Until recently, we never thought that either of them would reach more than ten or 15 cars per year, but both Singer and RWB have dramatically increased …
Continue to the full articleDogfight Between 964 Cups Shows Splendor of Vintage Carrera Cup Races
If ever you feel the urge to show your tech-addled friends why the racing of yesteryear was better, these videos are very persuasive tools. In the days before big downforce in Porsche Supercup racing, these lightweight 964 Cups forced a driver to slide, dice, cut chunks off the circuit, and hop curbs to find whatever advantage they could. In a …
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Continue to the full articleWell Sorted 914/6 Proves An Excellent Canyon Carver
If you could have the car you drove to high school prom back, would you want it? Would it be as cool as Marco's 914-6? I drove a rusty 1991 Ford Mustang convertible to my prom, so he's definitely got me beat. This white mid-engine beauty is an impressive beast of a Porsche, now running a 2.5-liter twin-plug flat-six engine pumping out about 220 …
Continue to the full articleFirst Turbocharged Competition 911 to Race at 24 Hours of Le Mans is 1 of 3 Historic Porsches At Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction
Fans of forced induction or Porsche Motorsports History, rejoice. Up for sale at Gooding & Company's Amelia Island auction this March are three of the most influential turbocharged racing cars to ever grace the Porsche stable. Estimates are all in the seven figure-range, and each of these important Porsches carry with them a special air, an …
Continue to the full articleTop 5 Features of the 918 Spyder with Baby Driver’s Ansel Elgort
Ansel Elgort's "Baby" from the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver is the classic imperturbable action hero. Much like Steve McQueen's Frank Bullitt, Baby is a man of extremely few words. Baby Driver is also a wizard behind the wheel. In the film, Baby flings a variety of cars through Atlanta, ranging from a Subaru Impreza to a Dodge Challenger Hellcat. …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsches Of The Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is now open to the public through the 19th of February. Porsche brought ten cars and a gorgeous display to the show, so we spent a bit of time walking through it. Being that we were there during the show's media days last week, we were able to get a few photographs of the lineup without having to negotiate through a room full …
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