The history of the largest engine in Porsche history is nearly as storied as the brand. The 5.7-liter V10 in the Carrera GT supercar is a thing of legend. It's literally a Formula One engine and a Le Mans engine that never raced. It powers the most exciting supercar Porsche ever built. And it almost never happened. As with everything Porsche, …
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The 572-Horsepower 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo Offers Sportier Options
The 911 Turbo has historically occupied a place few other cars have. While there are a few comparable dual-purposers out there, the 911 Turbo has a little more cachet and capability than most sports-tourers do. It must be said, though, that the tendency has been to push the heavy Turbo towards the GT-end of the spectrum—further and further with …
Continue to the full articleWatch Group B Porsches Slide Through Tarmac Rally Stages In A Flurry Of Fireballs
https://youtu.be/Ey-1J2LqsZo Born out of a need to move Porsches from Group C to the more commercially successful Group B, the Group B-spec Porsche 911 RS/SC made a respectable stab at big-time rallying when turbos, four wheel-drive, and aerodynamic grip were starting to shift the paradigm. Powerplants and Penalties As the car was going to be …
Continue to the full articleUsurping the Throne: 992 Turbo S Drags McLaren 720S
The specs aren't all that alike, the shapes are quite dissimilar, and each car's ethos differs significantly. Perhaps never a better comparison could be made between quick vehicles of a higher caliber. One car epitomizes real-world acceleration, and depending on the company it keeps, it can be seen as an underdog. The other is the undisputed hot …
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Our Porsche 912E Needs A Full Suspension Overhaul, But It Doesn’t All Go To Plan
We've had this old 1976 Porsche 912E kicking around the garage for about five years, and mostly we've just been enjoying the experience of driving it. It's far from a perfect example with a little bit of rust and paint that doesn't even look good from ten feet. It's definitely a driver-grade classic and won't ever be a show machine. The car had …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Porsche Supercup Ace Throw a GT2 RS MR Around the Nurburgring
A background in Formula Renault, Porsche Supercup, and a little Le Mans work does wonders for confidence. Kuba Giermaziak, a Polish ace whose resume will make a reader pout their lower lip in admiration, shows us how the GT2 RS is a handful on a set of well-worn tires. His willingness to experiment with the limited grip and throw this Manthey-tuned …
Continue to the full articleThis Safari-Style Porsche 992 Knows The Secret To Roughing It
Steal a pinch of seasoning from a Dakar-spec 959, source yourself a fresh 992 for a base, and bring in the big guns to do the rest. If you're curious to see how a current Porsche 911 would fare in the wilderness, German off-road specialists Delta4x4 might be able to help you with this strange concoction. Having competed in the Paris-Dakar …
Continue to the full articleSomeone Buy This Ex-Dakar Porsche 959 So I Don’t Have To
Legendary driver Jacky Ickx drove this impressive machine in the 1985 running of the famed Paris-Dakar rally. Sadly, in the middle of the 8th stage, Ickx impaled the car on a large rock hidden in the sand, forcing this chassis to retire from the race. From that race until 2014 the car was retained by the Porsche museum when it was sold off to a …
Continue to the full articleThe History of Porsche’s GTS Badge
After the base model and the subsequent S, the GTS variant is the sharper sibling. The chassis improvements over the base model make any GTS—whether it be a Cayman, Boxster, 911, Macan, Panamera, or Cayenne—feel like a completely new vehicle. More power, greater cornering support, stronger braking, and a greater sense of immediacy in every …
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