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Porsche Design’s Monobloc Actuator Watch Puts Racing Tech on Your Wrist

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Today's post comes courtesy of our newest contributor, Carson Chan. Not only is Carson an avid air-cooled Porsche fan and collector, he knows his watches better than most. Carson spent 15-years with Bonhams as their Managing Director & Watch Specialist for Asia Pacific. Currently, Carson spends time as Head of Mission for the Fondation de la Haute …

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9:11, the Porsche Video Magazine on Quality

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The latest edition of Porsche's nine minute and eleven second video magazine(get it, 9:11?), focuses on quality in numerous forms. To Porsche, the two primary definitions of quality are driving factors behind how the brand operates. The identity of each Porsche model is wrapped up in a set of qualities which are unique. The 911, for example, is …

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Matt Farah Experiences His First 356

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I have a soft spot for the 356. I used to own one, albeit a rusty project car. In fact, this is my old car, which now lives in Saudi Arabia. The first one I ever drove was also a black T6 B, which had been upgraded with disc brakes from a C, and converted professionally from a Karmann Notchback to full Cabriolet(actually, this car, which has since …

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Leadership Change Announced at Porsche Motorsports North America

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Since 2010 Jens Walther has been the face and head of Porsche Motorsports North America when he replaced Paul Ritchie. Today, Porsche announced that Walther will be returning to his roots, he joined the company in 2001 at Porsche Engineering Group GmbH as Manager, Marketing, Communications and Business Development, as the Director of Sales and …

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Our Favorite Porsches on eBay: Volume 88

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We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for over two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. Keep in mind, some of these Porsches could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good. Interested in Having Your Porsche Featured Here Every other …

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Have You Listened To The Inaugural “Spike’s Car Radio” Podcast?

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Malibu Kitchen isn't as unlikely spot for a "Spike's Car Radio" Podcast (billed as a downloadable Cars and Coffee) as you might think. If you follow Spike on Instagram you know he spends considerable time at Malibu's most famous of coffee shops. For the last 10 to 15 years he's been driving out to Malibu to meet other notable automotive enthusiasts …

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Porsche’s 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Race Report w/ Pictures and Video

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I thought the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to make me eat my words. In our Fan Guide I said "let's not mince words: The overall race winner will come from this category." When the #1 Porsche dropped out of the race at 11 AM local time, an LMP2 car lead Le Mans overall for the first time ever. Going in to the race it appeared that the 24 Hours …

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Cross Country in a GT3: 9 Day-4856.6 miles-2 countries-19 US States-211 gallons of fuel-1 speeding ticket

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What started as an idea quickly turned to reality when artist Nic Hunziker located a donor GT3 for his "Art Car" project. Over the last 9 days Nic, along with co-pilot and FLATSIXES.com contributor Brett Sloan, drove the newly acquired 996 GT3 from Nova Scotia back to L.A. Along the way they covered: 9 Days 4856.6 Miles 2 Countries 19 US …

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