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Porsche Cars North America Sales by Model: May 2017

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Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), announced earlier this week 4,805 vehicle sales in May 2017. Year-to-date sales stand at 23,052, up 3.7% over last year. May sales were boosted by demand for the Macan and Panamera model lines. Macan deliveries With 1,730 Macans delivered this month, Porsche realized a 21.3% increase over May 2016. …

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Porsche Cars Canada Sales by Model: May 2017

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Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. (PCL), reported earlier this week May 2017 monthly sales of 840 units. That represents a year-to-date increase of 19%. As a result, this was Porsche’s 65th consecutive month of record sales in Canada. May played tribute to some notable milestones for PCL. The 911 model lineup recorded its best ever single month with …

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What Does The 919 Have In Common With the Power Supply for a Village?

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Porsche's won Le Mans an astounding 18-times. But all Porsche fans know that, don't they? But what time did Mark Webber complete his first ever lap in an LMP1 car? Or, when did Porsche celebrate its first hybrid race car success? How many times will the 919 stop for fuel at Le Mans? What about tire? We've compiled a list of 31 interesting …

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Can you Compare a 996 Turbo to a 991.2 C4S?

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Believe it or not, you can. With the 991 engines now featuring forced induction engines it's a much closer comparison then you would think. I know, they're generations apart in terms of size, design and technology, but from a straight performance specification standpoint, the two Porsches are almost identical. See the image below and you can see …

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Driving to Goodwood in a Road Legal 911 GT1

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You know you're in a serious piece of machinery when the ignition switch appears to be better suited to setting weapons to "hot" in a fighter jet than starting the engine of a race car. This particular terrain-following missile finished second in class at the 1998 Daytona 24 Hours, before being converted for road use. Surprisingly the conversion of …

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Porsche’s Results & Pictures from the Nürburgring 24-hour race

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This year's Nürburgring 24-hour race saw 160 race cars piloted by 600+ drivers take the green flag at the 45th edition of the race. Of the 160 cars that started the race, 44 of them were Porsches. A record number for our favorite marque. While the best 911 GT3 R finished in 6th position overall, Porsche customer teams managed to secure 6 different …

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A New Face To Watch in Porsche Motorsport: Hurley Haywood Scholarship Winner Jake Eidson

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Jake Eidson, 21, of Littleton, Colorado is the newest member of 2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup championship winning team, Kelly-Moss Road and Race and the newest contributor to FLATSIXES.com. Eidson's resume was developed in both open-wheel and sports car racing, with highlights that include winning the 2013 Team USA Scholarship and more recently, the …

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