Bugatti's designers seem to have an affection for the 911. Achim Anscheidt, the brand's head of design drives a backdated '82 911. While Achim's car looked at the model's past, Chiron designer Sasha Selipanov looks at the model's future. Rather than increasing the size of the bulging wheelarches, or fussing with the light layout within the familiar …
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The Evolution of Porsche Disk Brakes
There are a number of qualities and features that instantly identify a Porsche to those in the know. That solid thunk you get when you close the driver's side door, the evolutionary yet still iconic design of a 911s rear-end and the ability to reverse the spin of the earth when you step hard enough on the brakes. It's a feeling that never fades …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn – This Is How Those Pit Stop Action Shots Are Made
Part of the craft of putting together a package of usable images from a race is balancing the on-track action with what is going on in the pits, part cerebral, part quiet boredom, part frenzy. Some of it can be done telephoto, from across the track—I’ve got a shot that I like from the 1960s of Carroll Shelby standing on pit row, looking down …
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This is me the week before I put our Porsches away for the winter... …
Continue to the full articleThis is Porsche’s Updated Rear Seat Entertainment Option
Back in August, during Car Week on the Monterey Peninunsula we gave you one of the first looks at Porsche's new PCM system in the 2017 Panamera. Now, with word that Porsche plans to unveil a bevy of new Panamera models during next week's LA Auto Show, we have even more details on the updated Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment (PRSE) option that was …
Continue to the full articlePorsche to Introduce New Panamera V6 and Executive Model in LA.
Porsche introduced us to the redeveloped second generation of the Panamera earlier this year with the unveiling of the Panamera 4S, Panamera 4 E-Hybrid and the Panamera Turbo. Today, Porsche announced the present a new 330 hp V6 turbo gasoline powered Panamera, along with an extended wheelbase Executive version, at the LA Auto Show next week. …
Continue to the full articleGuy Newmark and His 356 Finally Reached 1,000,000 Miles
The Porsche world was first introduced to Guy Newmark and his 1964 Porsche 356C back in June of 2013. At the time, Petrolicious ran a story on Guy's Porsche, affectionately known as "Blue", and described how it was a testament to the reliability of Stuttgart's engineering. After nearly 50-years of consecutive ownership Blue had received 3 engine …
Continue to the full articleHead 2 Head: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport vs. Porsche 911 Carrera S
It seems the automotive world has found a replacement for the Godzilla vs. 911 rivalry. It's not that Corvette vs. Porsche is anything new, it's just that it seems to be getting more and more attention lately. Between Corvette's near dominance in this season's IMSA Sports Car Championship and Chevy openly trying to lure Porsche buyers to the dark …
Continue to the full articleWatch Nelson Piquet as he Laps Interlagos in a Porsche 908/2 Spyder
We've been in love with the Porsche 908 for some time now. I don't know if it's suspension activated ailerons in the 908LH or the open cockpit of the 908/2, but there's something about that flat-8 engine howling with pleasure as it completes lap after lap that just puts a big smile on my face. Interestingly, the 908/2 started as a …
Continue to the full articleDoes Driving a Singer-Customized Porsche Ruin Every Other 911?
By now, Porsche 911s customized by Singer (don't you dare call it a Singer Porsche) have been reviewed ad nauseam. Chris Harris has driven one for /Drive in the past, Car and Driver explained the manufacturing process and Jay Leno got into the fray during an episode of Jay Leno's Garage. Hell, even Larry Kosilla documented how to detail a Singer. …
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