The official pre-test on Sunday marks the start of the final stage of preparations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Porsche Motorsport factory team is campaigning two 911 RSR at the 84th running of the prestigious long distance classic with the overall Le Mans winners Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy in the GTE Pro class. The squad used this test to …
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Porsche’s LMP1 Results From the Le Mans “Pre-Test”
The 2016 Le Mans event has begun: The Porsche Team has used the official pre-test to set up the two Porsche 919 Hybrids for the 24-Hour marathon scheduled to begin on June 18th. Yesterday provided the only opportunity for Porsche to test on the 13.629 kilometer long Circuit de la Sarthe. The track includes 9.2 kilometers of what are normally public …
Continue to the full articleMaking sense of the numbers; the Porsche 917 film cars.
All told Porsche produced 59 917s*. Over the course of the model's run it came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. With turbochargers, without turbochargers, short tail, long tail, with and without a roof. The 917's history is so varied, it even raced a decade after its heyday under the Kremer banner. With such a wide array of 917s built and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales By Model: May 2016
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), announced today sales of 4,578 vehicles for May 2016. This is a 7.3% increase compared to May 2015. In May, the Macan model line continued to be in strong demand with 1,426 vehicle customer deliveries, up 36.3% when compared to May 2015. The 911 model range experienced a sales increase of 18.1% over the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada Sales Results: May 2016
Quick Highlights for Porsche Cars Canada May 2016 Sales: May 2016: 53rd record month in a row Porsche Cars Canada today reported monthly sales of 726 units, totaling a year-to-date increase of 10% The 911 model lineup recorded its best ever single month with 181 deliveries, a 59% increase over last May Macan and Cayman models witnessed …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is The Most Profitable Car Manufacturer In The World
Coming off a record year in 2015 where Porsche hit many of their long term goals years in advance, 2016 is shaping up to be just as good if not better. For instance, in the first quarter of 2016, Porsche increased its turnover, results and deliveries compared to the previous year. Turnover is 6% to 5.4 billion euros while operating results …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 15 – Installing A Non-Smoking Kit
Last year we introduced you to our newest project car, called simply "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and since then we've been slowly removing weight from it and installing a few upgrades. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, but things came to a halt …
Continue to the full articleCar Carrier Loaded With 7 Porsche Cayman GT4s Destroyed In Autobahn Accident
Thankfully, it's been quite some time since we've seen an accident of this magnitude involving such precious cargo. The last time was when a train wreck damaged at least 20 brand new Porsche 997s. Before that, it was the cringe worthy accident involving an unlucky truckload of vintage 356s (including a Speedster or two) and a fast moving train. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Classic Navigation Retrofit now available in USA and Canada
Aftermarket single-DIN headunits have been available with bluetooth, XM and USB connectivity for some time, but aftermarket systems often carry the burden of clumsy interfaces with showy graphics which are a poor match for Porsche interiors. Early last year, Porsche debuted an OEM solution for integrating modern navigation and infotainment features …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Video, And Results From The 24 Hours Of The Nurburgring
This weekend there was a lot of important racing going on. I'm sure if you follow motorsport, you probably knew about the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, or NASCAR's Coca Cola 600. Unless you were really paying attention, one of the coolest races of the year might have slid under your radar in the shadow of those Memorial Day Weekend …
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