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The NFL Tells Adidas Not To Give Away Ugly Cheetah Porsches At Combine

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Earlier this month, Adidas announced that they'd be giving away a brand new Porsche 991 Carrera to the three fastest sprinters at the NFL Combine competition, provided they were wearing Adidas' new "UNCAGED" lightweight cleat. In years past Adidas has simply given $100,000 to the fastest runners in the 40 yard sprint category, but this year they …

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Did This Porsche Panamera Just Break The Ice Speed Record On Russia’s Lake Baikal?

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Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest freshwater lake in the world, sits in the Siberian region of Russia just north of the Mongolian border. Surrounded by mile high mountains, and subject to frequent tectonic movements, the 5000'+ deep lake is covered in ice up to 6.5' thick during the winter months. It was there, last week, that Mobil 1 made an …

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The Evolution Of The Porsche Front End

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It's actually pretty amazing how many crowdfunding projects there are related to Porsche. A week doesn't go by where we don't get pitched by someone. This week was no different. I opened my email yesterday and found the following: Hello Paula, I just launched an Automobile Icons screenprint project that I thought your FlatSixes readers …

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Project Boxster Clubsport – Part 4: Porsche Headlight Polishing

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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 it was sitting politely in our garage waiting for its first modifications. So far, the Boxster has been happy to simply rack up the miles and keep things rocking along. …

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Will Porsche Build This Type 717, An All Electric Baby Panamera Designed To Compete With Tesla?

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Car Magazine's Georg Kacher published a story today about an all electric Porsche said to hit the market in 2019. The so called Type 717 is said to be an all-wheel drive, four door, all electric rival to Tesla. As most of you know, Porsche already produces a number of plug-in hybrids including the Cayenne, Panamera and 918 Spyder. However, this …

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Porsche Cartoon Images

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This guy has a tough choice to make... Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 1 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 2 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 3 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 4 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 5 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 6 Porsche Cartoon Images: Volume 7 Porsche Cartoon Images: …

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Porsche’s Training Camp Is As Much About Team Building As It Is About Fitness

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Now in its 13th year, this year's pre-season Porsche Fitness camp included the Porsche GT and junior pilots for 8 days of intense training in preparation for the 2015 motorsport season. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Frank Mayer, from the university of Potsdam, at the Porsche Fitness camp in Doha (Qatar) were GT factory drivers Earl …

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Video: Chris Harris Tests Pirelli’s Trofeo R With A 991 GT3

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When it comes to tires, there are so many facets to consider that it's rarely fair to pit one tire against another. In this video, Mr. Harris conducts a back to back track test among two cars between their stock delivery tire (of course, he calls them tyres), and Pirelli's admittedly pretty awesome quasi-race tire, the Trofeo R. In both the Renault …

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