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Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance To Honor The Porsche 914

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The 20th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will honor the Boxster’s grandfather, the first mid-engine production Porsche, the 914! The 914 is near and dear to me, as it was the first Porsche in my family. My father and I restored an example from 1975. While it may have had the less desirable 1.8 liter fuel-injected motor, it was still …

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Here’s What 40 Years Of Porsche Sports Driving School Looks Like

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1974 was a very special year. The launch of the first 911 Turbo and another successful idea: the Porsche Sport Driving School. Take a look back at 40 years of improving driving performance and safety, lap by lap. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy 5 Things I Learned at the Porsche Sport Driving School The Porsche Human Performance …

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Can The Porsche 918 Spyder Drive The Length Of Manhattan In All Electric Mode Only?

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We've seen and heard the Porsche 918 driving in electric mode before, but it's always been in a much more controlled environment. Leave it to Mike Spinelli, and the crew at /DRIVE, to create a Top Gearish like scenario to test the battery life of Porsche's hybrid supercar by attempting to drive it the length of Manhattan Island on battery power …

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Cool Animated GIF Captures Factory Porsche 911 RSR During Spin At COTA

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The nice folks at Michelin invited me down to Austin’s Circuit of The Americas for a full race weekend highlighted by the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The last time I was in Austin, Texas was a September, about 20 years ago. I remember some great bars, some friendly locals and scorching temperatures. …

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Porsche Has A “Tough Day In Texas” At The Fourth Round Of The World Endurance Championship

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When you think of Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas, surely your first thought is torrential downpours and sheets of rain. Wait, that's not right. Usually races at the circuit are arid and hot, generally running trouble-free thanks to lots of runoff area and that wide uphill turn 1. This time, to turn a Texan phrase, the World Endurance …

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Porsche To Offer Detuned Boxster and Cayman In Some European Markets

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The 981 Boxster and Cayman are gaining new model lines almost as quickly as the 991 is. The defining characteristic of the different models is horsepower. The standard 'base' car has 265 horses (275 in the Cayman), there's the S we all know and love with 315 (325 in the Cayman), and the new 330 horsepower GTS (340 in the Cayman), which continues to …

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What’s With All The Wacky Porsche Comparisons Lately?

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I genuinely enjoy the additional Porsche models that are decidedly “less sporty” – if only because they’re so darn successful (the Cayenne is Porsche’s best-selling model in the US) that they basically bankroll R&D efforts toward more exciting things, like the 918 Spyder, and the 991 Turbo S. Given the Cayenne’s success, many were very anxious …

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