Back in January when the new Porsche 911 Targa was first introduced, the motoring world was stunned by the operation of the fully automatic Targa top. Quite a few people we heard from were amazed at its operation, but were concerned that it was overly complicated and could present maintenance problems in the future. What most didn't know at the …
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These Porsche 911s Are Made Of Yogurt
Exactly one year ago Porsche introduced Maria Sharapova as the first global ambassador of the sports car manufacturer. The tennis star was already familiar with the brand: As the 2012 winner of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Sharapova not only took home the prize money, but also her first 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. Since being …
Continue to the full articleThe Rule Of Fuel At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Last week's video explained how each car in the LMP1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is allotted a certain amount of fuel per lap of the race. Today's video explains exactly how this fuel consumption is measured and its impact on a team's overall performance and how they could be penalized for using too much fuel during the race. In other words …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures In The WEC At Silverstone
Porsche's long awaited return to endurance racing in the LMP1 class of the WEC kicked off this weekend at the famed circuit at Silverstone, Great Britain. Spectators witnessed a gripping race with changeable weather conditions from start to finish. The 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype earned podium (third place) in its first race of the season and the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 991 GT3 Named 2014 World Performance Car
The prestigious New York Auto Show is currently in progress. This morning as part of the show in New York, Porsche's GT3 was presented the award of "2014 World Performance Car". In recent years, the World Car Awards have been gaining momentum, and are now seen as equal or superior to either the North American and European car of the year …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Heavy Collier Collection Now Open To Public Viewing
The Collier family has a long history with automobiles and motorsport. Using their success in subway and rail car advertising as a springboard, the Colliers would go on to found the car club that would become the SCCA, have great success at Le Mans, and grow one of the most extensive collections of cars, and automotive literature in the world. The …
Continue to the full articleDid You Know That Each Team Is Allocated Fuel On A Per Lap Basis During The 24 Hours Of Le Mans?
That's right, each team is allocated a certain amount of fuel, petrol or diesel for each lap covered. There is a slight margin for error and drivers can make up mistakes made during one lap in the next two laps (basically giving them a three lap window to stay within their allotted fuel amount). If they are unable to stay within their allocated …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 928 V8 Powered Street Rod For Sale
What do you do if you're a hot-rod fan that wants to stick out from the crowd? If you've ever been to a street-rod show, you'll know that many of the cars on display use the same visual cues, they all use Chevrolet small-block V8s stuffed into fiberglass recreations of 1932 Ford "three window" bodies. It's all a bit homogenized, a bit boring, to be …
Continue to the full articleTake A Hot Lap In The Porsche 918 Spyder With Patrick Long
Last week we showed you what launch control in the Porsche 918 spyder looks and sounds like. This week's video features Porsche factory driver Patrick Long on a hot lap around the Circuit of the Americas. Watch as the Porsche 918 exits pit lane under all-electric mode, accelerates under sport hybrid mode, and uses the hot-lap button on the back …
Continue to the full articleTeam Falken Tire Put Cameras On Their Pit Crew’s Helmets. This Video Is The Result.
Last week /Drive and MOMO teamed up to explain each of the steps that go into the "perfect" Porsche pit stop. In usual /Drive fashion the production quality is excellent and the educational aspect of the video is second to none. However, the video below, from Team Falken Tire, shows us a pit stop from the POV of a pit crew member. Take a look and …
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