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Acceleration Comparison Between a Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 and a 2014 991 GT3

Filed to: Porsche GT2/GT3By:

The video below claims to be an acceleration comparison between the new 475hp 991 GT3, and the 500hp 997 GT3 RS 4.0 from standstill to around 200km/h. We know it's not an apples to apples comparison. However, it's still a pretty fair match considering the new 991 GT3 sports 475 horsepower (25 less than the RS 4.0) but sits ever so slightly lighter …

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Meet Guy Newmark the Man Whose Million-Mile Porsche Was Stolen and Then Recovered by the Internet

Filed to: Porsche Cars, VideosBy:

In June Petrolicious introduced us to the "Million Mile Porsche". Then, in mid-August, we told you how the same Porsche was stolen from its garage and how the internet helped to recover it. In the video below, meet Guy Newmark, the man who's been driving this wonderful 356 for the last 45 years. After nearly a million miles, Guy finds …

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Listen to the Cacophony Created by the Porsche 918 as it Switches from All Electric to Gas Power

Filed to: Porsche 918 SpyderBy:

In the video below, Jay Leno interviews Frank Walliser (Head of the Porsche 918 Spyder project) at the Quail Lodge on the Monterey Peninsula. Walliser walks Jay through the new super sports hybrid that Porsche says will act as the "gene pool" for its sports cars of the future. While I'm not a huge fan of Jay's interviewing style (I think he was …

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The Porsche LMP1 Prototype is now Testing on International Circuits Video and Info

Filed to: FIA World Endurance ChampionshipBy:

Talked about for what seems like forever and officially launched in June on the Porsche test track in Weissach, the new Porsche LMP1 racing car is being put through its paces in test drives on international circuits. These rounds of "functional tests" give Porsche a wealth of data and provide their chosen drivers opportunity for seat time in the …

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Watch as 3 Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs are Wrecked During Start of Baltimore Grand Prix

Filed to: IMSABy:

At the beginning of the 2013 Baltimore Grand Prix weekend, the Falken Tire Porsche team was looking for a three-peat victory, but after the start of the race, have found themselves well down the order in an extraordinary green flag incident that sidelined the Paul Miller and CORE Autosport GTE Porsches as well.  All three Porsche GTE competitors …

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Monterey Porsche Auction Round-Up

Filed to: Porsche Car ShowsBy:

There was a lot of action taking place in Monterey, and some of the biggest draws of the weekend are the auctions.  Houses Mecum, RM Auctions, and Gooding & Co. all hosted auctions, and each one had a number of special Porsches available.  Depending upon what you were looking for, there was a little bit of something for everyone.  FLATSIXES.com …

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Our Visit to Monterey in Pictures (the Concours, Historic Races and Auctions)

Filed to: Porsche Car ShowsBy:

If I could select only one word with which to describe the Monterey vintage automobile week, it would certainly be “overwhelming”.  The sights, sounds, and smells had my head reeling for days, and now that it’s over, I’m still trying to come back down to earth.  There is something about the historical significance present at an event like this one …

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