On Tuesday night, in the town of Ludwigsburg, Germany, a Porsche prototype with an "alternative drive" caught fire while parked in the garage of a Porsche employee. At this point what type of Porsche it was is unknown. Here's What We Know A Porsche employee drove the prototype home after work and parked in his garage. Later that …
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Pictures From the Concours at the PCA Parade in Traverse City, Michigan
For those of you fortunate enough to be in attendance at this year's PCA Parade you probably won't see this post until your return. For the rest of you we've compiled more than 110 photos from the Concours event held on Monday, June 24th. Enjoy the pictures and we'll post up more as we receive them. Special thanks Deane Barker (Region …
Continue to the full articleJeff Zwart Driving a New Kind of Porsche Hybrid at Pikes Peak This Year
Earlier in the week we showed you a video of Jeff Zwart testing at 12,000 feet as he prepares for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb taking place over the next few days. What was special about that video, besides how much courage you need to drive at those speeds so close to the edge, literally, was what it revealed about Jeff's …
Continue to the full articleThe New Cayenne Handles Going Off-Road Quite Well
We receive a number of emails from readers wanting to know our opinion on the Porsche Cayenne and if it is truly an off-road capable vehicle. We tell each one of them the same two things: 1. We like the Cayenne so much we bought one for ourselves as a utility vehicle to haul our boat, travel with our dogs and as a test bed for this site. 2. The …
Continue to the full articleTake a Minute to Check Out the New Porsche 918 Microsite
Without much fanfare, or even an official press release, Porsche gave life to their newest microsite: "Pure. Energy. The 918 Spyder." Like most of the other model specific sites, the 918 page is a wealth of information and pictures. Starting with the challenge Porsche gave themselves when creating the new Spyder, the site walks the user …
Continue to the full articleAn Ode to the First Real Day of Summer
That I have spent the previous 6 months absolutely envious of those in warmer climes is both immediately obvious, and completely inconsequential. As I write this, there isn't a place in the world I would rather be. The first day of real summer in the Midwest is a glorious affair, and I would venture that nobody in Malibu could ever experience …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Announces the Next Driver to Participate in Their 2014 LMP1 Le Mans Program
At the beginning of this year Porsche found themselves having to deny rumors that Mark Webber would be leaving F1 and signing on to Porsche's LMP1 team as part of their 2014 Le Mans driver line-up. Shortly after that, in order to focus attention where it belonged, Porsche announced that Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard were the first two "pilots" to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures from the 81st Running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
What a great race for Porsche! If you want to skip right to the results, just scroll down to the bottom for the final results of the GTE Pro and GTE Am Classes. If you're interested in pictures we have more than 120 of them in our gallery below. Otherwise, read on for a short summation of Porsche's performance over the 24 hour …
Continue to the full articlePikes Peak Test Days with Jeff Zwart
When Porsche sent us our first Porsche 991. We decided we would test out its capabilities on the backroads in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Our trip culminated in a drive up the Mt. Washington Auto Road. As we got above tree line (a little past 4000 feet) and had a little more room to go a bit faster (maybe 30 to 40 mph), I remember …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT2 Nurburgring Flip and Crash Caught on Video
The "Flugplatz" is a twin apex corner about halfway around the Nurburgring. Drivers come over a blind crest and enter immediately into a hard right-hand bend. Besides coming into the corner blind, the Flugplatz is known for unsettling the suspension on even the best set-up car and many find themselves airborne as a result. The video below shows …
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