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View From the Passenger Seat. My First Ride in the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet

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It might be bring a smile to your face to recall the very first time you ever set foot in a Porsche. I had just that experience this week. My daughter-in-law offered a leisurely drive along the Maine coast in a 2012 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Perfect weather; light traffic; narrow and winding freshly paved roads; steep hills; challenging country …

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Introduction of the Cayenne Diesel to the United States [Video]

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This past week Porsche invited journalists from around the world to try out the Cayenne Diesel in Anchorage Alaska. Powered by a 3.0 liter V6 turbo diesel engine, the majestic Alaskan setting provided the perfect mix of terrain to highlight the diesel's long distance range (765 miles from a 26.4 gallon tank), towing capacity (7716 lbs, same as the …

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What Does the Possible Merger of ALMS and Grand-Am Mean to Porsche Motorsport Fans

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This past week Speed.com's John Dagys broke the story of the impending merger between American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Grand-Am to create a unified North American sport car racing enterprise. The official announcement of the merger is expected this coming Wednesday. In the mean time our friends over at drive have put together a two-part video …

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How I’m Learning to Become a Better Porsche Motorsport Photographer

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A couple weekends ago I continued my annual tradition of traveling up to Mid-Ohio and shooting the ALMS race. A day filled with sweet exhaust notes and fast cars to act as moving targets for a shutterbug – things couldn’t get better… …but they did! I was lucky enough to catch up with photojournalist Bob Chapman, who briefly took me under his …

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Can Your Porsche 911 Do This?

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According to the description accompanying the video below, this is a nearly "bone-stock" Porsche 911 playing in the sand dunes of Ocotillo Wells, California. Porsche has produced some amazing purpose built 911s for rallying. This is not one of them! Kind of amazing when you see what it can do. If you can't see the video in your email simply …

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How Much Does it Cost and What’s it Like to Participate in Porsche’s Camp4 Canda? [Video]

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Starting again next January and February, a fleet of more than 20 new Porsche sports cars will be found carving through the snow and ice at the Mecaglisse winter testing facility. Porsche Camp4 and Camp4S Canada are returning for 2013 with a number of additional enhancements and exciting new vehicles, including new-generation 911 Carrera models and …

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Official Pictures, Pricing and Information on the new 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S

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For the past week now the internet has been awash with rumors and speculation about the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S. Long time followers of PorschePurist will know that we've never been a big fan of Porsche rumors so we usually wait until we receive official word from Porsche themselves before you see anything here. Well, that word …

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Would You Buy This TV Designed by Porsche Design Group or a 918 Spyder?

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It was just last year when we first introduced you to the C'SEED 201 Outdoor LED TV by Porsche Design Studio. Well, earlier this week C'SEED announced that one of these technological giants has been installed at the Palais Schönburg, Vienna, Austria (a Baroque castle used for private events, etc.). Amazingly, it looks almost exactly like the …

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