It seems like collectors can't go wrong with anything once owned, touched or glanced at by Steve McQueen. I'm sure your remember Steve McQueen's Porsche 911S selling for $1.375 million last year at the RM auction in Monterey. What about the driving suit that McQueen's character Delaney wore during the film? When it sold for $984,000 Hemmings …
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Does a Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 Really Have a Cup Holder?
Porsche's marketing team has been on a tear these past few weeks with regard to social media. It seems like a day doesn't go by where a new video isn't posted to Porsche's YouTube channel. Today's video features Porsche factory driver Patrick Long on his "morning commute" to deliver coffee to Hurley Haywood in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 If …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed’s Lawson Aschenbach Might Just Be the Hardest Working Driver in Porsche Motorsports.
Update: Having missed qualifying for the Pirelli World Challenge race at the iconic Laguna Seca circuit in Monterey, CA, Lawson Aschenbach made up 11 places in the race to finish a strong 4th and hang tough in the championship race. Aschenbach, driving the #1 PrivacyStar / Entrust Porsche GT3, sat out qualifying because he was on the far side of …
Continue to the full articleMichelin Tire School. What Is It and Why Did We Go?
FlatSixes.com was recently invited to Michelin Tire’s inaugural “Influencer “ Tire School where I spent two days observing how Michelin tires are made, learning about their technology and testing their newest ultra-high performance tire, the Pilot Super Sport (Michelin is a sponsor of PorschePurist and they covered our cost of travel, lodging and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Carrera wins “red dot award: product design 2012”
Michael Mauer's success as an automotive designer was once again showcased when it was announced that Porsche has won the prestigious "red dot award: product design 2012" for the Porsche 911 Carrera. A panel of 30 international experts found the Porsche's "unique design language" combined innovation and tradition, power and elegance into a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Reports Q1 2012 Worldwide Revenue, Profit, Sales and Production Data
Porsche reported a strong start to 2012. Delivered/sold units increased 29% to 30,231 vehicles. Revenue is up 32.4% to 3.025 billion euro and operating profit rose to 528 million euro representing an 18.4% increase from the same period last year. Looking to continue this growth Porsche added 725 new employees bringing their total worldwide …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s US Sales Number for April
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced April 2012 sales of 3,437 vehicles. This compares to 3,172 vehicles last April, for an increase of four percent. For the year, Porsche sold 10,596 cars in the …
Continue to the full articleTrying to Carjack this Porsche could ruin your day.
With all the various "conflicts" and hot-spots raging around the globe, armored Porsches and other vehicles aren't really all that rare these days. Politicians, government contractors, celebrities, drug runners, everyone seems to have one. However, theirs are defensive weapons designed to keep them safe in the event of an attack. Different …
Continue to the full articlePictures from Maria Sharapova’s Win at the 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
This past weekend women's tennis #2 ranked player, Maria Sharapova, triumphed over Victoria Azarenka (ranked #1 in the world) at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart. Sharapova dominated the match winning 6-1, 6-4 in two straight sets. Her win is rewarded with $115,000 in prize money and a new Porsche 911 Carrera S …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long’s Triumphant Return to the Pirelli World Challenge with TruSpeed Motorsports
In his return to the Pirelli World Challenge Series after having won the driver’s championship last year, Patrick Long clinched victory Saturday at at Miller Motorsports Park. Having won pole position, Long fell to second at the start, to the charging Cadillac of Johnny O’Connell. Long and O’Connell gapped the rest of the field for the first six …
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