For a long time, the 996 was ridiculed, and now that I'm more familiar with these cars, I'm struggling to see why that was ever the case. There are the fried-egg headlights, sure, and the potential for IMS/RMS issues with the M96 motor has some prospective buyers gritting their teeth. However, there's still a dynamic, sure-footed, and exhilarating …
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Singer And Williams Team For New Reimagined Lightweight Widebody 911
Singer and Williams have been working together on this gorgeous display of carbon, titanium, and original 911 steel for a few years now, and they're finally ready to show off the fruits of their labor. Singer's best customer, one Scott Blattner - who owns an energy company along with three different 911s Reimagined By Singer- decided to commission …
Continue to the full articleThis is What Singer’s New 500 HP air-cooled Engine Sounds Like
The latest 991.2 GT3 produces 500 horsepower. Indeed, so did the 911R. Those cars have more than two decades worth of development on the base engine used for Singer's latest creation, yet their latest air-cooled flat-six matches that output. Of course, the Singer powerplant was developed by some of the most important names in the automotive world. …
Continue to the full articleA Look Back: Developing the 911 GT1
"Stretching the production car rules to the limit," the 911 GT1 started its life based largely off the design of the 993 GT2, a machine then competitive in classes like the BPR Global GT Series, but not wholly dominant. When McLaren began to steamroll its rivals in that category, which later became FIA GT1, an irked Porsche responded by developing …
Continue to the full articleWhy The 996 Is The Best 911
Has there been a 911 generation more polarizing than the 996? There are a few years of 911s which are not well liked (I'm looking at you, thermal reactor cars). From the car's inception through the end of the 993 generation, the most polarizing change was the addition of coil-sprung Macpherson Strut front suspension in 1989. To the Porsche loyal, …
Continue to the full articleOn Track Twice with the new GT3
When I was first coming of age as a "Car Guy" I loved the 996 GT3. To my eye it was the first 996 to look "right," and it was powered by that wonderful Mezger six. To a teenager, what could be cooler than a factory hot-rod 911? Since the early 2000s the GT3 has evolved dramatically, and has made itself a staple of performance car comparisons, and a …
Continue to the full articleThe New RUF CTR: Thirty Years of Progress?
In 1987 the fastest car in the world didn't come from Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche. Though it looked like a Porsche, RUF's status as a manufacturer made the original CTR Yellowbird a model in its own right. Capable of 213 miles per hour at Nardo (officially, unofficially it could go even faster), the Yellowbird was an astonishing performer. Far …
Continue to the full articleMatt Farah Takes A Porsche ‘997.2’ GT3 For A Drive And Loves It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl_g5grZ1DY Matt describes the GT3 as "about the limit of racecar for the street", because anything more hardcore is something you don't want to drive everyday, and to me that makes perfect sense. The GT3 is the sweet-spot of street-ability, and is legitimately a car that you can drive to the grocery store, or …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 42
We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for about a year and a half now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. There is some great new stuff every two weeks, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a few interestingly modified hot …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week #9
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down six exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a pair of Porsche's first watercooled 911 Turbos, …
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