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This Four-Cylinder Boxster Spyder Is Only Available In China For Now

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Porsche's four-liter mid-engine drop-top has been a massive international hit for the company. With a reactive naturally-aspirated engine, gobs of torque, a sublime chassis, and open air motoring, it's one of the best sports cars to ever leave the factory. For the Chinese market, Porsche's biggest market, it holds a problem, however. Under China's …

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Porsche Is Celebrating 20 Years In China With This Special Edition 911 Turbo S

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Before you get too wound up about how this new special-edition 911 Turbo S won't be available in the U.S. market, don't worry even a little bit. Aside from five special throwback colors, some special badges, and a cool 20th anniversary graphic package, this is just a regular 911 Turbo S underneath. It's just an appearance package. Admittedly that …

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‘Porsche Unseen’ Is A Rare Look Inside Porsche’s Design Studio

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Porsche's design studio isn't based in some far-flung metropolitan like New York or Los Angeles or Tokyo. The company got its start in industrial design, after all, so why not keep everything in-house where it can be inspired by the depth of history and motor sport the brand is known for. That's why Porsche has kept its design studio in the quiet …

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Update From The Publisher

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Dear FlatSixes.com Family, I wanted to provide a brief message on what drives us at Wrecked Media Group and give you some insight into what you can expect to see happening here on FlatSixes.com. First and foremost, we are NOT a venture capital group and at this time we’ve taken in no capital from outside investors. We’re fully funded by and 100% …

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FlatSixes Isn’t Afraid Of Change

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The Porsche of today would be unrecognizable to the Porsche of the mid-1990s. Back then the company was in dire straits, struggling to sell 10,000 cars annually here in the U.S. market. In 2020, despite a pandemic, Porsche shifted nearly 60,000 new cars and almost 30,000 certified pre-owned models. It did all of this while delivering its first of …

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This IROC-Inspired 964 Restomod Might Irk the Purists

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Fancy the idea of a budget RSR IROC? Well, budget must be used quite loosely in this instance, since this 911 3.0 RSR IROC Evocation— just rolls off the tongue—seems like a bargain when compared to the vehicles it takes its inspiration from. Those $1,000,000+ items are too pricey to roll to the grocery store in, let alone race in, but this might do …

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Racing In Spec Boxster Will Make You Want To Sell Your Spec Miata

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"A mid-engined Miata with a flat-six," is how the Matt Million starts describing the Spec Boxster. Is it a big departure from something with less power? No, not really, but it does have some characteristics that the Miata just doesn't. Overall, it's not quite as nimble a car. The Porsche currently weighs in at 2,550 pounds—a few hundred heavier …

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