He's owned it for seventeen years, spun it at Talladega, and pedaled it to a speed just shy of 200 miles per hour. Jay Leno's enjoyed his Carrera GT far more than most of his cars. Unlike so many of his vehicles which seem to stimulate him on the basis of their engineering alone, this is one of the few cars that visibly thrills him with every prod …
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Porsche Finds Surprising Pace In Pre-Season Formula E Testing
Porsche's premier season in Formula E began just one year ago, and through that tumultuous year the Porsche 99X Electric found a few moments in the sun, scoring a decent points haul across the 2019-20 season. While most of those points were found by definitive team Number One Andre Lotterer, his teammate Neel Jani managed to secure a few for …
Continue to the full articlePraising the Carrera GT’s Brilliance Twenty Years After Its Debut
Debuting in a Drizzle Twenty years ago, the rolling rendering that eventually became the Carrera GT was unveiled for the Parisian public. As Walter Rohrl carefully metered out the prototype's power over the sodden cobblestones that cover the Place de l’Étoile, those that had risen early enough to see this gleaming prototype pointed in …
Continue to the full articleThis is How You Set a 6:49 at the Nurburgring in a Stock GT3 RS
Kuba Giermaziak may not be a household name, but he is one of those celebrated drivers that those in the know can't help but complement when his name comes up. As a multiple race winner and vice champion in Porsche Supercup, he's quite comfortable with the idiosyncrasies of the 911 and knows how to get the utmost from it. In fact, he's been able to …
Continue to the full articleA 550 Spyder With an Illustrious Past Goes Up For Sale
As there are only 90 in existence, any 550 Spyder warrants a lengthy description when it goes up for sale. Chassis 550-0050, one with a few notable owners, might even deserve a little extra attention. In 1955, this car was purchased by Jim Cook, who raced it alongside C. Pitt Browne until ‘65. By the mid-‘80s, it had made its way to Las Vegas to …
Continue to the full articleLearn the History of Porsche’s GT Range With These Legends
Building upon Henry Catchpole's recent trip to this dream garage, Mr. Chris Harris, a man with an unrivaled fondness for the GT range of Porsche products, takes us on a detailed tour of all the hottest 911s Porsche has released over the last two decades. As Harris acknowledges early in this clip, discussing the subtle improvements along the …
Continue to the full articleA First Look at Porsche’s New 992-Generation GT3
After two seconds of this footage, we can rest assured knowing that there's another screaming atmospheric in the upcoming GT range. It retains the barking motor and the urgency it's expected to have, but it's built upon a completely new platform and brings a slew of new additions to keep the intensity growing—something to distract the user from its …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is On Track To Deliver 20,000 Taycans In 2020
Porsche's first all-electric car has proven to be a sales success already. The German marque can't even build these things as fast as it can sell them. The six-figure Tesla-beater is selling in numbers bigger than any other sports car Porsche currently builds, losing out to only the SUV models in the company's lineup. Despite the challenges of …
Continue to the full articleThe New Porsche 911 RSR Screams Violently In On-Track Testing
The 991-based 911 RSR won't be around for too much longer. One would be wise to presume that a 992-based GTE racer is around the corner, perhaps for the 2022 racing season. But for 2021, the 991 is here to stay, and as such, the customer-spec FIA WEC GTE Am classed 911 RSR-19 is getting a few minor upgrades for the 2021 season. If you're a customer …
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