While AO Racing ran a special Preston Henn's Swap Shop livery at the 24 Hours of Daytona back in January, commemorating the Swap Shop 935 winning the race outright in 1983, the team have retired that livery for the full season, and are instead going to be racing with a wonderfully comical T-Rex livery. The car has henceforth been dubbed "Rexy" and …
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Toyota fastest Hypercar in pre-Sebring FIA WEC test, Porsche neck-and-neck with Cadillac
After two days of testing running at Sebring International this weekend ahead of the FIA WEC's season opening 1000 Miles of Sebring next weekkend, it is clear that Porsche is in the top half of the Hypercar class with its freshly-debuted 963 hybrid LMDh prototype. Toyota, which has been running a pair of GR010 Hybrid Hypercars—developed in part …
Continue to the full articleClassic 911 owners delight; now you can get a brand new magnesium engine case
Porsche announced earlier this week that it would begin reproducing original magnesium engine cases for 1968 to 1976 911 models. The engine case is the center part of the aircooled heart of a 911, where the rotating assembly is held; the crankshaft and the connecting rods attached to it. The individual aircooled cylinders bolt on to the case with …
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Porsche adds female driver development program to its motorsport pyramid
Porsche's recent motorsport history is has been pretty woman-inclusive, hiring driving talent like IMSA champion Christina Nielsen to drive 911s and open-wheel legend Simona de Silvestro as test and development driver for the massively successful Formula E program. Women love Porsches just as much as men do, and everybody loves racing once they …
Continue to the full articleReport: The upcoming Porsche 911 GT2 RS will be hybrid
Porsche's world-bending turbocharged RennSport model first showed its face in dealerships a bit over a decade ago, back in 2010. Of course, the first of the GT division's turbocharged models came way back in the heady 1990s with the 993-generation GT2, and that was furthered by the all-conquering widow-making 996-generation GT2. By the time the 997 …
Continue to the full articleHow do I get rid of odors in my car?
It's a problem that has existed ever since the first vehicle was built: interior odors. It doesn't matter how hard you try, eventually something will cause your vehicle to smell unpleasant. Whether it's last night's leftovers you accidentally forgot in the car or your child spilled something and neglected to tell you, odors are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche is planning an in-car app store rollout
When you've already perfected the driving experience, there's not much left to do but turn your development expertise to the in-car entertainment. Okay, maybe that's a bit exaggerative, but anyway Porsche is working on integrating a new set of in-car apps for use with its infotainment systems, via an app store. This comes in conjunction with …
Continue to the full articleTwelve Porsches make Le Mans 24 entry list
It's finally Le Mans Entry List Day, and we get to see just how serious Porsche is about trying to win the big race this year. As it turns out, they're taking it pretty seriously. The big news today is that Porsche will have a full three-car factory-backed entry in the Hypercar class with a trio of Penske-run Porsche 963s. Also confirmed today was …
Continue to the full articleThis week’s Porsche cartoon: Foam Cannon
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