Legendary driver Jacky Ickx drove this impressive machine in the 1985 running of the famed Paris-Dakar rally. Sadly, in the middle of the 8th stage, Ickx impaled the car on a large rock hidden in the sand, forcing this chassis to retire from the race. From that race until 2014 the car was retained by the Porsche museum when it was sold off to a …
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The History of Porsche’s GTS Badge
After the base model and the subsequent S, the GTS variant is the sharper sibling. The chassis improvements over the base model make any GTS—whether it be a Cayman, Boxster, 911, Macan, Panamera, or Cayenne—feel like a completely new vehicle. More power, greater cornering support, stronger braking, and a greater sense of immediacy in every …
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Which is the Right 996 for You? A Primer on the Unloved Generation
Love it or hate it, the 996 is an undeniably good value nowadays. With the more common models, the price point allows young enthusiasts to join the proud family of 911 owners. The GT range and more tech-heavy examples still command considerable money, and that's for good reason. At the top of the 996 totem pole are the GT3 and GT2, and those two …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Recovers From Pit Lane Crash To Podium In IMSA Sebring Race
Porsche always has a strong showing at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. While the circuit traditionally runs a 12 hour endurance race in March, this year's event was postponed to late fall, and a second stand-in sprint race was added, with the schedule shuffle thanks to the international coronavirus pandemic. No matter the cause, Porsche …
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While some of us might've missed the best opportunity to grab one when the 996 Turbo was selling for little more than a well-optioned Civic, it remains a bargain. In its day, its top speed was something special; just five miles per hour shy of the coveted 200-mile-per-hour-mark. But beyond the obvious straightline shove, the 996 Turbo offered a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Design Watches Are As Unique As Your Porsche
Porsche Design wristwear is as clean, classic, and refined as the cars they're inspired by. Now, Porsche Design offers their discerning customers the chance to customize a watch to their liking. With approximately 1,500,000 different design configurations available, it's clear that they'll have one to suit all stripes of Porsche fanatics, …
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Porsche’s Surface Coated Brake: The Ideal Compromise Between Carbon and Iron
A tungsten coating on carbide rotors: another world first from Porsche. A mirror finish, better response, less fade, no rust, and 90% less brake dust than a typical iron rotor. This last advantage is illustrated by the bold choice of painting the Porsche Surface Coated Brakes (PSCB) calipers white—any brake dust would be obvious with this …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Found Extra Horsepower With 3D-Printed Pistons
Additive manufacturing is the fancy scientific way of saying 3D-printed, and it's the future of automotive engineering. Porsche can design in a lot more tech to a simple piece like a piston by using this crazy new technology. And in the case of the GT2 RS (and 935), it is claimed to be responsible for 30 additional horses. Considering the GT2 RS is …
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