This past week Porsche invited journalists from around the world to try out the Cayenne Diesel in Anchorage Alaska. Powered by a 3.0 liter V6 turbo diesel engine, the majestic Alaskan setting provided the perfect mix of terrain to highlight the diesel's long distance range (765 miles from a 26.4 gallon tank), towing capacity (7716 lbs, same as the …
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What Does the Possible Merger of ALMS and Grand-Am Mean to Porsche Motorsport Fans
This past week Speed.com's John Dagys broke the story of the impending merger between American Le Mans Series (ALMS) and Grand-Am to create a unified North American sport car racing enterprise. The official announcement of the merger is expected this coming Wednesday. In the mean time our friends over at drive have put together a two-part video …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Results and Pictures from the ALMS in Baltimore
On a course with few passing opportunities Team Falken Porsche knew it wouldn't be easy to pull a repeat of last year's win in Baltimore. However, that's exactly what teammates Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers were able to do. Similar to last year's race Wolf was again able to avoid a crash in the first turn of the first lap. Then, over the course …
Continue to the full articleNew Porsche 911 Carrera S Named 2012 Motor Trend Best Driver’s Car [Video]
A number of years ago Motor Trend started a contest that pitted some of the best sports cars in the world against each other to determine the "Best-Handling Car". Then, in 2009 Motor Trend decided this contest could be improved. It could be more than just handling. How does the car feel? What are the ergonomics like? Does it inspire driver …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed is Down but Not Out of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series
Heading north to Sonoma this weekend for the finale of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series at Sears Point Raceway TruSpeed is in the hunt. While the factory Cadillac team mathematically clinched the driver’s and manufacturer’s championships two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio, the privateer TruSpeed team is aiming for 2nd place in the team and …
Continue to the full articleExperience What it’s Like to be Trackside During the 2012 ALMS at Road America
The first time we ever experienced a race we were overwhelmed by the aural experience and recounted it to you in "Confessions of a Motorsport Virgin". For those of you who have yet to experience a race in person, the crew over at Drive has put together a 27 minute video that does a great job piecing together the various sites and sounds one …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Claims 4 of the Top 10 Mecum Auction Results in Monterey, Including a New World Record!
It wasn't that long ago that a record was set for the highest price ever paid for a Porsche at auction during the Gooding and Co auction on Amelia Island. This past weekend in Monterey, that record was smashed! Among a number of historic and significant racing Porsches, the 1972 Porsche L&M 917/10 Spyder stood apart. Billed as the "world's most …
Continue to the full articleInteresting Porsches for Sale Across the Web July 2012
Ever since we started featuring a Porsche for sale each month here on PorschePurist we've been inundated with requests from people looking to sell their Porsche on our site. So, while we put the finishing touches on a new classified section of the site (that will allow readers to list their Porsches for sale themselves) we thought we would start …
Continue to the full articleVideo: See What it Takes to be Part of the Porsche Motorsport Junior Program
Each year Porsche receives hundreds and hundreds of applicants for their "junior" motorsport program that has found the likes of Timo Bernhard, Marc Lieb and Patrick Long. Ultimately, they can only pick two. The following series of videos showcases the challenges the top six drivers had to face and how Porsche ultimately picked their two …
Continue to the full article5 Things I Learned at the Porsche Sport Driving School
This article is by Brandy Schaffels of TrueCar.com. Porsche recently gave me the opportunity to attend the Two-Day High-Performance Driving Course at Porsche Sport Driving School. Unlike most other half-day track media experiences, my two days at the Porsche Driving School gave me hours and hours of seat time covering more than 60 high-speed …
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