After delivering a stunning performance in qualifying to start the six-hour race at Fuji from pole and third, Porsche found out quite quickly in the race that it didn't have the long-run pace to keep up with the Ferraris. A byproduct of the series' Balance of Performance, and the car's inability to keep the tires from turning to mush …
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The Porsche/Red Bull Formula One deal is officially dead
This week Porsche issued a short, and somewhat terse, statement confirming that talks between Stuttgart and the championship-leading F1 squad have fallen apart basically at the zero hour. This surprise news comes on the heels of at least a month of both companies essentially just signatures away from making the deal done. It's hard to say exactly …
Continue to the full articleI can’t stop thinking about the Porsche 993-based Ruf Bergmeister prototype
Some of the best Porsches of all time have been stripped down speed machines built explicitly for the purpose of going up a hill as quickly as possible. Ruf took inspiration from the Bergmeister cars Porsche built in the 1950s and 60s, namely the RS 60 Spyder, various iterations of 906, and the zero-compromise 909 Bergspyder, to build this new …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche and Red Bull Formula One deal might be dead
Just a few weeks ago the Porsche and Red Bull Racing merger was considered a done deal, with the German auto manufacturer picking up a 50% ownership of the current Constructors Championship leading team. The partnership would have been a dream for both Red Bull and Porsche, as Porsche would be jumping into Formula One with one of the top teams in …
Continue to the full articlePfaff Motorsport plaid Porsche wins GT-only round at VIR with perfect strategy
The penultimate round of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship was contested this weekend, and Porsche put in another strong, but hardly dominant, performance to take the victory. This marks the Pfaff Motorsports team's fifth IMSA win this season, including the 24 Hours of Daytona to kick off this season, and sets up the team for a …
Continue to the full articleThe best Porsche books
The Porsche brand is one of the most recognizable marks in the automotive world. As a result, there is a large and diverse set of books available for the Porsche enthusiast. Not all of these books are created equal. Some are better written then others, some have more technical specifications, while others have excellent photography. The authors …
Continue to the full articlePorsche built a one-off ‘Sally Special’ for charity, and it brought 3.6 million dollars at auction
An incredible sixteen years ago Disney and Pixar released Cars, co-starring Bonnie Hunt as the voice of Sally Carrera, a sentient 996-generation 911. Sally is the love interest for the movie's protagonist, Lightning McQueen. She moved to the fictional Route 66 town Radiator Springs after the fast-paced life of a Los Angeles attorney didn't sit well …
Continue to the full articleThe 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is the most extreme street-legal car Porsche has ever built
Porsche has a habit of cranking things up a notch with every new generation of GT3 RS, and this newest 992-iteration is no different. Where the GT3 RS lineup originally began with the 996 as a way to homologate components for Porsche's racing efforts, the new 992 version is in some ways more advanced than anything Porsche has ever put on the race …
Continue to the full articlePorsche US HQ, Experience Center expansion plans include solar array
As part of Porsche's $50-million expansion at its U.S. corporate headquarters and Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, the automaker will be adding a solar power microgrid and a second driver development track for the public. Today, PCNA and Cherry Street Energy, LLC have announced a 25-year operating agreement that will generate 2,050 MWh of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Formula E hires Antonio Felix da Costa to lead Gen 3 charge
Along with a new chassis and drivetrain for Porsche's next assault on the Formula E season, the team is doing a bit of shuffling of its driver lineup as well. While long-serving Andre Lotterer is headed over to the team's LMDh prototype efforts to spearhead the Le Mans program, his seat in Formula E alongside Pascal Wehrlein is empty. In order to …
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