Drive a Porsche? If you do, chances are strong that you're attractive to someone for this very reason. In fact, I can think of at least three examples in the last few months where someone wanted me for the simple reason that I drive Porsches. What about my sense of humor? My personality? My inner beauty? It's not as shallow as it seems I …
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What’s in a Name?
The second we hear the name of something, we form a mental image of it. As a result, it's vitally important for car designers to portray the right image with their vehicle names, but sometimes they get it very, very wrong… When it comes to naming a new car design, a team will often start with around a thousand possible names, which will be …
Continue to the full articleDid Mercedes Rip-Off Porsche?
Were you one of the last week's 111 million viewers of the Super Bowl? With such a huge number of viewers, chances are good that you were. Like a lot of other people, we watch for both the game and the commercials. While we enjoyed the game, we found this year's commercial selection to be a bit lacking. However, there was one spot in particular …
Continue to the full articleHow Does Porsche Keep Current Models Interesting With New Ones on the Way
With the recent addition of the 2012 911 Black Edition and the 2012 Boxster S Black edition, some Porsche fans are wondering why? Is Porsche simply trying to sell more cars? Do they really think that consumers will buy any Porsche just because it's called a limited edition? Sure, creating demand and increasing sales is definitely part of their …
Continue to the full articleWhat Happens When You Lose Your Clutch Early on in a 24 Hour Race?
You drive carefully, you don't mistakes and you win your class. At least that's what happened to the #67 TRG Porsche driven by Andy Lally (three time winner), Spencer Pumpelly (two time winner), Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler (two time winner) and NASCAR truck drivers Brendan Gaughan and Steve Bertheau (this was the first Rolex 24 for both …
Continue to the full articleHere’s a Porsche Related Web-Site You Should Be Paying More Attention Too
A little over three (3) years ago, when we first started FlatSixes.com, we were one of just a few online resources dedicated specifically to Porsche (excluding the well known forums of course). Since then we've seen more Porsche sites than we can count pop into existence. Most of these new sites have either disappeared or were left unattended and …
Continue to the full articleWhich Manufacturer Has the Most Entries at the Rolex 24 at Daytona?
I know, not really a tough question. Given where you're reading this post, I'm sure you guessed; it's Porsche. Out of the 49 entries for this weekend's Rolex 24, 15 of them are from our beloved marque (1 DP and 14 911 GT3 Cup Racers). Check out the wing on this Rolex 24 TRG entry from Guardian Angel Motorsports. Is there any significance …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 2010: A Year In Review
2010 proved to be a banner and busy year for Porsche. Our favorite marque introduce a record number of new models, navigated a merger, installed a new CEO, shifted focus significantly toward hybrid technology and added numerous more notches to their motorsport belt, amongst other things. With all the progress made in 2010 it makes you wonder …
Continue to the full articleExploring the San Francisco Bay Area in a Panamera 4S
As our plane touches down in San Francisco I realize the three hour time difference between east and west coast – a difference that normally seems exaggerated on these late night flights from Boston - is almost non-existent. Is it the anticipation of picking up our Panamera 4S press car? It’s not like we haven’t driven the Panamera before. Heck, …
Continue to the full article2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Pricing, Technical Specs and Pictures
Engine: Water-cooled six-cylinder boxer engine; 3,996 cc; stroke 80.4 mm; bore 102.7 mm; 455 hp (335 kW) at 7,800 rpm; max. torque 450 Nm; air restrictors 2 x 28.6 mm; max. revs 9,400 rpm; four-valve technology; dry sump lubrication; individual throttle butter-flies; fuel injection. Transmission: Porsche six-speed gearbox with sequential …
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