One of the most significant and recognizable race cars of all time is the Porsche 917. Not only was the 917 the car that brought Porsche it's first overall win at Le Mans, but it was made famous by Steve McQueen who piloted one in the movie “Le Mans”. There are countless articles, posts, books, and movies about the 917 and “Le Mans”, so no …
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Porsche scrapes together top-five finish at the 24 hours of Spa
The race for the victory at the Spa 24 this weekend came down to a last-minute tire gamble as the rain came bucketing down with under an hour to go. Once the dust settled, it was a knock-down drag-out battle between Ferrari and Audi for the win, unfortunately Porsche was nowhere to be seen. There was a Vanthoor in the fight for the win, but …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Formula E squad again secures hearty points haul in London EPrix
This weekend Porsche had yet another successful attempt at the Formula E doubleheader. This time the E-Prix was held in London, and for an interesting twist it was held partially inside and partially outside of a large building, the ExCeL track in East London's historic Docklands district. Sadly the points didn't help much, as Porsche was …
Continue to the full articlePorsche delivers a record 153,656 new vehicles in the first half of 2021
Porsche set a new global delivery record in the first half of 2021 with significant demand growth across all models and in every single global sales region. While it should come as no surprise that Porsche moved more new cars in the first half of 2021 than it did in the massively Coronavirus-impacted first half of 2020, it's mighty …
Continue to the full articlePorsche takes endurance win on Ferrari’s home turf in FIA WEC 6 Hours of Monza
The battle between Porsche and Ferrari is heating up in the FIA WEC this year ahead of a run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After a six hour fight just 100 miles from the Ferrari factory, Porsche has won the most recent GTE Pro class outing at Monza. Factory ace racers Kevin Estre and Neel Jani paired for an exciting victory in the #92 Porsche 911 RSR …
Continue to the full articleMarc Philipp Gemballa’s Marsien pays homage to Porsche’s Dakar history
The original Gemballa may be the most famous Porsche tuner in the world (Ruf is not a tuner, remember), and is universally best known for gaudy and over-the-top Porsche-based creations. Wild bodykits and huge horsepower are de rigueur for the company, and even with the tragic murder of founder Uwe Gemballa a decade ago, the company continues to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche pair pips points in New York Formula E doubleheader
This weekend in New York City, the Porsche Formula E team made its North American debut to promising results. For the first time in the team's history, both cars made it into a superpole qualifying session at the same time, which is a massive step forward, and the drivers came away with decent points. While neither Pascal Wehrlein or Andre Lotterer …
Continue to the full articleWhen is Porsche going to build its last internal combustion powered car?
This week the world was treated to the unveiling of the last internal combustion-powered Lotus. If there is another manufacturer which can most closely be compared to Porsche, it must be Lotus, right? While Lotus is a bit smaller than Porsche and sells far fewer cars, they are both engineering-focused companies with histories entrenched in the …
Continue to the full articleIt’s official: Bugatti to merge with Rimac with help from Porsche
Croatian electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac is making some really big moves, punching way above its weight class. For over a decade Bugatti has been the name that everyone thinks of when they picture a fast car, and Rimac just merged with the high-end French boutique manufacturer. There is something beautiful about one of the fastest and most …
Continue to the full articlePorsche issues Taycan recall for faulty software causing sudden power loss
Forty-three thousand Taycans, that's every Taycan built and sold up to now, have been issued an official global recall. The problem stems from a faulty software issue that causes the Taycan to shut off without warning. Every single Taycan will receive a software update to fix the issue. Porsche exec Klaus Rechberger told Reuters that the random …
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