Benton Performance has long been a cornerstone of the southern California Porsche community. When I moved west, John Benton was the first person in the business I shook hands with. Of course I'd known him through various Porsche forums, and his sterling reputation as the guy with the hottest 912 in the world (maybe true) and some incredible driving …
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BBI is bringing the turbocharged Porsche heat to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
To truly understand how big an undertaking this year's Pikes Peak effort is from BBi Autosport, you have to go back a few years. BBi and team boss Betim Berisha first got hooked on the hill when the SoCal Porsche speed shop helped develop a wild turbocharged 997 GT3 Cup car for PPIHC legend Jeff Zwart back in 2014 and 2015. Fast forward a handful …
Continue to the full articleThe 992 GT3 Touring is a more subtle way to go really fast for the Porsche enthusiast
(Editor's note: Porsche worked with California to allow for sales of the GT3 Touring and GT3 with manual transmission in California. For updated information, including Porsche's official statement, click here.) To know the GT3 Touring, you have to know a bit of history. Recall the 991 generation when Porsche introduced the GT3 as a PDK-only …
Continue to the full articleIs Porsche finally going to build an electric Boxster?
Porsche has been threatening to build an all-electric two-seat sports car for years, building electrified Boxster and Cayman prototypes on 987 and 981 platforms, but never quite making it to production. After 25 years of the entry-level mid-engine platform, it's possible Porsche is about to tear up the script and rewrite it completely for the next …
Continue to the full articleYou need to buy this Martini-liveried Porsche 944 Turbo while you still can
Porsche's 944 Turbo is an icon of sports car performance for an entire generation of enthusiasts. While the 911 may have captured the headlines and secured its place in Porsche history, the 944 was the best selling Porsche of all time when it was new, and the 944 Turbo delivered levels of performance that couldn't be matched by even the best street …
Continue to the full articleManthey Racing takes historic victory for Porsche in Nürburgring endurance classic
This weekend the infamous "Grello" Manthey Porsche #911 stormed to a healthy victory at the Nürburgring 24-hour race marking three major milestones. Not only was this Manthey's 25th anniversary as a racing team, but it was the team's seventh overall victory at the endurance race, and Porsche's 13th! No other team or manufacturer has been so …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s list of recommended tires for every Porsche made from 1959 through 2005 and beyond
Most of us know how seriously Porsche is committed to their heritage and history, but every once in a while they give us a reminder, anyway. Take the press release we used to write this post. It contains information and links to tire recommendations for every "classic" Porsche made from 1959 (starting with the 356 B) 2005 (ending with the 996). …
Continue to the full articleCheck out all 36 Porsche customer teams filling the Nürburgring 24 grid
The Frikadelli Racing Porsche team will start the ADAC Total 24 hours Rennen Nürburgring from pole position after absolutely dominating the Qualifications race a few weeks ago, but it's not just the SP9 class at the top of the time sheets where the Porsche brand is represented. Throughout the field there will be 38 different Porsche teams …
Continue to the full articleUpdating the Porsche Bible: The new edition of Excellence Was Expected is bigger, better, and more
Karl Ludvigsen is simply in his element when it comes to the history of the Porsche brand. This epic set of tomes is the most complete history of Porsche that has ever been written by anyone, bar none, end of discussion. Since I started here at FlatSixes, I've relied on the old 2008 edition of this book to provide historical context and deep dive …
Continue to the full articlePorsche commemorates the Mercedes-Benz 500 E’s 30th anniversary
If you thought Porsche’s first sedan was the Panamera, you’d be wrong. The brand isn’t a stranger to four-door vehicles because it has a history of collaborating with other automakers building fast sedans, wagons, and hot hatches. The Volvo 850 T5R and Audi RS 2 were just some of the vehicles that Porsche helped develop. One of the most …
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