It's been said before, but it bears repeating; 2020 is just a horrible year to be a Porsche fan when it comes to racing. Whether it be the balance of performance jerking the team around, or just a long and frustrating series of bad luck and mistakes, the team is having its worst sports car racing year in a long damn time. That unlucky …
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Vintage Racing Porsche 962 Navigates La Sarthe at Absurd Speeds
After a few seconds spent watching this thrilling footage, you get an idea of how the venerable Porsche 962 was configured to run: to put 650+ horsepower to the ground without fuss, to consistently reach 220+ miles per hour, and to provide that sort of reassurance and predictability that makes a car livable for long stints in the dark. Kiwi ace and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Reports Third Quarter Growth With Big Taycan Push
Things were looking dire for Porsche in the first half of 2020 with fewer cars sold than the same period in 2019, thanks to the global coronavirus pandemic that shut everything down for several months. In fact, things aren't looking a whole lot hotter with Q3 sales only up 5% over the same period in 2020, despite a new 911 to draw potential …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Building A New GT Model, And Now You Can Bid On The Chance To Buy One
As has been customary since at least the 991 generation came out, Porsche will really only sell its most desirable products to customers who have purchased its most expensive products in the past. You simply could not buy a 911R if you hadn't already paid up for a 918 Spyder, for example. It's the Ferrari method of proving your worth to the company …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Drivers Parked For Nurburgring 24 And Mid Ohio IMSA This Weekend After Three Team Members Contract Coronavirus At Le Mans
It became pretty clear from watching the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend that while the FIA was taking the looming threat of the global coronavirus pandemic quite seriously—including running the race without spectators and extremely limited media—some of the drivers and team members were quite lackadaisical about the distancing and masking …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Had A Very Bad Day At The Le Mans 24 This Year
It's been fifty years since Porsche won its first Le Mans outright, with Richard Attwood and Hans Herrman taking the win in the iconic red and white team Salzburg 917. In the fifty years since, Porsche has risen to become the single manufacturer with more experience and more victories at this legendary race than any other. But experience doesn't …
Continue to the full articleDrag Battle: 992 Turbo S Vs. 992 Turbo S Cabriolet Vs. 991.2 GT3
For going quickly with minimal effort, there aren't many vehicles better than the latest 911 Turbo. Its massive torque is made manageable with enviable traction, its slippery shape helps it all the way to 205 miles per hour, its power delivery is predictable, and the gearing—among other things—makes it faster than the Taycan Turbo S. With all …
Continue to the full articleA FAN’S GUIDE TO THE 2020 24 HOURS OF LE MANS: THE PORSCHE PERSPECTIVE
A few months ago Porsche announced that it would be pulling two of its entries from the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020, thanks to budgetary cutbacks in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The two IMSA team entered cars have been pulled, and only the two full-season WEC 911 RSRs will run in the 24 this year. This will be Porsche's smallest …
Continue to the full articleIs The Most Basic Porsche 992 The One To Get?
So, you've decided to buy a new Porsche. Good for you! But given all of the incredible choices available on the Porsche dealership lot these days, how are you possibly going to pick one? Might we suggest a bare-bones stripped down 992 Carrera? Over the last handful of generations, the bigger and more Grand Touring the Porsche lineup becomes, the …
Continue to the full articleWho Needs Coffee When These Intense Porsche Supercup Battles Exist?
Of all the support series on a Formula 1 weekend, it's typically the single seaters usually which get the most attention. However, the wheel-to-wheel dicing in the heavier, slower, and less sophisticated Porsche Supercups get the majority of my attention—and not simply because I'm a fan of the brand. Supercup features drivers from their teens to …
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