Back in in the mid-2000s Porsche was riding high on several years of massive profits. Since the 1997 introduction of the Porsche Boxster, the company had been cleaning house. The 986/996 sports cars were Porsche's most successful cost-cutting measures all time, and they sold like hot cakes. Then came massive successes with expansion of the model …
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The Rauh-Welt 997 Turbo Looks Like A Fat Cayman And I’m Here For It
RAUH-Welt Begriff, colloquially known as 'RWB' has revealed that it is working on body kits for the 997 generation of the Porsche 911 Turbo. On the tuner’s Instagram page, a post shows a black 997 Turbo with wide fenders, lower side skirts, and new bumpers. In addition to the cosmetic changes, the car that RWB is working on has custom gold wheels …
Continue to the full articleMaking Sense of Porsche Brake Colors
Porsche was not the first company to offer disc brakes. That honor goes to the lowly Crosley Hotshot back in 1948! Indeed, Porsche began offering disc brakes in 1962, the same year that Studebaker introduced a Bendix system on the Avanti. Porsche had been using rotors and calipers on racing cars for a few years by the time it introduced them for …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Santa Clarita’s Wunderground Museum Is An Amazing Sampling Of Porsche History
Why is there a hole in the floor of this Porsche dealership showroom? Oh, there's a brand-new all-carbon Porsche 935 down there. You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention. What is the Wunderground? In what was once used as underground storage for a Saturn dealership, there now exists a gorgeous mini-museum dedicated to all things …
Continue to the full article992-Generation Porsche 911 Sport Classic Spied In Testing
Way back in the stone age of the 997-generation Porsche 911, the company offered a model which was basically a variant on the GTS formula, a limited edition Sport Classic with the widebody arches of a Carrera 4S, a special ducktail spoiler, a model-specific double-bubble roof, and 19-inch Fuch-style wheels. This extremely cool and special ride was …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Celebrates 50 Years of IMSA Participation
Porsche is celebrating its 50th year participating in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Back in 1971, the first event was held and Porsche was at the forefront battling a Corvette with a flat-six-powered 914/6 GT. Piloted by racing veteran Hurley Haywood and Peter “Perfect” Gregg, the car picked up the win in the very first IMSA Grand Touring race …
Continue to the full article‘Porsche Unseen’ Is A Rare Look Inside Porsche’s Design Studio
Porsche's design studio isn't based in some far-flung metropolitan like New York or Los Angeles or Tokyo. The company got its start in industrial design, after all, so why not keep everything in-house where it can be inspired by the depth of history and motor sport the brand is known for. That's why Porsche has kept its design studio in the quiet …
Continue to the full articleA Tour Through the Quirky Porsche Panamericana Concept
Built for Ferry Porsche's 80th birthday, the 1989 Panamericana resided stylistically between the more conservative shapes of the eighties and the experimental, often divisive cosmetic touches which made up Porsche's repertoire at the end of the following decade. Finished in a coat of aquamarine and clearly meant to turn heads, this beautifully …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Marks Massive Milestone With Millionth Cayenne
It took Porsche 53 years to build one million 911s. The car that built the company's reputation and earned it so many motorsport accolades is seen as integral to Porsche's success. Porsche is a sports car company first, right? When you think Porsche you immediately think 911. Well, everyone's favorite Stuttgart sports car brand (yeah, you heard me …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How You Go Really Fast At Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
It's an alternative to Spec Miata and Spec E30 which might sway a few more to switch teams after watching this footage. True, the running costs of Spec Boxster are a little more than those of the aforementioned categories, but the added torque and mid-engine balance are worth the extra few thousand more per season. An Appealing Alternative The …
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