Few racing outfits find the newest GT2 RS in need of modification, but Manthey found a few areas which could be improved. With tweaks to the suspension and the aerodynamics, their GT2 RS MR logged a lap of 2:31.00 around Spa-Francorchamps, where the Koenigsegg One:1 took 2:32.1 seconds to log its best. The Swedish hypercar's attempt might've …
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Ben Collins—AKA The Stig—Remarks on the Porsche 911’s Appeal
Getting to drive for Top Gear has to have its perks. Not only is the pay good, but sharing the occasional drunken evening with Clarkson, May, and Hammond must be good for at least a few bawdy stories. As the Stig, Ben Collins also got to sample just about every desirable car under the sun. For that reason, his words counts for a lot—and that makes …
Continue to the full articleAugmented Reality ‘Tech Live Look’ Program Is Coming To A Porsche Service Center Near You
Following successful beta tests and pilot programs of software introduced late last year, Porsche dealers across the US are rolling out new "Tech Live Look" processes for their technicians to use in the diagnosis process. This system connects your local Porsche dealership tech remotely with specific systems experts using ODG R-7 smartglasses and a …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard the 2018 GT3 RS With Mark Webber
Putting a Formula 1 driver in a street car always promises fireworks, and this hot lap with Mark Webber is no different. His talent and composure help showcase the newest RS' abilities, but also demonstrate how certain drivers are on a level which even the most ambitious amateurs can't hope to match. Aside from the Aussie's expected precision …
Continue to the full articleSharkwerks Builds The 964 RS America Porsche Should Have
"We don’t build race cars” Alex Ross quietly muses to me before taking another bite of his fruit and nut bar. We’d just come up the face of a mountain via a demanding and technical 20-mile ribbon of pockmarked and rutted pavement, which had served to make that point blatantly obvious to me. This Guards Red 964 handled the drive in a way that felt …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New Customer Race Car, the 911 GT3 R, has 550 HP, Better Everything and Air Conditioning
Though Porsche's factory team has transitioned to the mid-engined 911 RSR, customers will continue to race an altogether more traditional 911. The new GT3 R shares not only its 4.0-liter water cooled flat-six with the road going GT3 RS, it also retains the rear engine layout common to all road going 911s except for the GT1. With improved …
Continue to the full articleThe 919 Hybrid Evo Meets the 956C and Hans Stuck on the Nordschleife
It doesn't sound like Stefan Bellof's 6:11.13 Nordschleife lap record is going to fall just yet. On May 12th, just before the start of the Nürburgring 24-hour race the 919 Hybrid Evo and 956C will appear together for a display lap. The cars will be driven by Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck respectively. The legendary 956 was the first …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsches Of The Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is now open to the public through the 19th of February. Porsche brought ten cars and a gorgeous display to the show, so we spent a bit of time walking through it. Being that we were there during the show's media days last week, we were able to get a few photographs of the lineup without having to negotiate through a room full …
Continue to the full articleThis is What Singer’s New 500 HP air-cooled Engine Sounds Like
The latest 991.2 GT3 produces 500 horsepower. Indeed, so did the 911R. Those cars have more than two decades worth of development on the base engine used for Singer's latest creation, yet their latest air-cooled flat-six matches that output. Of course, the Singer powerplant was developed by some of the most important names in the automotive world. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Adds A New Acronym: NVA. Here’s What Night Vision Assist Does
As headlight technology has advanced, so has our ability to see greater distances ahead into the dark of night. However, even the best LED lights, like Porsche's matrix headlights found on the new Panamera, illuminate the night only so far (200 meters in this case). But at highway speeds, and above, 200 meters is traveled in mere seconds …
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