There are a lot of new regulations this year for the 24 Hours of Le Mans all geared toward reducing fuel consumption by 30%. In this 8th episode from the Automobile Club de l’Ouest we explore how the regulations affect aero and how aero dictates design in the development of new LMP1 cars. Next week's video will be a visit with Porsche and a look …
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Porsche’s World Wide Deliveries Through April
Porsche boosted its worldwide deliveries to customers in April 2014: with 16,300 vehicles sold, the manufacturer bettered the successful figures of the same month last year by 7%. From January to April of this year, Porsche delivered 55,000 new cars to customers (+ 5.2%). The Panamera had the greatest jump in sales, up 17% so far this …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Results And Pictures From United SportsCar At Laguna Seca
When a great series like the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship comes to your home track, it is really difficult to say no to a weekend at the track. Now, of course, I'm using the phrase "home track" a bit liberally, as it's really a 5 hour drive, but with a track as amazing as Laguna Seca, you'll use any excuse possible to get out there! The …
Continue to the full articleWhat It’s Like To Drive Nearly 200 MPH In The 835 HP Switzer-Built 997 Turbo “E911”
To anyone who has spent some time behind the wheel of a 997, this car is instantly familiar. Its unmodified interior, and a relatively sedate exterior, does little to persuade even the most astute of enthusiasts of the potential for mayhem hidden behind them. This Porsche is a ‘sleeper’ in every sense of the word, nearly stock in appearance, sedate …
Continue to the full articleHow Will Changes To the Safety Regulations Affect Racing During The 24 Hours of Le Mans
Motorsport racing of any kind is inherently dangerous, it's a dangerous sport. In fact, recent accidents and fatalities in the sport have come almost as a shock to the general public as we've grown so used to seeing drivers walk away from horrific looking accidents. Even though danger will always be present in auto racing, it's vital to reduce …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Video And Pictures In The WEC At Spa
Porsche's 2nd weekend in the WEC started with great promise as the #14 919 Hybrid piloted by Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb started from the pole position after setting the fastest lap time in qualifying. While leading for most of the race, electric problems and a tire puncture on the final lap made them miss the podium and end the race in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Canada Reports Best Sales Month In History
Just as with their counterparts in the U.S., Canada has set an all time sales record with 467 units sold in April of 2014. This represents a 15.6% increase from the same period last year. “This represents a great performance ahead of the arrival of the Macan,” said Alexander Pollich, President & CEO, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. “We are poised …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sets All Time Record For Monthly Sales In The U.S.
Porsche Cars North America, (PCNA) today announced April sales of 4,072 vehicles. This not only beats last year’s record sales number for the month of April by 40 units, but it is also an all-time, any-month record for Porsche sales in the U.S. For the year so far, PCNA has delivered 14,207 vehicles versus 13,681 during the same period last year, …
Continue to the full articleHow And Where To Watch Porsche In This Weekend’s Tudor United Sports Car Challenge At Monterey
It was just a year ago (May 2013) that CORE autosport was the newest Porsche team on the grid at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The South Carolina-based team came to the Porsche family as two-time American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Prototype Challenge (PC) champions but with no GT experience. Flash forward to September 2013 at the Circuit of the …
Continue to the full article3 Priceless Porsches Together For The First Time
Given that Porsche didn't have any big premiers or reveals planned at the New York International Auto Show this year, we weren't expecting anything extraordinary when we accepted an invitation to attend their private press event on Tuesday evening before the opening of the show. Boy, were we wrong! Similar to last year's event, the party …
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